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.

Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2023

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

In this limited-release anime movie, an awkward girl named Kokoro discovers that her bedroom mirror is a portal to adventure.

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Blue Beetle 2023

Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle flies in with a lot of potential but ultimately leaves comic book fans—and those who like a good movie—feeling blue.

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Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1

There are fighting games and then there’s Mortal Kombat 1. You won’t find any fighter quite as high-def gruesome as this.

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That Magical Mystery Thing Called Music

Music can lesson our stress, heighten our senses, cause our heart to change its rhythm and generally make our lives better.

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Starfield game

Starfield

Suffice it to say that Starfield’s M-rating definitely doesn’t stand for Milky Way.

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Plugged In Is Looking Back to the Classics

We can give you some info on films you may have heard of but never actually seen. Besides, most of those old classics are, well, classic because they’re pretty great movies.

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The Bells of St Marys

The Bells of St. Mary’s

Academy Award winners Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby deliver a classic packed with faith, fervent prayer and new beginnings.

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Landscape with Invisible Hand 2023

Landscape With Invisible Hand

This creatively odd slice of sci-fi has art and aliens on its mind. But its R-rated content doesn’t fit well in either category.

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Skye Tales

Skye Tales

If you’re looking for kid-friendly puzzle fare or grown-up rainy-day play, Skye Tales has a dragon’s story for you.

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Sea of Stars game

Sea of Stars

Sea of Stars packs a comfortable ‘90s RPG feel into a new magical fantasy tale.

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More Screen Time Equals Slower Baby Development

Talk to your child as much as you can, face-to-face as much as you can.

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Meg 2

Meg 2: The Trench

Jason Statham’s return in Meg 2 begs an age-old question: What’s better than one megalodon? Why, three, of course! Plus: dinosaurs!

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Disney Illusion Island

Disney Illusion Island

This game is stuffed full of old school Disney charm. No, uh, goofy content to worry over.

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Baldurs Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 has raised the RPG bar. But it has blown out its RPG content worries, too.

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Venba

Venba

Venba is a cooking game with an emotions-plucking story in its book of recipes.

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