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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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Spider-Man 3 – A Movie Review
(I’m almost sure there are no spoilers in this review, but read at your own risk.) From the get-go, I thought Spider-Man 3 looked…
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Smokin’ Aces – A Movie Review
Okay, I waited quite a while for this baby to come in through my Internet rental provider, so I had rather high hopes. My…
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The Fountain – A Movie Review
A beautiful film-absolutely beautiful. Please, if you watch this, you must approach it with an open mind and look at it as a work…
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Ghost Rider – A Movie Review
I am all for movie studios going hog wild with comic book properties. Most of these characters have literally decades of stories to pull…
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – A Movie Review
There are some fanatical Fantastic Four comic book fans out there, and you’ll have to take into consideration that I’m not one of them. …
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The Ultimates 2, Vol. 1: Gods and Monsters – A Graphic Novel Review
Basically an updated version of Marvel Comic’s classic Avengers lineup, The Ultimates is the closest comic book out there to a big budget action…
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V for Vendetta – A Graphic Novel Review
I’ll admit it . . . I picked up this classic by Alan Moore more out of curiosity for the upcoming movie than for…
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Fables: The Mean Seasons – A Graphic Novel Review
Once again, I found out about the series Fables from the Eisner Awards list. I’ve yet to be disappointed by my buys from the…
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In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster – A Book Review
Paul Auster presents us with yet another must-read. This novella takes place in an unnamed city that has suffered complete ruin. There is no…
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