The final novel adaptation of the prequel films in the Star Wars universe really hits a home run when it comes to filling in the gaps that the movie left us with. […]
Book Review: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover
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.
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Tholian Web – Ghost in the Machine
Written by Judy Burns, Chet Richards, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein When I think back to when I used to watch Star Trek in nightly reruns at 6PM, […]
DVD Review: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 1 – 1935 to 1938
Sometimes it’s hard to believe there was once a time when Mickey Mouse was seen as more than just a character wandering around a theme park. With the release of Mickey Mouse […]
Book Review – Face It: A Memoir by Debbie Harry – Exploring Feminism in Debbie Harry’s Music Journey
A few weeks back while listening to Sirius XM in my car, one of the deejays talked about Debbie Harry’s memoir and how it detailed some of the hardships she faced being […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky – Well-Worn Science Fiction Plot Device, Again
Written by Rik Vollaerts, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Tony Leader By the time we are this far into the third season, the storylines are really starting to be recycled. […]
Movie Review: The China Syndrome – Yes, Let’s Build More “Nucular” Power Plants Part II
Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, and James BridgesDirected by James Bridges I’ve heard people lately – mainly those lobbying for us to start building atomic energy plants again – stating that […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Day of the Dove – Peace in Our Time
Written by Jerome Bixby, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Marvin J. Chomsky The third season of the original Star Trek series was the one that was the most erratic and […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top One Year In
One year ago we were looking at a lockdown for who knew how long. I had all these reviews from my years writing at Epinions sitting in spreadsheets I’d downloaded when it […]
Book Review: Designated Targets by John Birmingham – A Military Thriller with a Science-Fiction Edge
In the second novel in John Birmingham’s “Axis of Time” trilogy, he capitalizes on the events which took place in Weapons of Choice known as “the Transition” or “the Emergence”. In that […]
Movie Review: Eye of the Needle – The Downfall of a Top-Spy is Almost Always a Woman
Written by Ken Follett and Stanley MannDirected by Richard Marquand I’d never been a big fan of spy thrillers, but Eye of the Needle is a film I’ve watched a few times […]
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