My review of Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron – Everything Changes for Mike Bowditch #bookreview #crime #crimefiction #Maine #MaineGameWardens #MaineWardenService #mysterynovels #SummerReading #thrillernovels
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Paul Doiron for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of the b…
My review of the movie Batman (1989) – Michael Keaton’s Got the Best Toys #batman #BillyDeeWilliams #comicbookmovie #JackNicholson #JackPalance #JeriHall #KimBasinger #MichaelKeaton #moviereview #RobertWuhl #TimBurton
Written by Bob Kane, Sam Hamm, and Warren SkaarenDirected by Tim Burton When Tim Burton took on the Director’s job for the 1989 version of Batman, fans knew they were in for something much di…
My review of the book Under a Rock: A Memoir by Chris Stein #Blondie #autobiography #biography #bookreview #celebrityautobiography #drugaddiction #drugs #memoir #nonfiction #punkrock #rockmusic
https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2024/04/25/book-review-under-a-rock-a-memoir-by-chris-stein/
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Chris Stein for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review of…
My review of Alex Haley’s Queen – A Woman Between Two Worlds #AlexHaley #biography #BlackHistory #DannyGlover #DennisHaysbert #DVDReview #HalleBerry #history #JaneKrakowski #JasmineGuy #MadgeSinclair #MartinSheen #OssieDavis #PatriciaClarkson #PaulWinfield #TimDaly
Written by Alex Haley and David StevensDirected by John Erman In the miniseries Roots and Roots: The Next Generations, Alex Haley traced his lineage down his mother’s side of his family based…
My review of the book Mystery of the Tolling Bell – Nancy Drew Foils a Cosmetics Fraud #bookreview #classicNancyDrew #mystery #NancyDrew #NancyDrewMysteries #YoungAdultbooks #youngadultmysteries
Looking at the cover of the most recent Nancy Drew book my daughter and I read, my first impression was that the cover art made Nancy look like she was drugged out. After reading the story, it̵…
New essay up on office conflict: AITA: Office Conflict #AITA #airconditioning #datapointcomputers #heat #officeconflict #officetemperature #Opinion #thermostat #bosses #managers
https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2024/04/20/aita-office-conflict/
My review of the movie The Flamingo Kid – Coming of Age in 1963 Brooklyn #moviereview #BronsonPinchot #comingofage #FisherStevens #HectorElizondo #JanetJones #JessicaWalter #LongIsland #MattDillon #NewYork #RichardCrenna
Written by Neal Marshall, Garry Marshall, and Bo GoldmanDirected by Garry Marshall Growing up in suburban New York City in my early years summers were different than they were for my own kids. Wher…
My review of the book No Rest for the Departed by Nancy Herriman #bookreview #murder #murdermystery #mystery #police #policecorruption #SanFrancisco #summerreading
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Beyond the Page Publishing, and Nancy Herriman for the advanced reader copy of the book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased revi…
My review of the movie Wargames (1983) – Would You Like To Play a Game? #moviereview #AllySheedy #ColdWar #ColdWarthriller #computers #DabneyColeman #JohnSpencer #MatthewBroderick #sciencefiction #sciencefictionmovie
Written by Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, and Walon GreenDirected by John Badham During the height of the Cold War, another fear seemed to be evolving just as fast. That was the fear of surrend…