New Hampshire is feeling it. We now have 327 total cases in my county, with 90 active cases. There are only 8 ICU beds in my county, so if a lot of […]
Corona Virus Diaries: November 29, 2020
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 – Thine Own Self – Weak Script and Strong Performances
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Christopher Hatton, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Winrich Kolbe For a while, the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation seemed immune from the sort of […]
Movie Review – American Gun: James Coburn’s Final Film is Perhaps His Best Performance in Years
Written by Alan JacobsDirected by Alan Jacobs Don’t be fooled by the title. If you think this is a “liberal Hollywood anti-gun propaganda film”, you might be missing a touching story about […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Lower Decks – Fresh Perspective of Junior Officers
Written by Rene Echevarria, Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louis Matthias, and Naren ShankarDirected by Gabrielle Beaumont Now that the seventh season seems to have had a character-driven episode based around every single regular […]
Book Review: Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke – Richard Clarke’s Eye-Opening Political Memoir
Written in 2004 For anyone who doesn’t know who Richard Clarke is, he began his federal service in 1973 working on security issues. As the years progressed, he worked directly under Presidents […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Sub Rosa – Examining Beverly Crusher’s Strange Choices
Written by Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, Jeanna F. Gallo, Rene Echevarria, and Naren ShankarDirected by Jonathan Frakes One of the problems with the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation was […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season Six on DVD – A Dark Turn in Star Trek
As the sixth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine opens, the Federation is well into a war against the Dominion-Cardassian Alliance. The war is going badly for the Federation and it […]
Movie Review: Philadelphia – Impactful Depiction of AIDS Epidemic and Legal Advocacy
Written by Ron NyswanerDirected by Jonathan Demme Although I am thrilled about the “warp speed” vaccine, y’all better thank ACT UP. The efforts that cause this type of fast track are solely […]
Corona Virus Diaries: November 25, 2020
Just since my last missive on the 20th, my county jumped from 260 confirmed COVID cases to 317. For the more populous areas, that might sound like a lot, but we were […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Homeward – Exploring the Prime Directive
Written by Naren Shankar, Spike Steingasser, William N. Stape, and Rene EchevarriaDirected by Alexander Singer As the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation wound down, it seemed that family was […]
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