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.
Just like the first Wick pic, this is a bone-breaking ballet of brutality. It’s a movie that’s more concerned with how it artfully splashes brains, than how it uses any when telling its story.
Like the 2016 film Loving, this historical drama tells the real-world story of a committed, adoring biracial couple who refuse to let prejudice and political pressure rip their marriage apart.
This movie might appear to be a just another sci-fi drama. But it’s really more of a boys-are-from-Mars, girls-are-from-Venus coming-of-age story.
If you’re looking for character development or compelling acting or anything other than a cinematic bucket of zombie chum chucked into your face, you’ve come to the wrong place.
This reimagining of the Resident Evil franchise’s early iterations takes a nasty, horrific turn.
This raw, dialogue-heavy slice-of-life story is all aflutter with unmoored musings about self-actualization, rebellious teens, parental frustration and unanswered questions.
The Red Turtle is a simple parable about the basic longings we all share: the desire to find companionship and love, fulfillment and family.
This colorful and creative game nevertheless loses its footing from time to time.
This is a movie about a boy and his monster. It’s a popcorn-munching romp for the tween set, one that emphasizes selflessness and loyalty, friendship and family along the way.
The Bye Bye Man is a dumb depository of derivative death-dealing that anyone who’s ever watched a movie of this ilk will see coming from a mile away.
To realistically convey their vision of this tragedy, the filmmakers show us vivid, gaping wounds and dismembered limbs. And they immerse us in a Boston police force that’s rampant with vulgarity.
