Scott’s Blog

  • The Hunger Games, Books and Movies

    Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games book series has, so far, produced three top-selling books and two successful movie adaptations. I read The Hunger Games 3 or 4 years ago. Ever since then I’ve had a keen interest in this series. In my opinion it’s one of the most intriguing premises I’ve ever come across in books or movies. We’re given… Read more

  • Katy Perry, Not Making a Joyful Noise

    Christian rappers Lecrae and Flame are suing pop singer Katy Perry for stealing the beat from their song “Joyful Noise”, a strongly Christian song, and using it in her song “Dark Horse”, a song that glorifies black magic and other kinds of evil. Below is the article from theboombox.com. I’ll follow the with my comments on this… Read more

  • My Top 5 Patriotic Movies

    In honor of the 4th of July, I decided to post my favorite patriotic movies. I did some searching on the internet to see what movies other websites came up with and I was surprised to find how few patriotic movies there actually are. There is almost nothing about the Revolutionary war, except my #1 pick… Read more

  • Walter Mitty, A New Classic

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the 2013 version with Ben Stiller, was fun and adventurous and a flat-out great movie. I watched this movie a few nights ago with my entire family (that includes me, my wife, and four kids ages 9, 11, 22, and 24), and I’m happy to report that all 6 of… Read more

  • The Editing of Honey Boo Boo

    A recent article on Salon.com described what really happened when reality TV star Honey Boo Boo appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The article points out the inconsistencies of the edited version of Honey Boo Boo and the real thing, which as the writer explains, was quite scary. Here is part of that… Read more

  • Maleficent Movie Review

    Maleficent takes an old fairy tale and magically turns it into a modern masterpiece. I saw it last night with my 10 year old daughter. We both gave Maleficent high marks. For anyone who is not already aware, Maleficent is the name of the evil witch that casts the sleeping spell on Sleeping Beauty. In… Read more