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.
When the Whitfields show up for their traditional Christmas get-together, they’re packing arguments, troubles and even guns. It’s everything but a silent night.
A rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s 1987 stage production about tumbled together fairy tales, Into the Woods is whimsical and outlandish, enchanting and thoughtful.
It’s a movie about a boy and his marine mammal, you might say. And while we watch them splash and play, we’re inspired and delighted.
It’s a Teddy-Roosevelt-meets-Sir-Lancelot-meets-Attila-the-Hun clash of “history” in a cartwheeling CGI-packed splash of silliness.
Antonio Banderas mixes ballroom with hip-hop and challenges delinquent students to rumba their way to self-respect and new possibilities.
Dr. McDreamy suddenly realizes he’s losing the love of his life when she gets engaged to a Scottish laird. What else can he do but be her ‘maid’ of honor?
Through a tearfully gripping story of early-onset Alzheimer’s we’re shown that love is well worth clinging to.
So who is this Captain Toad guy, and why is he getting his own spin-off title? Well, if you have to ask, you likely haven’t been playing a lot of Mario on the Wii U as of late.
While moving at the speed of a greased-up goose (sorry, penguins), the quick-paced-and-shallow tale doesn’t really give kids much to think or care about.
A colorful fight title where tons of characters from 30-plus years of games all get dumped into the ring together.
A Dragon Warrior must be chosen to defend the Jade Kingdom against a feared kung fu villain. And the masters choose … a portly panda named Po.
