Contributor: Bob Hoose

Here’s a boy-and-his-dog tale with an out-of-this-world pooch and an out-there fantasy twist.

The fact is, Bad Santa 2 is truly one of the most repulsive and intellectually detestable movies ever put on film.

Disney sets its narrative sights on a new blend of Hawaiian myth and Pacific Ocean adventure.

The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.

Much of this movie’s magicking revolves around Harry Potter-style witchcraft.

There’s no Independence Day-like bim-bam-boom here. No little green men or giant robots with laser eyes, either. In fact, this intelligent, multi-layered pic is likely not what you’re expecting.

Nintendo’s latest handheld Pokémon contests build on the franchise’s familiar trappings but also give gameplay a kinder, gentler makeover.

This let’s-all-get-along tale is pretty much exactly the kind of felt-and-glitter silliness you might expect from a movie about something you used to keep in your pencil box.

If you think battling robots in space will be less messy for human combatants, think again.

As this fright flick’s occult mayhem gets predictably unleashed, it quickly falls back on all that evil-spirit-possession, scream-and-die blech that one might expect from this tired genre.

Some funny flicks weave a little too much yuck in with their yuk-yuk. Before you know it, a guffaw becomes an “Are the kids watching this?” wince. Keeping Up With The Joneses is one of those movies.

With a little parental boundary-setting and guidance, the colorful characters and strategic maneuvering in the latest Civilization contest can be a whole lot of fun.

Priceless does an admirable job of helping us see and sense the danger of the carnal world of human trafficking while still steering visually clear of its true horrors.

Batman gets an immersive virtual reality treatment that’s darker than you might expect.

The new age of virtual gaming begins with a virtual tank contest from long, long ago.