Written by William Styron and Alan J. PakulaDirected by Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula directed this masterpiece based on a book by William Styron. As much as it’s a play on […]
Movie Review: Sophie’s Choice – Life Interrupted
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: The Wages of Sin by Harry Turtledove – Smash the Patriarchy
Harry Turtledove writes in a genre known as alternate history. The premise is to usually take an event in history and to wonder if something different had happened what the effect on the […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: All Alone in the Night – Straczynski Was Prescient
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Larry DiTillioDirected by Mario DiLeo As we have learned over the past few years, loyalty to one person is quite different from loyalty to one’s country, […]
Book Review: Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult – A Heavy Topic but Far From Perfect
When I read Jodi Picoult’s books, I can usually get a pretty good idea of what inspired her for the story. Some of it is a specific event while other times it […]
Movie Review – Moonraker: James Bond #11 – Nearly the End of the Franchise
Written by Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood, Gerry AndersonDirected by Lewis Gilbert For years, you could put me in the category of those who didn’t consider themselves James Bond fans. Back when I […]
Book Review: Big Man by Clarence Clemons & Don Reo – Part Fantasy, Part Autobiography
Clarence Clemons is second only to Bruce Springsteen in the adoration of Springsteen’s fans. His ability to be the clown onstage with Springsteen was unmatched and it made going to a Springsteen concert […]
Movie Review: He Got Game – Everyone Wants a Piece of Jesus
Written by Spike LeeDirected by Spike Lee I’m not really a basketball fan, so I somewhat avoided seeing Spike Lee’s He Got Game for years. After finally viewing it, I’m sorry that […]
Book Review – Not Nicholson: The Story of a First Daughter by Ann M. Haralambie
It always amazes me that people who know their family history – and often celebrate it – berate adoptees for wanting the same thing. People take for granted walking into a doctor’s office […]
My Travel Roundup for 2023 and Plans for 2024
In addition to my geocaching trips around new England, 2023 was a good year for travel. My first trip was to visit a friend who works in Washington DC and lives close […]
My 2023 Geocaching Roundup
2023 will not go down as my best year for geocaching. I held out writing this until today in the hopes that I would be able to get out again this weekend, but […]
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