When first seen in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the people of Naboo seem to have a different culture. Queen Amidala is quite young and was elected Queen by the people. We’re […]
Book Review – Star Wars: Queen’s Peril by E.K. Johnston
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.
Time to Watch the Doctor – Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks – Davros Resurrected (Again)
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Book Review: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
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Movie Review: Sixteen Candles – It Looks Different From the Parents Perspective
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Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 9: The Writing on the Wall
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Movie Review: The Interpreter – The Residual and Global Effects of Genocide
Written by Martin Stellman, Brian Ward, and Charles RandolphDirected by Sydney Pollack Nicole Kidman is one of those actresses that I can’t quite put my finger on. I can’t say I love […]
Weekly Round-Up: May 3, 2022
Last week was spring break for our schools, which meant I was free from having to take my granddaughter to school all week. Earlier in the year, I booked our timeshare in […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 8: The Deathday Party
We have finally arrived at a chapter that is (mostly) missing from the film. In a way, it’s a shame. The events that take place and the characters readers meet add richness […]
Book Review: Massacre Pond by Paul Doiron
This is the fourth novel in author Paul Doiron’s series about Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch. Mike skirts the edges on the rules of being a Game Warden and the orders of […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top 
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