Christmas is right around the corner! I know, we can’t believe it either.
This season is filled with… well, busyness. Between decorating the house, shopping for the perfect gift for loved ones and prepping the house for family gatherings we can easily lose sight of the reason we celebrate this holiday to begin with.
This week we’re kicking off a new series titled CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES.
Throughout the next few weeks we’ll watch some classic Christmas movies, discuss the tensions that often mimic real life and discover the meaning of Christmas as we unpack biblical truths.
The featured films during this series:
- Christmas with the Kranks (PG)
Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn’t sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual “best decorated street” competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.
- Elf (PG)
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
- The Grinch (PG)
In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).