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.

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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Hereditary

This is a movie that’s definitely of two minds, both ugly and corrosive.

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Ocean’s Eight

Ocean’s Eight gathers the usual shady content suspects—such as foul lingo, illicit larceny, boozy tippling and light sensuality.

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ONRUSH

Not a racer. Not a multiplayer combat game. It’s kinda a little of both … with a rush.

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Adrift

Adrift is one of those films that sails through some pretty major cinematic crosswinds.

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West of Loathing

This snarky, stick-figure Wild West game packs plenty of clever quips—and a few content burrs—in its saddlebags.

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Detroit: Become Human

This M-rated game about sentient androids is pretty provocative, in both positive and problematic ways.

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Show Dogs

Oh, the indignities a seasoned police dog must put up with just to take a bite out of crime.

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