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.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Slipping through the shadows to butcher an evil army’s leaders … Lord of the Rings style.

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The Song

The poignant words of Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes come to (modern) life through the story of a singer named Jed, the son of David King.

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Hyrule Warriors

The legendary Link is back. (Again.) But this new adventure has a fan service twist as Zelda gets mashed up with Dynasty Warriors.

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Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition)

The latest bring-your-toy-to-digital-life game goes super and swings the Marvel universe door wide.

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Blood and Chocolate

Mashing up and mangling a handful of old movie titles may clarify this new one: I Was a Teenage Werewolf in Bucharest Who Wants to Date an American Artist.

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Tusk

It’s enough to make me wish the Internet itself had never been invented. But since it was, then all I can say now is: #WalrusNo!

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

It’s tense, it’s moody and prickly, and it’s ultimately bloody and grim and deadly. Which, of course, finally leads us right up to those tombstones.

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The Eye

After Jessica Alba’s double corneal transplant, she starts seeing shadows that shouldn’t be there.

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Harsh Times

Mix an explosively hot-tempered man with enough drugs and booze, and things are bound to get ugly. Especially in L.A. (From the producer and writer of Training Day.)

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Shutter

See Ben take pictures. See Jane freak out at the ghostly images Ben’s camera records. See Hollywood release yet another remake of an Asian horror film.

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The Cheetah Girls 2

Disney Channel’s favorite singing (and shopping) felines say ‘dos.’

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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Yet another dose of cinematic vampires and werewolves based on a comic book. Did someone say Dylan … dog?

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Destiny

This huge title from the makers of Halo and Call of Duty shoots for the moon. (Literally at times.)

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The Sims 4

The newest Sims stuffs some pretty cool character changes into its doll house trunk. But watch out for the sharp edges while digging them out.

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As Above/So Below

As Above/So Below is unnecessarily profane, populated by albino-skinned dead reaching from pools of blood … and destined for a second slow death on Netflix.

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