Posts from the ‘parallel post’ category

Hostage Film Review

The blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I return to the series we begun all the way back in 2010. This time taking on a…

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Atonement Film Review

Picking up where 2013 (along with my collaborator and I) skipped over, we’re back for another go. Seriously, this year has had its share of poignant…

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The Hot Rock Film Review

A brand spanking new year, 2013, and we’re already one month down. Almost. The last day in January means it is time once more to restart…

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Experiment in Terror Film Review

We’re at that time again, and it didn’t seem like it took that long to get here. Fall has fallen, and we keep tumbling toward the…

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The Great Raid Film Review

My partner and I have done these duo posts for a couple of years now. We usually lay out a list of book/films a few months…

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Bubba Ho-Tep Film Review

I have to admit something before, dear reader, you get to perusing the review: I didn’t consciously plan this. Yeah, sure, last month’s duo post book/film…

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Field of Dreams Film Review

I have to admit, because of the ongoing AFI Top Ten arc that I began way back in January, I positioned and timed this review to coincide…

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The Black Dahlia Film Review

As the first half of 2012 reaches its end, it is becoming harder to take stock of the year, what with the speed of it all.…

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The Whistleblower Film Review

Heading into the last month of Spring and the first of Summer is always a juncture where I begin an accounting, of sorts. An attempt in…

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Drive Book/Audiobook Review

Hardcover Publisher: Poison Pen Press (September 1, 2005) ISBN: 978-1590581810 Softcover Publisher: Mariner Books (August 30, 2011) ISBN: 0547791097 Audiobook Publisher: Blackstone Audio (August 1, 2007)…

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The Big Sleep Film Review

Somehow, and quickly, the first quarter of 2012 is nearing its end. Coincidentally, it rained pretty heavily (for L.A. that is) the day I screened the…

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Persuasion Film Review

Leap day, February 29th, is a date that only occurs, obviously, during Leap Years — those annum that are evenly divisible by 4. Seems like the perfect occasion…

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The Maltese Falcon Film Review

The year 2012 is barely here, but as I look up at the calendar the damn thing tells me that January is coming to an end……

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Rosemary’s Baby Film Review

The year 2011 is quickly drawing to close. I say that because today is Halloween. While there are two full months left, is there any doubt…

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The Hunt for Red October Film Review

I once wrote the following, and it still applies: “Here we go, again. It is another September 30th. It seems that ever since I became a parent,…

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The Day of The Jackal Film Review

“I’m beginning to get a feeling about the Jackal…” I recall a time when the summer was a time of rest. No more, I guess. Especially…

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Somewhere in Time Film Review

“Good afternoon, Miss McKenna. I’ve just come 68 years, may I please speak to you?” One more time, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone…

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