Ten books. So far, alternate history author Harry Turtledove has written ten books in a series based on the concept of what would happen if the Confederacy had managed to win the […]
Book Review: Settling Accounts: In At The Death by Harry Turtledove-War is Hell, Occupation is Worse
Movie Review: Saint of 9/11 – Moved Me More than “Passion of the Christ”
There’s a well-known picture from September 11th that features the firefighters carrying out the first person who died at the World Trade Center site, other than those in the airplanes. That man […]
INXS: Australian Made – Good, But Could Have Been Better
Released in 1987, INXS: Australian Made seems like the idea was to introduce other, lesser-known Australian musicians to people by capitalizing on the popularity of INXS. The only other artist on the […]
Book Review: High Lie by A.J. Stewart – Crooked Gamblers in Florida? Now There’s a Surprise…
I’m finally starting to warm up to this series about a private investigator in southern Florida. Miami Jones is his name, and along with a series of peripheral characters, solve mysteries with […]
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive – Murder, Intrigue, Sabotage, Coups and More
Written by David FisherDirected by Lovett Bickford 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 “The […]
Movie Review: A Civil Action – Travolta is Surprisingly Good as a Smarmy Lawyer
Written by Jonathan Harr and Steven ZaillianDirected by Steven Zaillian The area I live in has a body of water known by the nickname “Three-Eyed Fish Pond.” It borders a site once […]
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record – Good Documentary But Where’s the Music?
I should have known something was up when the word Unautorized was featured so prominently in descriptions of The Rolling Stones – Just For the Record. While there is some interesting material […]
Book Review: Dead Quiet by M.K. Coker – Murder Across a Cultural Divide
In this fourth book in the series following Eda County Sheriff Karen Mehaffey and her family, a lot of the background given about her in previous novels in the series comes full […]
Movie Review: To Sir, With Love – No Weapons in His Classroom, Just Respect
Written by E.R. Braithwaite and James ClavellDirected by James Clavell In working-class London in the 1960s, Mark Thackeray (portrayed by Sidney Poitier) turns to teaching after he finds himself unable to get […]
Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Signs and Portents – Londo’s Turning Point
Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Janet Greek This is another episode that, while it stands up well on its own, contains a lot of foreshadowing of the future of the series. […]
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