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.

Firestarter 2022

Firestarter

The latest reboot of Stephen King’s frequently remade Firestarter story is a partially cooked mess.

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Riff Trax The Game

Riff Trax: The Game

RiffTrax is a comedy game for the hidden jokester in all of us.

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The Northman movie

The Northman

The Northman uncorks a dark, angry and viscerally brutal take on Norse mythology, one that’s devoid of mercy from start to finish.

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Rogue Legacy 2 game

Rogue Legacy 2

Rogue Legacy 2 may look like an old-school platformer, but there’s a lot going on in these castle chambers.

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The Survivor movie

The Survivor

It’s a painful and problematic film. But underneath lurks a story of courage, shame and forgiveness.

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Blacklight movie

Blacklight

Liam Neeson’s latest “certain set of skills” actioner simmers with violence and verges on slipping into self-parody.

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Best Movies Streaming for Families in May 2022

Check out what we have to say about these family-friendly films streaming this month.

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The Stanley Parable - Ultra Deluxe game

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

This award-winning game gets updated graphics and a whole new sequel hidden in its hallways. But it’s not for everybody.

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LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga game

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

This new LEGO adventure snaps together loads of action and fun. Oh, and Jar Jar Binks, too.

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Demeo

Demeo

Demeo is a dungeon crawler that keeps the play, and the dungeon denizens, light.

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Infinite Storm

This survival-centered pic starring Naomi Watts will require that viewers weather more than just the snow.

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The Tiger Rising movie

The Tiger Rising

This children’s book about friendship—and a tiger—translates from the page to the screen without too many issues for families.

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kirby and the forgotten land

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

One of Nintendo’s most unique characters finds himself in a new world with new powers. But, mostly, the fun feels pretty familiar.

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A teen guitar player with long hair rocks out in class while a female student makes a disdainful face.

Metal Lords

It’s too bad this heavy metal teen coming-of-age comedy couldn’t have rebelled against some of its own crude assumptions.

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The Outfit movie

The Outfit

The Outfit is in many ways a finely crafted thriller. But it’s messy all the same.

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