Rated PG for some thematic elements, rude humor and action.Starring the voices of Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Alan Tudyk, Idris Elba, Bonnie Hunt and J.K. SimmonsDirected by Byron Howard (Tangled and Bolt), Rich Moore (Wreck-it Ralph) and Jared BushZootopia is an absolute gem. The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods...
by Thom McKee Jr.
Have you ever been publicly accused of something that you know you did, but you didn’t want anyone to find out?
Or worse, have you ever been accused of something that you know you didn’t do?
The problem is, for most people, the reaction to both of these scenarios is usually the same. People usually swear incessantly that they did not do what they were accused of doing. The guilty and the innocent both swear that they are innocent.
Main Point: The Good News of Christmas is easy to recognize…and it can change your life. The Discussion Starter: The Christmas ScaleThis is a really neat clip that uses the famous Christmas song Joy to the World to teach the Good News of Christmas. In a clip narrated by voice actor Willie Minor (who sounds a lot like Morgan...
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images.Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Peters, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan and Sophie TurnerDirected by Bryan Singer (X-men, Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects)It’s the third film in a trilogy…how good could it be?Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men:...
Rated R for violence and some language.Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich and Ewan McGregorDirected by Gavin O'Connor (Miracle and Warrior)Unfortunately, this film is a misfire.Jane Got a Gun centers on Jane Hammond, who has built a new life with her husband Bill "Ham" Hammond after being tormented by the ultra-violent Bishop Boys outlaw gang. She finds herself...
Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, and for some thematic material.Starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans and James RussellDirected by William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside)Not as scary as it could have been.Greta (Cohan) is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a...
by Thom McKee Jr.
Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? Or, to put it another way, when one person is sacrificed in order to save a whole group of people, is the sacrifice justified?
You may have encountered these questions in a psychology or ethics class and my guess is that the discussion was probably lively. Many people think that collective good always trumps the individual.