Written by Diana Gabaldon, Ronald D. Moore, and Toni GraphiaDirected by Mike Barker This episode really demonstrates how the values Claire has from her 20th century life doesn’t resonate with life in […]
Series Rewatch – Outlander: Season 1, Episode 11 – The Devil’s Mark
Book Review: The Fireballer by Mark Stevens – Can A Pitch Be Too Fast?
As I watch the powers that be tinker with the sport I love so much over the past few years, this book is a resounding reminder that things evolve, but they also […]
Movie Review: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill – Bird Man of San Francisco
If you’ve ever owned birds – and by birds, I mean the big beaky ones – you know they have their own personalities. I became step-mom to two of these creatures for […]
Book Review: The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly – Ghosts of Harry Bosch’s Past Arise
I have a few people I read books with. There is a mixture of tastes there and it seems no one has been completely satisfied with any of the books we’ve read […]
Movie Review: Breaking In (1989) – Burt Reynolds Begins to Reclaim His Career
Written by John SaylesDirected by Bill Forsyth In Breaking In, Burt Reynolds stars as Ernie, an aging burglar who is beginning to think it’s time to retire. While burglarizing a home, he […]
Book Review: Drop Shot by Harlan Coben – Myron Bolitar: Sports Agent, Detective, Comedian, Martial Artist….
Drop Shot is the second book by Harlan Coben featuring the character of Myron Bolitar. Myron was once a promising basketball star before he blew out his knee. Now he’s a sports […]
Movie Review: Sophie’s Choice – Life Interrupted
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 […]
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 […]
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