Two films: One controversial but both powerful

The Shack

Starring Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Graham Greene, Avraham Aviv Alush, Sumire Matsubara

In The Shack, Sam Worthington plays a guy named Mack, who, after a family tragedy, is angry at God while also not sure if God exists. I think plenty of people can identify with that feeling. When things happen to us that are hard to bear or don't make sense, our first reaction is to blame God. And God rarely comes to His own defense.

But this time God does show up. Mack gets an unusual invitation, to meet God-or somebody-in a shack in the woods. He's skeptical at first, and even when it doe...