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.

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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Bulletstorm

Fox News wants to know if this is the worst game in the world. And with lots of bullets, blood and blue language, it’s certainly a contender for the prize.

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Tweet Heard ‘Round the World

It’s easy to say that the events in Egypt last week were truly stunning. And regardless of whether the revolution proves to be a good or a bad thing for the country in the long run, here’s another truth that’s equally amazing: It appears that social me …

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Gnomeo & Juliet

As forced as the idea for this flick may sound—and the movie’s trailers look—Gnomeo & Juliet has a lot of pottery-clinking playfulness going for it.

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Another Gloriously Royal Dimension

You’ve stocked your cabinets full of commemorative T-shirts, comic books, jewelry boxes and even a monogrammed servant’s bell, but you haven’t got your wedding invites from the Queen yet? Oh, dear. But don’t worry, duckie, it looks like the whole upcom …

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The Mechanic

Jason Statham is a hard-hitting killer who pounds his way through scores of foes. When isn’t he?

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The Virtual Lies They Tell

I’ve been keeping an eye on a new video game that’s coming out soon called L.A. Noire. It’s a 1940s crime thriller being released by Rockstar Games, the same company that built its reputation around the Grand Theft Auto titles. But I’m not really here …

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