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.
It’s been six years since we last saw Jack Sparrow wobble his way across a well-swabbed deck. And his return feels pretty hoist-the-main-sail familiar.
All the stuff that passed for “cute” in the Wimpy franchise’s books has been squeezed out of the film series.
The second Injustice title features good guys gone bad and scrappy supers going toe-to-toe with them—all wrapped in an arcade brawler.
No matter what potentially positive marriage messages you mine from this well-acted, R-rated dramedy, other significant issues remain.
Quite frankly, even if you like the idea of giggling at a pot-bellied, over-the-hill gigolo in a speedo, it’ll be hard to really love this pic. No matter what kind of lover you are.
This cartoonish horror game has people talking, but it’s the kind of story that could easily leave many a nightmare in its wake.
This remake of a game from the ’90s is rich in old strategy and tactics, but it has a few modern problems, too.
If the audience ever slipped into idle for 30 seconds, they’d realize just how physics-defying and ridiculous this frenetic cinematic shebang really is.
So what we have here is a meticulously crafted and slow-moving film that captures the life of a man consumed by the heady beauty and aching magnetism of the unknown.
This creative indie game offers intrigue and fun, but there’s something murky in its murder Brutale.
Frankly, the Smurfs: The Lost Village’s creators do something really brave: They make a movie … just for kids.
