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.

Solo Leveling: ReAwakening

Solo Leveling: ReAwakening is lightning-paced, graphically impressive and intensely violent anime import from Japan.

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Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Those Italian plumber bros. are back on the RPG-battling and world-saving job. But this time they need their electrician’s tools.

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My Neighbor Totoro

This rereleased 1988 Studio Ghibli classic is strange and lovely in all the right ways.

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Best Books of 2024: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks

Looking for some book suggestions for that young reader in your family? Plugged In has some suggestions across different ages and genres.

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LEGO Horizon Adventures

Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo have somehow transformed an M-rated battler into a cheery game made of LEGO blocks.

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Here

Some will find Here’s creative conceit and content a bit tough to embrace. But the payoff hits home like a tearful, sweet memory.

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Elevation

This dark, sci-fi thriller starring Anthony Mackie is quick-paced, tense and scary—but also foul in totally unnecessary ways.

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Terrifier 3

‘Terrifier 3’ is grotesquely foul on every level and a torture to simply watch for two hours.

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Conclave

This fictional film about the political struggle of electing a new Pope replaces faith with a worldly agenda.

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Best Games of 2024: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks

After some brave consideration (and some serious gaming!), here are Plugged In’s year-end picks for the best games in 2024 …

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Pokémon TCG Pocket

There’s plenty of Poké fun to be had here in short, content-free doses. But impatience can cost ya’.

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Joker: Folie À Deux

Mental psychosis and profane violence sing here. This ain’t no comic book Joker!

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Smile 2

‘Smile 2’ is gory and foul with just a dash of creative spice in its mix. But all in all, there’s not much to grin over.

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Metal Slug Tactics

‘Metal Slug Tactics’ looks and feels a lot like the old arcade classics, but it’s got a whole new strategy-based vibe.

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Monster Summer

‘Monster Summer’ delivers lightweight ‘Goosebumps’-style fare with an evil witch twist and … there’s also Mel Gibson.

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