It’s Easter Sunday, and I don’t expect to get a lot of hits or reads today. After a morning if Easter baskets and eggs with my granddaughter, and a video chat with […]
Weekly Round-Up: April 17, 2022
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Movie Review: The Queen – Where the Lines Between Reality and Supposition Blend
Written by Peter MorganDirected by Stephen Frears Very rarely are there movies which create a buzz such that I feel the need to see it immediately after it’s released on DVD. And […]
Book Review: Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams by Steve Lyons – Imagine A World Without Imagination
The newest incarnation of Doctor Who has been a hit both in Britain and the U.S. Newbies to the series take note, it’s been around longer than many of us have, having […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 3: The Burrow
I’ve read recently that J.K. Rowling thinks Harry and Hermoine should have ended up together. I think that’s the influence of the two actors who did a tremendous job. Being raised an […]
DVD Review – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Blood Brothers
Bruce Springsteen has recorded with the E Street Band on and off through the years. He was in one of those “off” periods when in 1995 he decided to bring the band […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 2: Dobby’s Warning
This chapter introduces the character of Dobby the house-elf. Dobby has much more of a presence in the books than he has in the movies, so he’s important to the series. Harry […]
Book Review: A Dream Season by Gary Carter – Not To Be Seen With in Boston
As a life-long fan of the New York Mets, I have been through the ups and downs with that team, lasting through some terrible times in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 1: The Worst Birthday
The second book in the Harry Potter series starts the same as the film; at the Dursley’s home in Surrey. Harry’s Uncle Vernon is annoyed by Harry’s owl, Hedwig. “You’ve forgotten the […]
Movie Review: Behind Enemy Lines – “Die Hard” in Bosnia
Written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and David VelozDirected by John Moore At the time this movie was released, there seemed to be someone around Hollywood who had gotten it in his […]
Weekly Round-Up: April 10, 2022
This week was a bit of a challenge. I am still healing from my appendectomy and the ensuing complications, but the nice weather is calling me. I want to go out and […]
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