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.
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a beloved award winner, but there are sharp sticks and stones in its cinematic nest.
‘TRON: Catalyst’ incorporates some nice neon-lit visuals and heroic, mystery-solving gameplay with no major derezz issues.
There are real fears that AI may be gunning for your job. But, at least for now, how realistic is that scenario?
This well-appointed Western gallops along nicely, but come expecting dusty deception and shootouts galore.
‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ is a complex, curious, dark, difficult, spiritually twisted and grindingly dull M-rated game.
There are horror films, and then there are movies that drag you into the truly horrible. ‘Bring Her Back’ bleeds into that latter category.
‘Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time’ is colorful and cute. That said, it still may not be the best use of your time.
This creative, provocative survival game pairs a compelling story with foul-mouthed dialogue and occasionally bloody terrain.
Have you seen your tween or younger child chortling over YouTube videos depicting an odd-looking cappuccino cup-headed ballerina or a three-legged shark wearing Nike sneakers? Or perhaps you’ve witnessed an entire room of kids break up over the numbers …
‘Mario Kart World’ is fun and familiar, and the Nintendo Switch 2 game expands its formula in many pleasing ways.
‘Clown in a Cornfield’ is a 2025 update to cheesy teen slashers from the ‘80s. But even meta slashers are still pointlessly gruesome.
‘The Surfer’ may hold some hidden message about the painful plight of maleness. But it’s still a miserable hour and 40 minutes.
Take some monsters and angels battling on a train, add in strategic complexity and tower defense, and you’ve got ‘Monster Train 2.’
‘On Swift Horses’ gallops into same-sex romps set in the 1950’s. And it hopes that you’ll call them romance.
