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.

The Wrong Missy

To say this is just another formulaic raunchy comedy is akin to saying the Pacific Ocean is just another place to swim.

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Minecraft Dungeons

Less blocky building. More blocky battling. Minecraft Dungeons builds a brawler for young fans of the franchise.

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The Invisible Man

Whannel has crafted a film that plays out more as cruel reality than science fiction.

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The Trip to Greece

A strong undercurrent of introspection swirls about as Coogan and Brydon explore the inevitability of aging and mortality.

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SuperMash

SuperMash gives players a chance to mix-‘n’-match video game genres in creative—and sometimes odd—new minigames.

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Sonic the Hedgehog

This big-screen take on Sega’s anthropomorphized cobalt cannonballer is mostly cute and cuddly.

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Brahms: The Boy II

This horror pic becomes less and less credible—not to mention and less and less watchable—by the second.

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Streets of Rage 4

Another old school revival. Does Streets of Rage 4 offer fresh kicks or tired whiffs?

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JESUS

Sight & Sound Theatres’ JESUS is proof that sweeping, engulfing and emotional events are all at home on the stage.

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REV

REV wants to tempt viewers, through exotic cars and bikini-clad girls, into thinking it’s a Fast and Furious clone. It’s not.

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Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics offers a strategy-oriented approach to this combat franchise. But if you’re expecting less gore, think again.

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The Half of It

The Half of It comes packing the two-punch combo of same-sex attraction and subtle elbows thrown at people of faith.

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Predator: Hunting Grounds

The movie-like vibe of playing a Predator is undeniably compelling, but it can’t be called good hunting.

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The Rhythm Section

Actress Blake Lively certainly appears to give her all in this graphic and miserable movie.

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Extraction

Blood spurts and explosions decimate in a rhythmic two-step of deadly destruction.

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