Written by Ronni KernDirected by Ralph Bakshi When people think of animation, they generally think of Saturday morning cartoons and Disney flicks. Adult animated movies never really took off, although the world […]
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.
DVD Review: 2000 Years of Christianity Episode XI – Machines and Men
This is the eleventh 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 […]
Book Review – Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul: Epiphany by Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz – A Vulcan/Romulan History Lesson
Vulcan’s Soul: Epiphany is the third and final book in a series that details the history of the Vulcan and Romulan races. These two races were once one people, but diverged at […]
Series Rewatch – Star Trek: Turnabout Intruder – A Poor End to the Original Series
Written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur H. SingerDirected by Herb Wallerstein The last episode of the original Star Trek series may have been one of it’s biggest misses. Instead of giving a […]
Movie Review: American Graffiti – A Different Time, the Same People
Written by George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and William HuyckDirected by George Lucas Prior to his meteoric rise to icon status following the release of Star Wars, George Lucas wanted to make a […]
Book Review: To The Nines by Janet Evanovich – What Happens in Vegas…
Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. By the time I was getting to the ninth book in this series by author Janet […]
Ida, Ida Go Away….
I made my end-of-the-season business trip that morphed into 10 days away from home. Since my son has no way to get to work during the week if I’m not home, I […]
Movie Review: Force 10 from Navarone – Harrison Ford in Predictable World War II Intrigue
Written by Alistair MacLean, Robin Chapman, and Carl ForemanDirected by Guy Hamilton I can remember years ago the television promotional spot for this movie. It accentuated the role of Harrison Ford, fresh […]
Book Review – Settling Accounts: The Grapple by Harry Turtledove – Who Will Win the Nuclear Arms Race
Alternate history is a genre situated somewhere between history, general fiction, and science fiction. Combining elements of the three, an author picks a pivotal point in history and asks what would have […]
Movie Review: Return to Lonesome Dove – The Sequel Jinx
Written by John WiderDirected by Mike Robe I was never a big fan of the western genre to begin with, but I did love the 1989 mini-series Lonesome Dove. When a sequel […]
