Written by Oliver StoneDirected by Oliver Stone It’s hard to merge the image of writer and director Oliver Stone with the fact that he was once a soldier. He actually dropped out […]
Movie Review: Platoon – War is Still Hell
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 – Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from the Atlantic Paranormal Society – Some New Stories and Old Stories Re-Told
I’m a huge fan of the show Ghost Hunters on the Syfy Channel (formerly the Sci-Fi Channel, but that’s another discussion). The subject of the paranormal fascinates me, and although I believe […]
Movie Review: Gattaca – The Future’s So Bright, I Won’t Need Glasses
Written by Andrew NiccolDirected by Andrew Niccol The future is something often speculated on in films. Very rarely is it shown optimistically. Instead, it seems to be something we should continue to […]
Book Review – The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and Erik Larson for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of […]
Movie Review: A Map of the World – Small Town Suspicions and the Drive for Perfection Collide
Written by Jane Hamilton, Peter Hedges, and Polly PlattDirected by Scott Elliott Small towns are quite a different existence than cities or suburbia. There’s a certain flow associated with these places, where […]
Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr – Living is Easy With Eyes Closed
This is a tender story of humanity in the face of evil. How, during some of the worst times of our lives, just a little kindness can change things for the better. […]
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen – These Cybermen Need Help
Written by Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis, and Sydney NewmanDirected by Morris Barry Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series which has been around off and on since 1963. The main […]
Book Review – The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
I’m reading the latest Erik Larson book which I received as an advanced reader copy and realized that I never reviewed the first book I read by this author. The Devil in […]
Movie Review: An Inconvenient Truth – Al Gore Teaches Climate Change 101
What happens to a candidate after an unsuccessful run for the Presidency? Thinking of names such as Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and Bob Dole the answer would seem to be not much […]
Bear vs. Man: My Opinion
If you haven’t seen it, a few days ago a woman posted the question on social media to other women, if you were in the woods alone, which would you rather encounter, […]
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