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.

Cuddly or Creepy?

I recently ran across an article by USA Today’s Craig Wilson about a new kiddie toy called a Parent Doll. If this idea is as new to you as it was to me, let me offer a few details. This is essentially a squeezably soft dolly that can be made to “look,” …

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LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Another round of lightsaber waving, starship flying and droid fighting. But this one’s available in 3-D. So should R2D2 start answering to the name R3D2?

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Dancing Around a Problem

I recently heard a radio report from Fox News of a Christian women’s fitness class they’re starting up in Houston called Pole Dancing for Jesus. I couldn’t help but groan—and not the silent type that you think but keep inside, either. This was an out-l …

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The Sims Medieval

For years the sims have been yearning for more than doing daily chores and attending to various bodily functions. So they’re getting Medieval about it.

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Limitless

Eddie Morra wants to know, What would you do if you could take just one tiny tablet a day and truly become limitless?

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Of Moms, Bombs and Howcomes

If all the experts are correct, it looks like Mars Needs Moms is gonna end up being one of the biggest bombs of the year. The Disney motion-capture animated flick reportedly cost $150 million to make (which, after marketing, probably swells to somewher …

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The Little House That Could … Fly

A flying house! Is this another case of life imitating art? Well, sorta. A group of people from National Geographic decided they would actually try to re-create a balloon-floating house like the one in the Pixar movie Up. And I’m not talking about just …

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Mars Needs Moms

As do the rest of us! And this sci-fi space romp goes to interstellar lengths to reminds us just how important a good mom can be.

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Dragon Age II

Choices are what this combative role-playing sequel is all about. So we’re going to try to help you make one before you even start playing.

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The 5th Quarter

Based on events that happened at Wake Forest University in 2006, a young athlete rallies his college football team in memory of his deceased younger brother.

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Rango

A thespian lizard (and, yes, we do mean Johnny Depp) takes on the role of sheriff—and very little more—in this quirky animated Western from the creator of the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks.

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The Meltdown King From Mars

The media loves chronicling celebrity meltdowns. Readers, eager for a circus-like break from the depressing grind of politics and world events, just seem to love ’em. And even though the individual Hollywood train wrecks generally involve horrendous am …

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Pokémon Black Version / White Version

After 13 years are you still trying to catch ’em all? Or maybe it’s your kids who care about Pikachu now. Either way, new twin games on the DS are clamoring for your attention.

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Big Hollywood Daddies Say PG-13

You may have heard about the proposed movie that was supposed to be based on the Art Deco underwater game BioShock and directed by Pirates of the Caribbean helmsman Gore Verbinski. Well, the latest word is that the project is sunk and Verbinski has jum …

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Killzone 3

The makers of this popular PlayStation 3 franchise are cranking up the carnage once again. This time, via eerily realistic motion control and in high-def 3-D.

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