Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material.Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett JohanssonDirected by Sacha GervasiThe least suspenseful Hitchcock movie ever!In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred...
Rated PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language.Starring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Zach Braff and Abigail SpencerDirected by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man)Definitely pay attention to the man behind the curtain.Disney's fantastical adventure Oz: The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the...
Main Point: Even if we’ve always been sinners, we don’t have to remain in our sin any longer. Jesus can totally change us!The Movie Clip: I Don’t Want to Be the Bad Guy AnymoreWreck It Ralph was the biggest animated film of 2012. It followed the “bad guy” character (Ralph) of a fictitious video game on his pursuit to...
My phone rang, a call from the parent of a student I hardly knew. Matt is a senior at one of the high schools that I visit and has played on my son’s soccer team. I knew Matt was very involved in his church, and while he was a very nice kid, he was not one of the “unchurched”...
Main Point: We need to take the time to intentionally encourage each other so that those we love will know exactly how we feel about them.The Discussion Starter:The folks at Soul Pancake have launched a video centering on a Compliment Booth. People walking down a sidewalk were perplexed to see a booth where one person could GIVE a compliment...
Rated R for strong violence and language.Starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pena, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Patrick and Nick NolteDirected by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less)I was expecting an updated Untouchables, what I got was unwatchable.Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this...
Rated R for violence and disturbing images, some language and brief nudity.Starring Adelaide Clemens, Sean Bean, Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss and Malcolm McDowellDirected by Michael J. BassettIf you've played the Silent Hill video game, you might understand what's happening on screen. If not, I guarantee that you won’t have a clue.Here’s what I know. In this Silent Hill squeal,...