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.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

If someone sauntered up to ya, spit out his chaw and started talkin’ ’bout a Western, yer brain might jump to the title of an old Louis L’Amour paperback you once picked up in a used bookstore. Or maybe you’d think of that John Wayne DVD that’s collect …

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Aladdin (2019)

This version of Aladdin isn’t “A Whole New World.” But that’s a good thing.

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The Simpsons Game

With ‘The Simpsons Movie’ on DVD, no self-respecting Springfieldian will head home from the mall with just a movie in his bag. He’ll want the game, too.

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Burnout Paradise

Scientists have proven that some parts of the human brain develop more quickly than others. The parts that desire action and emotional exhilaration start revving their engines first. On the other hand, the reasoning center of the brain (the prefrontal …

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Observation

This engaging, puzzle-focused space odyssey has a big black hole in its mix, too.

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Team Sonic Racing

Can Sonic give Mario a run for his money?

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Mass Effect 2

Commander Shepard just loves to save the universe! When he’s not dead, of course. And when he’s not hitting on his crew mates.

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A Dog’s Journey

This canine sequel is unquestionably of the same breed and straight out of the same litter as the original.

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Fable II

I walk into town, trusty dog at my side, looking to replenish supplies and maybe pick up a better ax. (The one I have just doesn’t seem to cleave Hobbes and Banshees the way it used to.) But the moment the townsfolk catch sight of me they all run away …

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PC

The personal computer is potentially the most expensive gaming console available. Gaming on the PC is a red-hot trend, with Internet gamers numbering in the millions. Gaming with a personal computer is a different experience than any of the console sys …

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Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

There are three kinds of people in the world: dog lovers, cat lovers and car lovers. And in the latter group, there are those who, more often than they’ll admit, find themselves stuck like a Garfield doll to a high-end automobile showroom window, sighi …

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Poms

The Hollywood caricature of what it takes to be old and “cool” diminishes the upbeat message this film wants to send.

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu

The movie’s wonderfully rendered Pokémon will have young fans of the franchise (mostly) oohing and awing.

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Wolfenstein

Two things have perpetually stayed the same as the Wolfenstein franchise fast approaches the age of 30: The dreaded Nazis are always up to no good. And the heroic one-man army B.J. Blazkowicz is ever diligent to foil their malevolent schemes.

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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

Lara Croft began strutting her stuff back in 1996 when a small British company set the gaming world back on its heels with the first Tomb Raider game. They had created an “in-your-face” female character whose edgy attitude was matched only by her athle …

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