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.

The Silencing

This pic has well-acted moments and a dark polish, but it’s bloody, profane, boozy and grim.

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Does this online battle royale contest solve the genre’s biggest problems?

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Waiting for the Barbarians

The book may well have been a masterful allegory, but the film rendition is far less so.

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Paper Mario: The Origami King

A new Paper Mario with an unfolding origami scheme.

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Creaks

Ever think you see monsters in the dark? There’s a game for that.

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The Legend of 5 Mile Cave

You might even think of this western tale as a blending of the not-so-Wild West with a Hallmark special.

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Animal Crackers

The generally formulaic story here veers in odd directions at times, like a slightly dazed monkey on a unicycle.

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The Larva Island Movie

Think of it as a poor-man’s Minions cartoon with a lot less, well, funny stuff.

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Ghost of Tsushima

This historical combat game is both brutal and beautiful. But is it something you’ll want your teens wading into?

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Mr. Driller DrillLand

Is this old-school, E-rated puzzle game worth digging into?

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Archive

The biggest issue with this robo-drama is the completely unnecessary foul language in its memory bank.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

The main thruster rocket here is not galactic war, but the thrill ride of Han’s origin story.

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The Outpost

The Outpost isn’t what you’d call a typical war movie. It doesn’t deliver some things you’d normally expect.

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Marvel’s Iron Man VR

Ever wondered what it’d be like to don Iron Man’s armor? Sony might just make those dreams come true—virtually speaking.

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The Last of Us Part II

Zombie splatter might be the least of players’ worries in this brutal cautionary tale about emotional cost of seeking revenge.

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