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.
Veruca Salt was cast as a bad egg when she screeched, “Don’t care how, I want it now!” The Victorious cast sings the same song … and they’re the new role models.
1) Disney. 2) An orange soda gun. 3) A platypus wearing a hat. What’s the common thread in that list? Why, Phineas and Ferb, of course.
The title is super-cool. The concept is inventive. And the messages about self-sacrifice and leaving the past in the past so you can do the right thing now are poignant. But violence and bad language do some serious damage as they strafe the story.
I remember the day—many moons back when I was in high school—when the school administration announced that they were going to sanction a certain outdoor spot behind the school as a “smoking area.” Now, not being a smoker, it didn’t really matter much t …
The guys who’ve already tormented moviegoers with ‘Date Movie’ and ‘Epic Movie’ are now deliberately making things worse by releasing what they should have just called ‘Sword Movie.’
So you’ve given up on your dream of being the next web-discovered pop phenom. And you’ve wisely backed away from trying to wow ’em with some kind of set-yourself-on-fire-and-jump-off-the-roof YouTube vid. But fear not, there are still plenty of ways to …
The Call of Juarez franchise steps from the Wild West into the present drug-torn world of Southern California. It’s a messy trip that robs you of more than just your six-shooter and a good horse.
Since I last blogged about the hacking outrage that allegedly took place in the backrooms of the News of the World newspaper, layers of the scandalous story have continued to be peeled back like a rather oily onion skin. Authorities now suspect that no …
Demi Lovato’s first song since her dramatic public meltdown in 2010 is equal parts emotional catharsis and determined resolve to reclaim her self-respect and find her balance.
For some time now, reporters, writers and the many scribes of our day have been nervously worrying over the changing face, and apparent declining market share, of journalism. The dreaded Internet has been sucking the air out of media’s sails, especiall …
Tom Hanks steps into the well-worn shoes of a down-on-his-luck fiftysomething everyman who suddenly finds himself divorced, unemployed and longing for a second chance at love and purpose in his life.
We Americans have had our share of entertaining pretenders. From yesteryear’s The Monkees to Disney’s Lemonade Mouth, there have been plenty of producer-created bands and groups designed to charm us with their pretty faces and captivate us with well-tu …
The claws come out as best friends Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway frantically fight over who gets a perfect June wedding date at the Plaza.
Practice long enough and Razor Six Four can become one of the best Marine snipers in the world. But before that can happen you’re going to have to learn how to love the kill.
Selena Gomez recently told Fox News, “I should be allowed to grow up.” So how much of that does she do on her third album?
