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.

Ferdinand

Like the flower-loving bull at its heart, this Ferdinand isn’t just another one-trick Toro.

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Rumu

A love-filled robot vacuum sucks you into a compelling story. But it’s more heartfelt tale than game-playing challenge.

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Hello Neighbor

This sprawling, glitchy game is far different and far darker than its campy, cartoony exterior suggests.

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Doom VFR

Virtual reality changes a lot about the Doom experience. But it’s still a stomach-, mind- and spirit-roiling jaunt.

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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon

These retreads of previous Sun and Moon games split the difference between more of the same and exciting new content.

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Wonder

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson earnestly pour their hearts into this poignant, realistic story about a son who is different.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

British writer/director Martin McDonagh paints a discordant picture here of an awful, provincialized middle America.

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Super Lucky’s Tale

This fun, old-school, kid-focused platforming adventure is kinda super.

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Call of Duty: WWII

The latest Call of Duty installment marches bloodily back to the battles where the franchise began.

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Lady Bird

This coming-of-age film drills down into the intimate micro-contradictions of life even as it explodes onscreen with many visually problematic ones.

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Thor: Ragnarok

Thor and Hulk have been replaced by two beefy, good ol’ boy jokesters who’d be right at home in a wisecrack-tossing Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

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Suburbicon

The ’50s costumes and scenery look authentic. But then the whole shebang nosedives into something luridly witless, foul and bloody.

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Breathe

Breathe helps us see that even a severely limited existence is something to be held up as precious.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

The latest Wolfenstein game pits players against a cruel, alt-reality Nazi regime. Playing it feels like a cruelty of its own.

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Geostorm

This tale would probably make more sense if you could just turn off the dialogue and watch the splashy images roll by.

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