Rated R for violence, sexual content and language.Starring John Cusack, Robert De Niro and Rebecca Da CostaDirected by David GrovicMr. DeNiro and Mr. Cusack, you owe me an apology. The Bag Man is a taut crime thriller that follows the story of Jack (John Cusack), a tough guy with chronic bad luck but human touches. Hired by Dragna (Robert...
(20th Century Fox, 2014)Main Point: Jesus wants to change our lives…and then change the world through us. The Movie Clip:Son of God is the latest epic biblical drama recounting the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. It is an adaptation of History Channel’s “The Bible” miniseries and stars Diogo Morgado as Christ. The film covers the birth of Jesus,...
“It’s not good for the man to be alone.” (Genesis 2:18)
We’re 13 episodes into Season 4, five episodes since the great schism, when the prison was attacked and all our favorite characters fled the prison in different directions with no rendezvous point (mental note… always set a rally point).
The episode title is “Alone,” and when we are offered a glimpse into Bob’s backstory, we begin to understand his motivation to stick together as a group. Bob knows alone and he doesn’t want to experience it again.
In the flashback to Bob’s past, we see Daryl and Glenn use their zombie apocalypse litmus test on Bob, asking him the “three questions” revealed in episode one of this season:
How many walkers have you killed?
How many people have you killed?
Why?
Bob answers honestly, and reveals his desperation to join any group—anything to avoid being alone. Apparently Bob didn’t
Overcoming your past, dealing with grief, graduating to adulthood… all important issues provoked by this episode of The Walking Dead.
At a glance, some people might say this is episode is about drinking. After all, Beth embarks on a quest to get her first drink now that her father is gone and she’s having to grow up and survive life on her own as an adult. Sure, the episode realistically portrayed what this rite of passage might look like during the zombie apocalypse. No fake ID’s required… just a lookout to make sure you aren’t killed while your guard is down. But this episode goes far deeper than Beth’s first sip of hooch, and her true-to-life reaction: “That’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever tasted.”
Rated PG-13 for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material.Starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nelisse, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch and Kristen BlockDirected by Brian PercivalThis is without a doubt one of the most powerful movies for young people - or people of any age for that matter. Let’s be honest, most movies made for teenagers usually encourage...
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense fantasy action and violence throughout.Starring Aaron Eckhart, Jai Courtney and Bill NighyDirected by Stuart BeattieFrankenstein is an ugly monster with no soul...and the monster is pretty scary too. Frankenstein's monster Adam (Aaron Eckhart) gets swept up in a long-running battle between powerful gargoyles and infernal demons seeking the key to his immortality as...
Loved the opening shot of this episode, a trio of haphazard zombies reaching up for a dangling deflated mylar balloon flapping in the wind. Purposeless beings, grasping aimlessly for the most accessible distraction.
But the episode quickly digressed with too many “Really?” moments, much like last week’s episode. I love this show, but for four seasons, despite its fictional premise, it has maintained a respectable realism. Sadly, the last two weeks contained several moments where audiences were obliged to check their brains at the door