Rated R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language. Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens and Neil Patrick HarrisDirected by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)Another dark David Fincher film with more than its share of twists and turns. Gone Girl directed by...
Main Point: Giving a gift can bring about peace between hurting people. If we’ve received peace-making gifts, we should also give them. The Discussion Starter:The video used in this discussion is actually a promotional video for Operation Christmas Child (or Operation Shoebox as it’s sometimes called), a ministry under the huge umbrella of Samaritan’s Purse. These folks, led by...
Rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images.Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and John TurturroDirected by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus)This film had me torn. As a movie critic, I loved it. As a Christian, I was frustrated by the film’s depiction of God. So what can you expect from this blockbuster...
Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, including some sexual references.Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz and Bill PullmanDirected by Antoine Fuqua (Olympus Has Fallen, Shooter, Tears of the Sun and Training Day)The Equalizer is a good guy that’s a bad dude.In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his...
Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug use.Starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Dax Shepard, Timothy Olyphant and Connie BrittonDirected by Shawn LevyIf you think your family is dysfunctional, just watch This is Where I Leave You.When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their...
Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton and Rene RussoDirected by Dan GilroyOne of the darkest films of the year. Nightcrawler is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A....
It only took about 75 seconds into this week’s episode for us to realize exactly how far Rick was willing to go to protect the group.
How far would you be willing to go?
This season The Walking Dead has been begging the question, “Is it okay to kill someone to protect yourself or your loved ones?” We’ve encountered these moments several times. In the very beginning of the season when the group escaped from Terminus, Rick urged the group to go back and wipe out Gareth and the other murderers, ending their tyranny. But the group urged him to forget about it and move on. That choice eventually cost