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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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Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review
Living under the shadow of Sandman and American Gods, Gaiman has difficulty impressing me with other works because those two are so utterly superb. …
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The Darjeeling Limited – A Movie Review
Not as eccentric as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou or as dark as The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited falls somewhere in-between and…
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – A Movie Review
Quiet, subtle, and nuanced, this movie is a work of art for those interested in cinematography, story, and acting. Anyone hoping for a “popcorn”…
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The Sandman: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review
The Kindly Ones encompasses the direct consequences of the earlier volume, Brief Lives. In Brief Lives, Lord Morpheus (Dream) changes, for better or for…
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut – A Movie Review
Believe it or not, this is the first and only version of Blade Runner that I’ve seen. I understand that there have been many…
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Fracture – A Movie Review
There’s so much I want to say about this film that I simply can’t for fear of spoiling some pretty captivating moments and revelations.I…
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