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.
Teens are gravitating to strange online humor. Is that a good thing?
A vainglorious king, medieval torture and challenging deck-building are all part of ‘The Royal Writ’ and its M-rated play.
‘The Weight’ is dragged down by the crude dialogue of its own poorly crafted screenplay.
‘The Uprising’ looks like a potentially interesting historical drama. But it’s a dark and bloody slog.
‘Star Wars: Zero Company’ fits nicely into its Clone Wars setting. But there are some T-rated shadows to be wary of.
Will the Meta settlement change social media for the better? If not, what will?
‘The Runner’ is a little thumping and foulmouthed. But a mom’s heroics win the cinematic race.
‘Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy’ incorporates some compelling gameplay in its structure. But younger players should avoid it like the plague.
Despite its efforts, you shouldn’t go into ‘The Whisper Man’ expecting something like ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ In fact, there are good reasons not to go in at all.
‘MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ offers nice twists for fighting game lovers. But there’s still the whole “fighting” part.
In ‘The Dog Stars” post-apocalyptic world, lessons are learned and people are butchered. But not necessarily in that order.
‘Motor City’ motors through a revenge drama but replaces dialogue with a needle-drop sound design. It’s both creative and violently grisly.
The ‘Insidious’ franchise marches on with more dark, intensely creepy moments to share. Which proves that ‘sharing’ isn’t always a good thing.
‘Beast of Reincarnation’ presents a post-apocalyptic, retro-future Japan that mixes beauty and corruption. It ain’t for everyone.
