Written by Michael Richards, John Meredyth Lucas, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Herb Wallerstein The Enterprise encounters a planet that can’t be explained. It’s only a few thousand years old […]
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: Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig in His Time by Ray Robinson – Simply Baseball’s Greatest Player
One player I admired throughout my life was Lou Gehrig. This is despite my distaste for all things New York Yankee as he was one stalwart who seemed to share the same […]
DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies – There’s No “Mickey Mouse” Here
I never realized before viewing the Walt Disney Treasures collection DVD, Silly Symphonies that there were so many cartoons with the Disney name on them which didn’t feature the characters I’ve come […]
2021 Road Trip Day 6: Omaha, NE to Colby, KS – Let’s Meet in the Middle
I started planning this trip over the winter, hoping I would be able to find about ten days that I could make the drive. Then I saw a Superbowl commercial, and had […]
Book Review: Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich – Slight Sophomore Slump But Still Good
Warning: All subsequent reviews for this series may contain spoilers for earlier novels in the series. This second effort by author Janet Evanovich in her series featuring Stephanie Plum, suffers a bit […]
Agent Carter: Bridge and Tunnel – Surviving Toxic Masculinity
Written by Eric Pearson, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Jack Kirby, and Stan LeeDirected by Joe Russo Following the end of World War II, things changed and didn’t at the same time. Women […]
DVD Review – Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2
Following the popularity of the first collection of black and white vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts, Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, the good folks at Disney decided to […]
2021 Road Trip Day 5: Waterloo, IA to Omaha, NE – The Day The Music Died
I stayed overnight in Waterloo, IA in preparation for another place I wanted to see, which was in Clear Lake, IA. This was a place I wanted to visit for whatever reason […]
Book Review: Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron
I received an advance reader copy of this book after winning a drawing at Goodreads. Those of us who have faithfully followed the exploits of Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch usually now […]
Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon – Failed Execution in Many Ways
Written by George F. Slavin, Stanley Adams, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Sometimes a story sounds great on the surface; I can hear the pitch for this one […]
