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.

Pride

A passionate coach helps inner-city kids overcome the racist attitudes around them and become Philadelphia’s first African-American swim team.

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Before I Go to Sleep

Before I Go to Sleep’s real problem is not one of scope and craft as much as wince-worthy moments betwixt the plot points.

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Sunset Overdrive

What would you do if all your friends were turned into slavering, gnarly mutants? Sunset Overdrive wants you to find out—in the worst way possible.

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The Sentinel

A throwback to the 1990s’ ‘In the Line of Fire’ and ‘Nick of Time,’ ‘The Sentinel’ stands ready to serve and save the President.

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Charlotte’s Web

If Charlotte herself were spinning this blurb, she’d write that this incarnation of E.B. White’s farmyard ‘miracle’ is ‘some movie.’ Would she be right?

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Civilization: Beyond Earth

Mankind is doomed unless we build up a new civilization on a distant planet. But do the same Sid Meier rules apply where no man has gone before?

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Ouija

Here we have yet another woeful byproduct of that much ballyhooed partnership between Hasbro and Universal Pictures.

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John Wick

Never mind, then, that Film Freak Central says “the film sweats cool.” ‘Cause there’s no cinematic pot of gold at the end of this brain-splattered, seven-shades-of-blood-red rainbow.

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Bayonetta 2

The hyper-sexualized witch Bayonetta is back for another hacking, slashing, blasting action romp. (But her clothing isn’t.)

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Just Dance 2015

Simply watch the colorful, silhouette-like dancing figures onscreen and do your best to copy their moves as the tunes play on. Is there anything more to it than that?

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Touchback

Is this It’s a Wonderful Life with cleats? Back to the Future on the field? Huddle up, and we’ll coach you through it.

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Fury

Brad Pitt’s World War II tank warfare movie rubs our cinematic faces in two hours of grimy, dirty, charred-flesh misery.

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The Book of Life

It’s called The Book of Life, but it takes place on the Day of the Dead and in the Land of the Forgotten. That’s the big spiritual conundrum.

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

gravity, moon, jack, Lilith, border, land, lands, presequel, prequel, sequel, pre sequel,

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Dracula Untold

A new dimension of the ancient monster Dracula is being exposed to the sunlight. Was he really just a misunderstood and oh-so-swoon-worthy action hero?

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