Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Death Race

The next big-money blend of comics, video games and moviemaking is now roaring into theaters. And moviegoers are going to end up under the wheels of this one.

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Resurrecting the Champ

A floundering sports writer stumbles upon a homeless guy who claims to be a former heavyweight boxer. The story is a career-maker. If it’s true.

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The Game Plan

On the verge of gaining a championship trophy, pro football’s No. 1 superstar receives a prize he never knew he earned. An 8-year-old daughter.

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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

AMC’s hit TV show shambles over into video game territory … and promptly dies a horrible death.

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Gears of War: Judgment

And you thought that the tale was told. That the guns had gone silent. That the gears had ground to a halt.

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LEGO City Undercover

You superheroes can stay home and play with your blocks—there’s a new supercop in town, and he’s hitting the LEGO streets in this latest plastic-plying adventure!

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The deck of cards are worn and bent, the magician’s jacket is pulling at the seams. And the comical hocus-pocus? Let’s just say the foredesigned funny flimflam falls flat.

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The Lookout

A promising student and athlete, handicapped in a tragic accident, finds himself swept up in a debauchery-drenched scheme to rob the bank where he works as a night janitor.

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God of War: Ascension

Another God of War, another gruesome massacre of fantastical critters and small “g” gods. What? You were expecting flowers and puppies?

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Oz the Great and Powerful

This is not your grandma’s Wizard of Oz! That’s the refrain being sung about this non-musical reimagining. But could there possibly be more to this one than there is to that one? And is that more most obvious in good ways … or bad?

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Tomb Raider

This franchise reboot packs in more spills, thrills and cheer-worthy heroism than any of the Lara Croft games or movies to date. It is also easily the most fierce, violent and gruesome Tomb Raider ever.

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SimCity

A city-building fave gets a next-gen reboot. Are there any new realities or regulations you need to know about as your construction crews gear up again?

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Unknown

Liam Neeson is back pounding the streets and pummeling faces. Only this time, he can’t remember if he’s the good guy or the bad guy in this morally muddy thriller.

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21 & Over

Is there anything you shouldn’t do when your pal turns 21? Not in Miller’s and Casey’s minds. But we’ll give you one thing that should be absolutely taboo: watching this movie.

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Dark Skies

The Grays are coming! The Grays are coming! Well, no, actually the Grays have already been here for quite a long time … watching you, stalking you, implanting things in you.

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