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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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Iron Man – A Movie Review
You don’t need me to tell you this movie has been warmly received by the masses, and for good reason. When I first saw…
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Cloverfield – A Movie Review
(Notice: Spoilers Ahead) By far, the best thing about Cloverfield was the previews hyping its release. Granted, by the time I finally got around…
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Walk the Line – A Movie Review
I knew nothing about Johnny Cash, literally, before watching Walk the Line. Seriously. I knew only one of his songs, “Ring of Fire,” because…
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the prefex is Back!
After a brief hiatus, the prefex is back! These guys have a unique sound and I urge you to give them a listen. I’m fairly…
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – A Movie Review
Due to Judd Apatow’s involvement with Walk Hard, I really had high hopes. I’m afraid those hopes were dashed. Walk Hard was an exercise…
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Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt – A Book Review
For some reason, and I don’t know why, I had it in my head that Angela’s Ashes was about Frank McCourt and his brothers…

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