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.

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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Best Movies Streaming for Families in April 2022

We’ve mentioned a few of these titles before. But what can we say? When a movie’s good for the family, it’s worth mentioning again.

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Jockey movie

Jockey

Jockey keeps its stable of scenes littered with foul language.

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TIny Tina's Wonderland game

Tiny Tina’s Wonderland

Wonderland’s T-rated cleanup doesn’t necessarily equate to good, clean, all-ages fun.

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Young Souls game

Young Souls

Does this title suggest this is a Dark Souls game for kids? It’s not. It still has some nasty bits to navigate, though.

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FAR - Changing Tides game

FAR: Changing Tides

New seas and puzzling challenges face FAR fans young and old.

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Windfall movie

Windfall

Play-like, slow and foul, Windfall is a difficult slog.

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Spiderman and MJ fly through the air in Spider-Man No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

If your family can make it past the sticky bits, there are some very interesting lessons here.

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What Do Kids, Video Games and Reading Skills Have in Common?

New studies show that allowing your kids to play video games could improve their reading comprehension skills.

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Gran Turismo 7 game

Gran Turismo 7

If you have a PS5 and any interest in simulated racing games in the least, this is a title to have.

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The Weekend Away

Though this movie’s title may sound like that of a romance or a comedy, The Weekend Away is actually a pretty solid murder mystery.

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Elden Ring

The makers of Dark Souls and the author of Game of Thrones join forces to make an extremely difficult, gory and spiritually grim game.

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Space Force season 2

Space Force

It’s all supposed to be funny … but it’s not.

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Best Movies Streaming for Families in March 2022

If you’re in the mood for a little movie fun for the fam and the new Batman flick feels way too rough-edged, March right over to your TV or computer screen and swing into a bit of streaming action.

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