The Boys in the Boat

It’s 1936. When college student Joe Rantz has trouble finding the money for his tuition fees, he tries out for the school’s rowing team purely out of necessity, as securing… Read More

The Giver

This week’s film is more appropriate for older viewers. In a seemingly ideal society that has managed to eradicate all human pain and suffering, the young Jonas is chosen by… Read More

Ender’s Game

“The way we win matters.” In the wake of an alien attack that nearly destroyed the human race, the International Fleet is training the next generation of soldiers, starting from… Read More

The Impossible

Here’s a film based on the true story of one family’s survival of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Maria Bennett (Naomi… Read More

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Since its publication in a New York newspaper in 1897, an editor’s affirmative response to an 8 year old girl’s letter asking if Santa was real has become one of… Read More

The Book Thief

This week’s film is a war time drama that’s more appropriate for older viewers. It’s 1938 in Germany when young Liesel is forced to move in with new foster parents.… Read More

Grave of the Fireflies

This week’s film is more appropriate for older viewers. It’s also one of the saddest films ever made, so be sure to have the Kleenex nearby. It’s 1945, and the… Read More

Bumblebee

Don’t worry if you’re unfamiliar with the Transformers franchise; this week’s film is a standalone prequel, accessible to all.  It’s 1987, and teenage Charlie is grieving her father’s death, while… Read More

42

“You want a player who doesn’t have the guts to fight back?” “No. I want a player who’s got the guts not to fight back.” This week’s film tells the… Read More

A Bag of Marbles

Joseph is a young boy living in occupied France in the early 1940s. He’s not sure why he’s supposed to wear a yellow star on his jacket. His world is… Read More

Fatima

“Faith begins at the edges of understanding.” This week’s film tells the true story behind the 1917 “Miracle of the Sun” in Fátima, Portugal. When 10-year-old shepherd Lúcia and her… Read More