This is the seventh part of a 13-part German documentary mini-series covering the history of Christianity from its beginnings to the modern day. Although the series is a German production, the narration […]
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: North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters by Sig Hansen and Mark Sundeen
It might surprise some people that I’m a *huge* fan of the reality television series Deadliest Catch. Sure, I know there’s a lot of drama played up for the cameras, and I […]
DVD Review: Wiseguy Season 1 Part 2: Mel Profitt – Vintage Early Kevin Spacey Acting
The second half of the first season is what really made people take notice of the series Wiseguy and that had a lot to do with the character of Mel Profitt, as […]
Movie Review: The Great Santini – The “Good Old Days” Weren’t Always That Good
Written by Pat Conroy and Lewis John CarlinoDirected by Lewis John Carlino In all the performances I’ve seen Robert Duvall in over the years, perhaps the most memorable for me was The […]
Series Rewatch – Agent Carter: Valediction – Shut Them Up, Shut Them Down
Written by Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Stan Lee, and Jack KirbyDirected by Christopher Misiano Everything this season has been building to this. We’ve arrived at the finale for […]
Book Review: Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield
I confess to having a huge crush on Rick Springfield for most of my life. Indeed, I was only eight years old when the cartoon Mission Magic came out, but I was […]
Star Trek: The Savage Curtain – Aside From the Spear in Your Back, How Did You Enjoy Your Resurrection Mr. Lincoln?
Written by Arthur Heinemann, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herschel Daugherty The aliens of the universe seem to want to keep testing humanity (or the Federation, at least) to see […]
Movie Review: Pride of the Yankees – A Baseball Fairy-Tale Based on a Real Story
Written by Paul Gallico, Jo Swerling, and Herman J. MankiewiczDirected by Sam Wood Throughout the years of baseball, many of the heroes of the era have had their images torn down and […]
Book Review: Days of Infamy by Harry Turtledove – If The Japanese Had Invaded Hawaii?
There’s a genre in fiction known as alternate history. It usually gets lumped in with science fiction, although in reality it’s somewhere between that and history. The premise usually involves taking some […]
Movie Review: Raising Victor Vargas – Hot Time, Summer in the City?
Written by Eva Vives and Peter SollettDirected by Peter Sollett Teenagers are both the same and somewhat different no matter where you go. Small towns have problems somewhat different than that of […]
