Written by Tony KayeDirected by Tony Kaye When it comes to the abortion debate, there is plenty of rhetoric and jingoisms to be found on both sides of the argument. Most people […]
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.
Book Review: The Final Detail by Harlan Coben – A Time To Uproot
One thing that often happens with series of books that use the same central characters is that sooner or later the author seems to stop taking it all too seriously and descends […]
Movie Review: In The Company of Men – Are All Men Just Bastards or What?
Written by Neil LaButeDirected by Neil LaBute Just watch the feeds on Twitter, Threads, Facebook, or any social media from women. It seems that almost daily there are posts lamenting or lambasting […]
Book Review: Lafitte’s Chance by Michael Roberts
Lafitte’s Chance is the fifth book in an alternate history series by Michael Roberts. Normally with alternate history, the idea is to take a point in history and extrapolate how a different […]
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber – Landing in Storybook Forest
Written by Sydney Newman, Derrick Sherwin, and Donald B. WilsonDirected by David Maloney Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series which has been around off and on since 1963. The […]
Book Review: Van Halen at 50 by Martin Popoff – Rockin’ Those Coffee Tables
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Motorbooks, and Martin Popoff for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the […]
Movie Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School – Gabba Gabba Hey
Written by Richard Whitley, Russ Dvonch, and Joseph McBrideDirected by Allan Arkush and Joe Dante There are some themes that seem to be universal and transcend the generations. Just as I loved […]
Book Review: A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly – Harry Bosch, Suspect
Reading the novels by Michael Connelly which involve Los Angeles homicide detective Harry Bosch in order, A Darkness More Than Night came as a bit of a surprise. It actually feels less […]
Movie Review: The Hustler (1961) – Even If You Beat Me, I’m Still the Best
Written by Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen, and Walter TevisDirected by Robert Rossen For many reasons, when people think of the greatest performances in Paul Newman’s career, the character of Fast Eddie Felson […]
Book Review – Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage & Compassion When Cruelty is Trending by John Pavlovitz – Both God and John Pavlovitz Gets Us
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Westminster John Knox Press, and John Pavlovitz for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased […]
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