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.

Abominable

Beneath its standard-issue, kid-flick elements, this pic examines something more serious: the impact of grief on a child.

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Rambo: Last Blood

Last Blood squeezes out every last drop of blood and gore that it can.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

What happens when Nintendo remakes a classic game from 1993? You might be surprised by the answer.

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The Goldfinch

This picture may be artful, but it’s far too dark to really enjoy.

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Gears 5

Gears 5 propels this long-running franchise in some new directions … and toward some violent old ones, too.

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Don’t Let Go

The most gruesome parts of this pic’s killings are just outside our view. But the punishing violence we do see is still plenty disturbing.

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Official Secrets

A very thin tale filled with far more f-words and crudities than notable intrigue or dramatic high points.

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Control

This gory, M-rated shooter propels players into combat with all manner of ghoulish, supernatural entities.

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Ready or Not

Ready or Not is a deranged black comedy that wears its wild-eyed craziness proudly.

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RAD

The dystopian adventure RAD is something called a “roguelike” game. So how roguish does it get?

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution

Yu-Gi-Oh! migrates to the Switch, blending classic card battles with its signature brand of manga-inspired mysticism.

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Erica

A new generation of full-motion video games is coming. Erica shows us the game genre’s promise … and peril.

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Good Boys

Good Boys is a raunchy comedy starring tween leads far too young to even watch their own R-rated film.

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The Angry Birds Movie 2

Families will have to suffer through more potty humor, and even some surprising innuendo, than parents may have bargained for.

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Can a movie be incredibly creepy, lightly profane and … kinda boring all at the same time?

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