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.

Shifting Gears

Matt and his estranged daughter, Riley, embark on a restoration of the dented bumpers of their relationship.

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The New OpenAI Browser Is (Still) Sailing Your Way

OpenAI and others are promising AI-powered web browsers. But will they work better or peter out like Perplexity’s Comet?

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Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH – Live

The stage musical ‘NOAH’ is captured in all of its stage production glory. You won’t get live animals running up the aisle, but the heart comes through.

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The Conjuring: Last Rites

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are back for another supernatural cinematic hunt—with all the demonic deadliness we’ve come to expect.

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Silent Hill f

‘Silent Hill f’ takes its creepy survival-horror action to a small Japanese town. But its an incredibly complicated, bloody and unsettling haiku.

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Peter Dinklage in Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger (Unrated)

Winston Gooze is down on his luck. Not only is he relegated to overnight mop-up duty at the scummy and chemically toxic headquarters of the BTH Corporation, but his home life is a real slog, too. He’s got past-due notices piling high on his kitchen tab …

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metal gear solid delta snake eater

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

This revered shooter returns with updated graphics and controls. But blood spatter and flesh-rending torture are among those graphic “upgrades.”

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Eden

‘Eden’ is based on a true story of survival and higher pursuits … that ends up wallowing in mankind’s foul and fallen nature.

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Borderlands 4

‘Borderlands 4’ features a new open-world planet to roam. But the blast-your-foes-into-bloody-chunks part stays the same.

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Americana

‘Americana’ is a quirky neo-western. That said, there’s nothing ‘neo’ about its dense profanity and bloody gurglings.

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hollow knight: silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong

This bug-based battler is a lovely and inventive sequel to 2017’s ‘Hollow Knight.’ But there are some sticky bits.

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The Sound of Music

‘The Sound of Music’ returns to the silver screen for its 60th anniversary release. And it’s a delightful musical experience you won’t regret seeing again.

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velvet sundown

Sing Us a Song, You’re the Piano Man, uh, Men … uh, Hoax?

They’re called The Velvet Sundown. This indie rock band splashed on the music scene this past summer, amassing more than a million monthly listens on the music streaming service Spotify.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

This French game asks big questions. But depression, suicide and bloody death are part of the game’s fantasy mix as well.

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Nobody 2

‘Nobody 2’ showcases an everyman schlub with ‘John Wick’ skills. His pic hits the bloody mark but misses the ‘good sequel’ bull’s-eye.

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