I follow Mary Katherine Backstrom on social media. At a time when so much of the Christian faith is shown in the media as hatred, it’s refreshing to find a voice of […]
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.
Movie Review – Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez – Not Worth Anyone’s Time
Written by Michael VickermanDirected by Jessica Harmon In 2013, we lived in the Mount Washington Valley, where we still live to this day. Our town is a number of “feeder towns” to […]
DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge – I Got Something To Sell You…
Filmed in 1981, this hour-long documentary by noted filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River in New York City. It was timed to coincide with […]
Book Review: The Clue of the Broken Locket – Nancy Drew Uncovers Record Piracy
The Clue of the Broken Locket is the eleventh book in the Nancy Drew series. It marks a return to writing the series by Mildred Benson, after three pretty bad books authored […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 2
Written by J. Michael Stracsynski and Larry DiTillioDirected by Janet Greek Picking up where the previous episode left off, Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle) faces an Earth Force Cruiser having appeared at the Station […]
DVD Review: Ghost Hunters (1996) – Definitely Not The Sci-Fi Series!
While searching for more DVDs from one of my favorite television shows on the Sci-Fi Channel, I came across these DVDs from the U.K. I thought perhaps they would be on the […]
DVD Review – The Twilight Zone: Volume 2 – Four Great Episodes
One of my family’s traditions is that on New Year’s Eve, we sit around and watch the Sci-Fi Channel’s Twilight Zone marathon and eat appetizers. It’s something the whole family enjoys together and we […]
Book Review: On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell
I’ve followed author James fell for a while on Facebook. He’s funny and irreverent and an expert on history. The real history, not the fairy tales we’ve been indoctrinated with over the […]
Doctor Who: Seeds of Death – Good Acting Saves Script Weakness and Really Bad Effects
Written by Brian HaylesDirected by Michael Ferguson Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series that has been around off and on since 1963. The main character is just known as […]
Book Review: Nasher Says Relax by Brian Nash – Welcome to the Pleasuredome
In the 1980s, just about everyone owned a t-shirt that said FRANKIE SAY RELAX. Frankie Goes to Hollywood took the world by storm with their double-disc debut album (this was when there […]
Thoughts From the Mountain Top 
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