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.
‘Darwin’s Paradox’ is a puzzle-platformer with funny spy-guy and space-alien overtones, all wrapped in Pixar-like visuals.
‘The Bride!’ is a malformed creation featuring an effervescent, chaotic lead and whole lot of foul, foul mess.
Peach, Mario, Luigi and a new dino pal named Yoshi rally to save the day. But it’s family viewers who get the gold coin.
This new adventure title feels familiar, strange, ambitious, grinding, beautiful, bloody and foul. All at the same time.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ feels much like what we’ve seen before, only more. But that more will leave family viewers feeling burned.
‘Esoteric Ebb’ is an interesting CRPG with some D&D leanings. But that doesn’t mean it’s a kid-friendly equivalent.
‘Stand by Me’ is remembered as a classic coming-of-age pic. But it’s also a problematic trek down the tracks.
Laws might make it harder for AI deepfakes to harm innocents, but we should still talk to our kids about potential dangers.
‘Resident Evil Requiem’ offers a new, revealing chapter of the Umbrella Corporation’s bioterrorism story. But its mutated and gory gush is a familiar tune.
Charlie the Wonderdog is a lovable mutt who gains alien superpowers. But his movie can’t quite lift off the ground.
‘Cold Storage’ is a “been there, vomited that” derivative of many goo-spew flicks that came before. Comedy? Well, not so much.
A retired couple takes a ‘Midwinter Break’ in Amsterdam. But this slowly paced pic raises some subtle questions about life and faith.
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ lauds love and sacrifice as important factors in humanity’s survival. But it also presents a humanistic worldview.
Would you believe a Dracula movie as a 400-yearslong, doomed-romance story? Yeah, me neither.
