Meg is a timid, insecure girl living in a world that doesn’t embrace such flaws. At school, she gets ridiculed. At home, she lays awake at night and wonders why she’s not liked. Even the principal thinks she’s a bit awkward. “You shut everybody out, and then wonder why they don’t like you,” he tells her.
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5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Black Panther’
T’Challa is a young prince who also happens to be heir to the throne of Wakanda, a Third World African country that’s among the poorest nations on Earth. At least, it seems that way.
Read More »5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Samson’
Old Testament movies on the big screen don’t have a solid track record in the modern era. The 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings got a lot of things right but also largely omitted, well, God. That same year, the movie Noah took so many liberties that by the end of it you were left wondering: Was that supposed to be a Bible story?
Read More »REVIEW: 5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’
Thomas is a brave young man living in a dystopian world full of desolate cities, rusted cars and blowing tumbleweed. He’s also one of the few healthy people left on the planet, which makes he and his friends – who also are healthy – curiosities to society. That’s because something called the “flare virus” has ravaged the population, turning anyone ...
Read More »5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘The Post’
Katharine Graham is a 1970s female newspaper publisher working in a man’s world. Her board at The Washington Post is all male. Her newsroom is nearly all male. And when she chats on the phone with a politician or big wig, it is almost always – you guessed it – with a man. Few people believe she’s qualified, but perhaps ...
Read More »5 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
It’s always difficult when you discover that your long-lost sister is the goddess of death. And when you learn that she can whip you in a fight, too? It’s even worse. But for Thor – the god of Thunder – it’s a new reality. It seems that Hela, the goddess of death, had been locked in a prison for Thor’s ...
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