Scott’s Blog

  • GOD’S NOT DEAD – A Must See For Teens

    I highly recommend that every parent of middle school or high school age kids watch God’s Not Dead with their kids. It’s not a perfect movie by any means, but  it’s message is important and needed for today’s youth. Besides the great message, God’s Not Dead is enjoyable for its little-guy-takes-on-the-big-establishment theme. My family and I Read more

  • Star Wars VII News

    What’s going on with the new Star Wars trilogy? I did some checking around the web to see if anything definite is known so far. It’s important to keep up with this topic because, after all, when Star Wars: Episode VII hits the theaters in December of 2015, directed by none other than J.J. Abrams, Read more

  • Captain America Films, Good & Bad

    As the 2nd Captain America solo film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier prepares to launch this weekend, I thought it would be fun to see how this most patriotic of Marvel heroes has progressed throughout the years in film. He’s been one of the most popular Marvel comic book characters since his introduction in 1941. Read more

  • NOAH – The Reviews Are In

    I’ve spent the morning reading reviews of the new Noah movie. Here is a spattering of what’s being said. Jump down to the bottom for my personal comments. PLUGGEDIN.COM – “Director Darren Aronofsky offers a spectacular and often moving story, but it’s obviously not the story of Noah. There’s more Tolkien than Torah here, really, and more Read more

  • WONDERSTRUCK – A Visual Treat

    One of my favorite authors for young readers is Brian Selznick. He is the author and illustrator of the book that inspired the 2011 movie, Hugo. The book’s full title is The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007). When I read that book back in 2009 with my daughter I was in awe of it from start to Read more

  • The Incredibles 2 – In The Works

    Disney has just announced that sequels are in development for a couple of classic Pixar movies, according to an article on the online news source “The Independent” . I’m very excited about one of the sequels, the other one, ho-hum. The Incredibles 2 is currently being written by Brad Bird, director of the first Incredibles movie. That’s Read more