Category: Recovery Movie Reviews
Flight (2012) A Step One Story
Flight, starring Denzel Washington, is a poignant step-one story of an alcoholic’s journey to admitting powerlessness. Riveting, emotional and true to the reality of the suffering addict, this 2012 film is packed with action, tension and of course – frothy emotional appeals! Following the life of a troubled airline pilot Captain ‘Whip’ Whitaker, played by…
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol – A 12 Step Movie Review
Heartwarming, introspective and timeless, we screened what is often described as the definitive version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, SCROOGE. This 1951 classic directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, starring Alistair Sim as Ebenzer Scrooge, demonstrates the transformative power of reviewing our own conduct over the years past. (AA, p. 69) We see a man…
Little House on the Prairie: A Story of Faith with Works
A beautiful adaptation of the power of “good works” and its ability to create a profound alteration to one’s reaction to life.