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.
As a rock group, Joan Jett’s Runaways were pretty much a here-today-gone-tomorrow band. Same goes for this movie that pretends to be about them but really exists only to get down and dirty.
It may seem common-sensical to you that sending a digital naked picture of yourself to a friend might not actually be such a good idea, or that texting a constant stream of obnoxious, hateful messages could tick somebody off. But I guess some teens nee …
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to all those Greek gods of yore, God of War III offers an answer: Kratos killed them all—in hyper-grisly fashion.
It’s been heralded as Jason Bourne Goes to Baghdad. And in a way it is just that. But there are also some other ticklish memories being explored by Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon this time around.
In the ever-changing terrain of online social networks, there seems to be a new chat-tweet-skype-till-you-drop Internet craze popping up just about, oh, every 15 seconds or so. One of the latest rages grabbing everybody’s water cooler gab time is somet …
It could be said that Training Day director Antoine Fuqua is again trying to create social commentary about power and corruption. But the lengths to which he goes are quite literally obscene.
Will the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences get it right this year and pick the best picture for Best Picture? Well … let’s just say they don’t have the greatest track record. Just for fun, let’s try a little pop quiz to test your memory. Do a …
The grass is starting to green. The temps are beginning to rise as dandelion seeds long for a handy breeze. And video gamers are turning their thoughts from RPG battles and online quests to a favorite team of nine tossing about a well-stitched ball.
Shakespeare’s line “murder most foul” has lost most of its punch over the years. This game sets out to define and describe exactly what foul looks and feels like.
Whether solving deep-sea-diving mysteries or getting an underwater education, this digital, aquatic wonderland is something special to splash around in.
As stormy and dark as Shutter Island is, it seemed to be the place to be this past weekend. The ominous, R-rated insane asylum thriller blew a kiss to star-laden Valentine’s Day as it rushed past with hurricane force—netting a whopping $40.2 million an …
Will Ferrell teams up with Jon Heder (‘Napoleon Dynamite’) in a bawdy comedy about rival figure skaters who combine their talents to become the world’s first men’s pairs team.
Martin Scorsese again teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio, this time in the claustrophobic confines of an isolated asylum for the criminally insane. Are we supposed to just shudder at Shutter Island? Or is there more to it than that?
All right. You’ve got the flowers. You’ve got the candy. But now you’re searching for a great old movie that you can surprise your sweety with for Valentine’s Day. I say great old movie because, let’s face it, watching some of the new romantic comedies …
