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.
This challenging, sci-fi tactical puzzler majors in mastering the right sneak-and-steal spy strategy … without the typical trigger-tugging turmoil.
The film somehow makes you feel like you’re simultaneously watching a well-oiled ensemble showcase and binge-watching a series of scatterbrained and predictably offensive sitcom episodes.
This being the age of high-def reboots and resurrections, the furry Lombax and his stoic robo-sidekick decided to get in line for a next-gen makeover.
The Dark Souls games are excruciating in their difficulty, and their content is dank and demonic. That’s exactly what the gamemakers want.
Throwing yourself headfirst into a garage-sized blender would be pretty gutsy, too. Though not much of a movie night.
Even with all the time travel, there’s simply no skipping past the bad stuff to get to the good.
Toula and her big fat Greek family are just as bold and brassy as you remember, just as warm and welcoming.
This is a very human-feeling drama that’s still all about God’s priorities, God’s choices and God’s timing.
Through tense, clock-ticking drama and well-acted interactions, Eye in the Sky raises many questions about the new gray areas of military conflict.
Loot is good here. Loot is power. And, of course, like many MMOs that have come before, loot can equal addiction.
Like Eddie himself, Eddie the Eagle probably won’t be winning any awards … but it certainly works hard to get to its goal of properly introducing us to an earthbound man who wished to fly.
This is still solidly a franchise game, living in its own primal world that’s most likely pretty far away from your own.
