Written by Bob Baker and Dave MartinDirected by Michael Hayes Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television series that has been around off and on since 1963. The main character is just […]
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: Final Impact by John Birmingham – Left Me Wanting a Whole Lot More
World War II is not the same. It seems that a multi-national fleet from 2021 accidentally somehow transported themselves back in time to the period just as hostilities were getting into full […]
Movie Review: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – There’s No Such Thing as a “Perfect” Holiday
Written by John HughesDirected by Jeremiah S. Chechik When it comes to the holiday season, I’m one of those people who don’t like to take it too seriously. It seems that when […]
Book Review: If At First by Keith Hernandez and Mike Bryan – Game By Game
As the baseball season winds down, and my team is no longer competing, I look for ways to keep myself connected to the game while I wait for “next year.”. That usually […]
Movie Review: Silver City – Dicky Pilager Looks Alot Like Dubya
Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles John Sayles is the type of Writer and Director people either love or hate. With our common affinity for Bruce Springsteen, he’s always been someone […]
DVD Review: Wiseguy: Between the Mob and a Hard Place – A Few Final Bright Spots
While there were many parts of the television series Wiseguy that were incredible, the way the boxed sets were put together leaves much to be desired. Unfortunately, the problems which began with […]
Book Review: Don’t Pee On My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining by Judge Judy Sheindlin
Judge Judy Sheindlin is something of an anomaly. In Don’t Pee On My Leg and Tell Me It’s Raining she regularly skewers Liberals, but her philosophy at times does wander over into […]
Movie Review: Wag The Dog – Funny, and Yet Not Funny
Written by Larry Beinhart, Hilary Henkin, and David MametDirected by Barry Levinson When I come across a movie that manages to sarcastically poke at our reality, usually I find it quite funny. […]
Christmas with the Simpsons – America’s Most Dysfunctional Family Celebrates the Season
In the last two decades, you would have to be under a rock somewhere not to have heard of the animated television family, The Simpsons. They are sort of the anti-family; a […]
Book Review: Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich – How Could This Be?????
Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. In reading all twelve of the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich, I’ve found that on […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top 