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.

Waist Deep

Tyrese Gibson goes into smackdown mode when his son is kidnapped and held for ransom by The Game.

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Mortal Kombat X

Mortal Kombat turns 10 (in game years) when it should have died a long time ago … by its own rancid rules.

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Furious 7

Paul Walker drives off into the F&F sunset as 7 sideswipes disaster … and just keeps on racing.

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Miracle at St. Anna

After dissing Clint Eastwood for making ‘white’ war movies, Spike Lee offers his own take on America’s involvement in World War II.

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Marley & Me

Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson laugh and cry while chewing on the idea that families are for life.

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The Orphanage

In this Spanish-language ghost story, producer Guillermo del Toro turns his attention away from grisly labyrinths and toward an abandoned orphanage swarming with kids—both dead and alive.

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Home

Boov blunderer Oh describes his fellows as the “best species ever … at running away.”

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The Express

Families seeking a real-world history lesson will find more realism than they might expect in this PG football flick based on the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner.

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Bloodborne

Bloodborne is intended to be a long, grinding and utterly bleak gaming experience. Which means there’s disease lurking in those creepy crimson platelets.

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The Gunman

Sean Penn delivers another middle-aged action-hero pic that feels as weary as its perpetually scowling star looks.

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Danny Collins

Even a catchy tune can sometimes sound shrill with the wrong mix. And that’s exactly the track Danny Collins is on.

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Resident Evil: Revelations 2

In tag-team episodic play, the latest messy Resi tackles the infected hordes once again. But with little Natalie, there’s more to it than normal …

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The Wicker Man

A tired remake of a 1970s film proffers as mindless entertainment the principles of betrayal, subjugation, paganism and human sacrifice.

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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

It’s an alternate steampunk reality where classic literary figures (and Abe Lincoln!) fight for truth, justice and a monster-free tomorrow.

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Run All Night

The number of world-weary former hit men is apparently approaching 23% of the general population these days. Yep. Liam Neeson’s back on the big screen.

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