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 Meg

This fishy tale is essentially Jaws on CGI steroids.

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Monster Hunter: World

The Monster Hunter franchise may be really, really big. But it can be really, really frustrating, too.

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The Darkest Minds

A one-dimensional setup with one-dimensional relationships, one-dimensional heroes and a lot of dead kids.

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Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

Families who choose to cope with its inane gags will find a flick that delivers some solid messages about what matters most.

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout

This breakneck cinematic blender is set to “liquefy,” the top is off, and you’re the main ingredient.

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Semblance

This whimsical platformer lets players reshape their world and bend their own puzzle solutions creatively into place.

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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The moral potholes in this sequel once again present this musical’s most off-key moments.

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Skyscraper

Skyscraper is a CGI-infused hodgepodge of derivative bits culled from more memorable disaster thrillers.

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The Spectrum Retreat

This puzzle-filled Portal wannabe doesn’t quite make the full jump.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp

The one real, uh, wasp in the ointment in Disney/Marvel’s latest effort is this pic’s rough language quotient.

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The Crew 2

The latest Crew experience strips away its predecessor’s sheet metal and delivers a race-focused game worth a tire kick or two.

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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

This free downloadable game is compelling in many ways, but it’s not as free from problems as you might expect.

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

It’s easy to wonder if this long-toothed, munch-a-man moviemaking template has been dug up too many times.

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TAG

Nearly two hours of f-bomb-riddled, joint-puffing, onscreen nonsense.

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Unravel Two

Unravel’s sequel weaves two tangle-of-yarn heroes and some great co-op puzzle play into a family friendly game.

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