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.

Lego Dimensions

LEGO adds a new Dimension to the toys-to-life video game play: actual LEGOs!

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The Intern

The Intern does some good work. But it never finishes the job.

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The Green Inferno

Link Eli Roth’s name to the project and you get something else entirely. Namely, a rancid freak show of cinematic sadism.

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Hotel Transylvania 2

Anything in this oddball Halloween party pic worth really sinking your teeth into, though? Not really. But at least the movie doesn’t bite back … very hard.

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Everest

There’s no real “woo-hoo!” moment by film’s end. It’s quite simply a well-acted, documentary-like chronicling.

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UnderTale

This game looks like an old-school ’80s RPG. But there’s more to consider Under this Tale.

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The Visit

Before you know it, the zest of an original perspective explodes against the screen in predictably wincing and foul and violent ways.

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Super Mario Maker

After spending 30 years perfecting Mario, the creative minds at Nintendo are handing you the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom.

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Mad Max

Mad Max is not an official movie tie-in title. But there’s still plenty to recognize for anyone who’s ever even heard of a certain cinematic Maximillian.

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

There’s just no way Big Boss can hide under his thin hospital blanket from all the solid Metal Gear muck.

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Disney Infinity 3.0

The latest Disney Infinity game opens an adventurous digital wormhole to a galaxy far, far away … and might just use the Force on your wallet, too.

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The Covenant

Four friends wield a power that’s bigger and more addicting than they can imagine. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the girls from ‘Charmed’ could certainly relate.

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No Escape

Immersive, driving, life-affirming, disturbingly ugly and white-knuckle terrifying, all in equal measure.

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Until Dawn

In a game full of choices, this is your biggest one: Do you want to play something that’s the equivalent of binge-watching the entire Saw series?

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Hitman: Agent 47

47 ends up feeling like little more than a one-dimensional 90-minute ballet of splattering violence and foul language.

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