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.

Furry Vengeance

Brendan Fraser is back in a fuzz ball comedy that goes down like a hair ball. No dinosaurs or mummies this time around, but the squirrels aren’t keen on having nuts like him in their neck of the woods.

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Dark

Zombies shuffle aside this time around as the vampires take their turn in a deadly undead video game romp.

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Battle Los Angeles

L.A. is not a lucky city when it comes to alien invasions. And moviegoers won’t get lucky with this latest attack flick either.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

A land of giant butterflies and teeny elephants? Now this is a rollicking adventure with kids on its mind. Do any of the beasties bite?

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Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

Comedian Kevin Hart needs a whole movie to try to explain why his stand-up show is so sleazy. We only need a few paragraphs to explain why you won’t want to see it.

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Despicable Me 2

Is the baddie Gru not so bad this time? Can he fight crime instead of perpetrating it? What’s this diabolical world coming to?

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White House Down

The White House is under shocking, explosive attack from extremists bent on kidnapping the president and seizing control of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Only one unlikely man can stop them. Wait … haven’t we seen this before?

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Deadpool

No, it’s not a game about a zombie swim team. But it’s almost as messy. And with this title you’re always in over your head.

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Company of Heroes 2

Some sing the praises of this challenging RTS game. Others issue stark detractions. Some revel in its heroes. Others are soured by its villains. War certainly has a way of dividing us, even when it’s in the form of a video game.

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World War Z

Slavering, lightning-quick, bloodthirsty hordes of “modern” zombies are taking over the world yet again. It’s Brad Pitt’s turn to save the day.

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College Road Trip

Raven-Symoné and Martin Lawrence ham it up even more than their pet pig does in this sillier than silly Disney comedy.

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Man of Steel

It’s an honest-to-goodness sci-fi opera that reflects both the classic roots and the modern comic book sensibilities of its well-known superhero legend.

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The Last of Us

This cinematically minded zombie thriller is already being bandied about as a potential Game of the Year contender. It’s a contender in some other, more gruesome, categories as well

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What Happens in Vegas

Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz get good and drunk and married after a night on the town in Vegas. Then they win $3 million. Is anybody besides moviegoers getting punk’d here?

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Gridiron Gang

The Rock rolls into a serious drama about coaching football (and life) at a juvenile detention facility.

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