Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. Stephanie Plum is back. For those unfamiliar with the lead character in this eighth book about […]
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.
2000 Years of Christianity Episode X – Altar of Reason
This is the tenth 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 […]
Movie Review: Real Women Have Curves – Beauty Fades, Dumb Is Forever
Written by Josefina Lopez and George LaVooDirected by Patricia Cardoso If you’ve ever caught the television show Ugly Betty, then you’ve caught a glimpse of the amazingly talented America Ferrera. In Real […]
Book Review: Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder by John Miller – A Peek Inside Her Surprisingly Private World
Somewhere in between the end of the Little House series of books and the end of her life, Laura Ingalls Wilder was transformed from a pioneer girl to a celebrated children’s author. […]
DVD Review: 21 Jump Street Season 4 – Second to Last Season was the Last Decent Season
21 Jump Street was one of the flagship shows of the Fox Television Network when it first launched. The show was centered around a team of police officers who looked very young […]
Book Review: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill – Stephen King’s Son Outdoes Him
For those who don’t know, “Joe Hill” is the oldest son of author Stephen King. This is the second book of his that I’ve read, and I have to say I enjoyed […]
Movie Review: The Maltese Falcon – Classic Film Noir Starts Here
Written by Dashiell Hammett and John HustonDirected by John Huston In 1539, the Knight Templars of Malta, paid tribute to Charles V of Spain by sending him a Golden Falcon encrusted from […]
Book Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is an author that likes to tackle the hard questions in our society in her novels. From school shootings to individual rights to child molestation, she seems unafraid to tackle […]
DVD Review: Streets of Laredo – Are These the Same People from Lonesome Dove?
Written by Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaDirected by Joseph Sargent The original mini-series Lonesome Dove was so successful that CBS almost immediately wanted a sequel. Depending on who you listen to, author […]
Time to Watch the Doctor: Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks – Classic Sci-Fi Which Holds Up Through the Generations
Written by Terry NationDirected by David Maloney Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series which has been around off and on since 1963. The main character is just known as […]
