Written by Bill WilsonDirected by Alfonso Arau Every now and then I come across a movie that looks so absurd, I just know it has to be funny. When I read the […]
Movie Review: Picking up the Pieces – It Should Have Been “An Alan Smithee Film”
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 Next Generation – Parallels – A Multiverse Adventure – Worf’s Reality-Shifting Journey
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I haven’t decided yet how I feel about Carl Hiaasen. I was told to try his books if I liked quirky macabre mysteries with a sense of humor. After reading Tourist Season, […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Inheritance – Dr. Julianna Tainer’s Secret Revealed
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Written by Naren Shankar and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Robert Lederman In most television shows, when the episode is designed to send a “message”, the most effective way is very subtle. Usually, there’s […]
Book Review – Doc: A Memoir by Dwight Gooden and Ellis Henican – A Mets Fan’s Reflection on Dwight Gooden’s Struggles
I’ve been a Mets fan for as long as I can remember. I have a vague memory of watching a baseball game very young, on my parents’ black and white television in […]
Corona Virus Diaries: November 20, 2020
I’d like to tell you what the current active cases are in my county. Unfortunately, the idea as of late seems to be to keep changing the information people have access to. […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Attached – Picard and Crusher’s Telepathic Dilemma on Kesprytt
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DVD Review: Horatio Hornblower – The New Adventures – Loyalty/Duty – Ioan Gruffudd’s Acting Brilliance
The A&E Network, in conjunction with British television, has apparently hit the jackpot with the Horatio Hornblower continuing series, or we wouldn’t be seeing the series continuing to this, its seventh and […]
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