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.

Sinister

Scott Derrickson makes a maddening movie in which pervasive and all-powerful evil rules … as loving family after loving family dies.

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Fable: The Journey

Another hero’s tale is about to unfold. But this time there are fewer wicked choices and more … calisthenics?

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The space pods are landing! The space pods are landing! Part strategy planner, part resource manager and part skill-upgrading battler, this game gives you command of mankind’s last-ditch save-the-world campaign.

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Just Dance 4

Just one more dance? Who are we kidding? We’re on No. 4 already, with 5 through 9 waiting impatiently by the punch bowl.

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Dishonored

One masked man accused of treachery must beat the odds and save the kingdom. Or does he butcher everyone in vengeance and watch the world burn? It’s your choice.

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Taken 2

It’s time for somebody to get snatched … again. Liam Neeson’s daughter was kidnapped last go-round. This time it’s him. So how does that work? Who’s gonna rescue whom? But maybe a better question is: How many people have to die in the process?

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Resident Evil 6

Evil corporations have fallen. Zombie-filled cities have gone up in a puff of nuclear smoke. Yet the gurgling grotesqueries of the undying Resident Evil franchise march on.

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Hotel Transylvania

Even Dracula longs to be a good daddy. Of course, you may want to think twice before you ask his daughter out on a date. But what about this movie? Should you think twice about that?

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Unconditional

Inspired by “Papa Joe” Bradford’s real life of service to at-risk kids in Tennessee, Unconditional asks the question, Is it possible to see the beauty of life and have hope for sunlight even when things are the darkest and stormiest? Children’s storybook writer Samantha would’ve said no. But that was yesterday.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hermione no more, Emma Watson magically transports herself into a teen romance movie … that winds up with more monsters in it than Harry Potter ever had to face.

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Borderlands 2

Another dystopian shooter filled with furious aliens, fast one-liners and quick trigger fingers.

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Double the fighters, double the punches, double the fun, a whole chorus of fans chimes in. Here’s what you need to know about Tekken’s newest tsunami-style takedown.

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The Cold Light of Day

This Hitchcockian wannabe has a spy-worthy start, but can it follow through for the family when push comes to shove? Or kidnap comes to corruption?

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Charlie Bartlett

Teenager Charlie Bartlett comes up with a plan to become the most popular kid at school: Psychoanalyze his pals … and give away lots of prescription meds.

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Lawless

Like the white lightning it showcases, this is a flick that might look like a Mason jar full o’ fun, but you’ll find it burns somethin’ wicked whilst you’re gulping it down.

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