At a time when most people look for “mindless summer reading” which usually means fluff that can be put down and picked up easily, Jodi Picoult is a breath of fresh air. […]
Book Review: Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult – Page-Turner with Faults
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.
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Chrysalis – Jump Point to the Rest of the Series
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Larry DiTillioDirected by Janet Greek The final episode of the first season of Babylon 5 sets up most of the stories that will be explored during […]
Book Review: The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion – Nancy Drew and the Exploding Oranges
Even when it comes to books aimed at the tween audience – something I am definitely too old to qualify for – there are some plots that in the end just make […]
The Twilight Zone: Volume 9 – Terrific Stories, Needs More Extras
Back when Rod Serling created The Twilight Zone, the television climate was much different than it is today. Sponsors shied away from any controversy, and the network censors were much stricter than […]
Book Review – Second Chance: An Alternative History, American Revolution, Military Time Travel Novel by Michael Roberts
My love of the alternate history genre should come as no surprise to anyone who has regularly read my blog. This genre takes a point of history and wonders what the world […]
Documentary Review: Wham! on Netflix – George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s Story
I was a teenager in the early 1980s when “new wave” music hit, and living on Long Island, I had a front-row seat to the second British Invasion thanks to WLIR. Yet, […]
Book Review: Deception in Paradise by Deborah Brown – Falls Short of Creating a Heroine I Could Root For
When Janet Evanovich hit it big with her Stephanie Plum series, there were bound to be copycats. One of these is the “In Paradise” series by author Deborah Brown. Now up to […]
DVD Review: War Feels Like War – Behind the Scenes in Iraq
When we think about both of the wars fought against Saddam Hussein, we think about the men and women of our military in harm’s way. Some think of the innocent people caught […]
Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy – A Cautionary Tale of Child Stardom
This is a book that I had heard a lot about from various sources. At the time, I had no idea who Jennette McCurdy was. It wasn’t until my granddaughter started watching […]
The Twilight Zone: Volume 8 – Nuclear War and Aliens Among Us
The television show The Twilight Zone still holds up well today. It originally aired from 1959 through 1964 and the stories are as compelling today as they were back then. Some of […]
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