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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Back to the Outback

This animated family adventure about venomous Australian creatures is about as rambunctiously lovable as it could be.

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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

It’s a fun game that’ll give you a good time, and maybe offer just a bit of cerebral heft.

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Best Movies Streaming for Families in December 2021

Best family movies streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix and HBO Max in December 2021.

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Blue Bayou

Blue Bayou poignantly highlights the plight some foreign adoptees face even as it batters viewers with tough content.

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Gaming Goods 2021: Bob Hoose’s Year-End Picks

As far as great family friendly games are concerned, there’s good news and bad.

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl

Nintendo has freshened up a classic Pokémon game. But it’s still just as comforting and fun as the original.

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Copshop

Copshop stirs its mystery, manslaughter and muck into a moussaka of ’70s pulp and winking bravado.

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Tick, Tick … Boom!

Tick, Tick … Boom! gives viewers a creative peek behind the musical-biz curtain in all of its glory, emotion and loss.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard comes packing many of the expected action-focused plusses along with some bombastic messiness on a number of fronts.

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Forza Horizon 5

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios takes an already excellent racing franchise and makes it even better for players of all ages.

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Plugged In Pick, Book: Pax, Journey Home

Plugged In has chosen Pax, Journey Home as this week’s book pick for families.

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Cry Macho

This pic sports a script that’s sun-bleached and flavorless; its main star-power ingredient is a bit too far past his sell-by date.

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The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis

This thoughtful, inviting tale of C.S. Lewis journey from atheism to faith is a nuanced experience worth sharing.

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Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars

More a card game than a video game, The Isle Dragon Roars has just a few drawbacks for younger card-flippers.

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Red Notice

Red Notice is full of the same formulaic and shopworn content you might expect from a pic like this.

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