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.

The To Do List

If sexual experimentation were a subject in school, would all the straight-A kids do the required homework? That’s the sordid subject studied in this antisocial sleazefest.

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RED

Bruce Willis leads an ensemble cast of retired CIA agents who rally one last time to fight for justice and the American way. Note: They couldn’t be happier about the mess they find themselves in.

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Stars Dance

Coming off an overly publicized breakup and an under-criticized movie, the former Disney star celebrates her 21st birthday with the album release of Stars Dance.

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Frankenweenie

Look, there’s Victor and Sparky. Sparky was dead yesterday. But see them run and play today. Hello again, Sparky. Good dog. Wow, that’s creepy.

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Underdog

The cartoon superbeagle takes on flesh and fur, and once more (but without feeling) calls out, ‘There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!’

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RED 2

Retired CIA agents rally one last time to fight for justice and the American way. Question: Didn’t they already rally for the last time last time?

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Halo: Spartan Assault

This mobile version of a Halo war gets ported to a next-gen console. Will it knock your guts out, or did somebody already do that to it?

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Turbo

Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez. Is this the cast of Fast & Furious 7? Nope. This is Fast & Slimyous—but it’s cleaner and more cautious than you might think.

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Time and Eternity

Body-sharing female spirits and a dirty-minded dragon. Hmmm. Not exactly your typical wedding party.

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Appaloosa

What does it look like when Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen turn up in a Western? Will the men in white hats survive? Will the men in black hats get their due? Are there even going to be any hats?

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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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