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.

Meccha Chameleon

The next indie gaming sensation has arrived. But are there less-than-sensational things hiding in ‘Meccha Chameleon’?

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The Furious

‘The Furious’ is packed with top-shelf martial arts action. But the end result is messy in oh so many ways.

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Passenger

‘Passenger’ feels like a series of online horror shorts all tied together with a gossamer narrative thread.

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Citizen Kane

‘Citizen Kane’ launched Orson Welles’ career and brilliantly reshaped moviemaking. You know, little stuff like that.

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Star Fox

Fox McCloud is ready to fly and swagger onto your Switch 2 with vivid colors and barrel-rolling cool moves.

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Supergirl

A drunken Supergirl in a ‘Mad Max’-like battle. Not exactly truth, justice and the American way.

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

32-bit RPG-lovers can rejoice over ‘The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.’ But there are a couple T-rated pitfalls in the questing mix.

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The Sheep Detectives

‘The Sheep Detectives’ is funny and sweet, slapstick and tender, and a whole lot better than spending your evening scrolling through EweTube.

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Power Ballad

Paul Rudd plays a wedding band singer longing for better days. But though ‘Power Ballad’ strums a few nice chords, it’s no standing O.

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Color Book

‘Color Book’ has some quiet and wonderful moments in its black-and-white palette. Too bad there are some off-color language bits, too.

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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

‘LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ takes another bat-swing at the Caped Crusader’s mythology—this time covering all the Batman movies.

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Should You Set Your Toddlers Loose in the Netflix Playground?

The Netflix Playground app is a catalogue of simple video games designed specifically for toddlers and preschool kids. Should you romp in or hit the slide?

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Deep Water

‘Deep Water’ is essentially two disaster movies rolled up in one. Squinting heroism and bloody carnage abound.

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mr. smith goes to washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

When an idealistic guy goes to Washington, he finds that the government isn’t as upright as he thought. But the power of truth and free speech win the day.

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Solarpunk

There’s cozy exploration, farm-building and sky-island hopping in the eco-friendly ‘Solarpunk.’

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