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.

Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 has packed its vacation suitcase full of foul food. But if you don’t go along for the ride, you won’t have to eat any of it.

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The Collection

Shocking torture porn just for the sake of shock. And with a get-your-own-pound-of-flesh resolution.

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Two and a Half Men Star Cries Foul

If you’ve read any of our reviews of CBS’ long-running sitcom Two and a Half Men, then you likely know that Plugged In hasn’t necessarily thought of the edgy comedy as, uh, classic family-room fare. Well, it turns out that we’re not the only ones with …

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Hitchcock

Hitchcock is on the brink of making the biggest film of his career. But this isn’t so much a movie about the heights and horrors of Psycho as it is a twisty-turny love story about Alfred and his wife.

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Rise of the Guardians

So, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost all walk onto a movie set and …

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Hitman: Absolution

Agent 47 is sneaking back around with a killer of a story. But we wouldn’t advise letting him take you by surprise.

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Nintendo Land

Here’s a variety-pack game that’s designed to show off the future of gaming while making you earn your graduate degree from the new Wii U.

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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

The mouse teams up with the rabbit in this return to the world of Wasteland.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Bella finally has her fangs and bloodlust. She has her vampire husband and her half-vampire child. So what’s at the beating heart of this final Twilight?

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A Game Economy

If you’re the type to worry about an American economy that continues to hobble along like an octogenarian centipede and chew your nails over that looming fiscal cliff that we keep hearing about, well, I have two words to calm your nerves … at least for …

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

It’s not surprising that in the edgiest of all the war games, Call of Duty, the good and bad of armed conflict is a twisting, hard-to-pin-down thing. What is surprising is how many gamers don’t seem to care.

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Lotus

Lotus is supposed to be about fresh “new beginnings.” But there’s quite a lot of “nasty endings” here too.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings

A land of trolls, wizards, heroes and, uh, cheery plastic! Welcome to The Lord of the Rings, LEGO style.

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The Skinny on Horror

So you’ve tossed your diet overboard like a rusty anchor, huh? I understand. Cutting back on favorite foods and snacks can be doggone tough. (Unless you’ve broken your jaw and had your mouth wired shut. But no such luck for me.) And then there’s the ex …

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Halo 4

You thought Master Chief was finished? Nah. He’s got something (someone?) close to his heart to fight for this time.

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