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.

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The Front Room

You may go into The Front Room expecting horror, but what you’ll find is a rancid waste of film.

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AI-Generated Abuse is On the Rise. Are You Ready?

Sexual abuse may not be super easy to talk about for anyone around the kitchen table. But you can bet that AI won’t be shy about it.

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Dungeons of Hinterberg

Monsters, puzzles and casual chats make this water-colored dungeon-crawler a rare beast.

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Blink Twice

You’ll do far more wincing than blinking in this I Spit on Your Grave meets Epstein Island pic.

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Astro Bot

Astro Bot represents the best of PlayStation while leaving the worst in another universe.

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Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand

Magical relics, a clash between gods and battles against sandy wraiths are front and center in this desert-bound RPG.

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Infinite Scrolling Kids and Their Ever-Scrolling Brains

What can be done for a teen with an ever-scrolling finger in an online world designed to keep them there?

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Trap

M. Night Shyamalan is shooting for Hitchcock thriller territory, but he doesn’t quite hit the psychotic mark he’s aiming at.

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Borderlands

Despite Cate Blanchett’s presence in this video game movie, its language and violence mean there are better ways to spend an afternoon.

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Kinds of Kindness

The truest kindness of this Yorgos Lanthimos-helmed flick would be if no one had to watch it.

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Cat Quest III

Cat Quest III isn’t purrfect. But there’s a lot of swashbuckling, cat-quippy fun to sink your claws into.

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Twisters

Twisters rock the theater with incredible tornadic visuals and sounds. But that could leave some family members running for cover.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die

The Bad Boys cops are being framed. And framing Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is a bad idea. This franchise’s latest sequel might be too.

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Creatures of Ava

Exploring a world, petting critters and cleaning up the environment are all part and parcel of this casual, animal-collecting game.

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The Fabulous Four

Gallons of booze, acres of edibles and inebriated old friends who argue a lot. Just when does the fabulous comes in?

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