Bloody Good In the Blood, Charles Barber (2023) This book is so good. I don't care if you're not a non-fiction reader. You'll enjoy this book. It is as good as any mystery or thriller simply because it is a mystery and a thriller. And bonus: it all happened in Connecticut. (Well, except for the parts in Somalia … [Read more...]
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Book Review: A Professor, A President, and a Meteor
Weston Rocks! A Professor, A President, and a Meteor, Cathryn J. Prince (2011) I was "friends" with Cathryn Prince for a year or so before meeting her in person at a book signing in 2011. 21st-century "friends." In other words, Twitter friends. A Connecticut resident and professor, Prince specializes in writing … [Read more...]
Prospect: A Town of Lies
Prospecting for Truth Prospect, Connecticut: A Town of Lies You are all familiar with the Connecticut town of Prospect, right? Right?! After all, it's the "Best Small Town in Connecticut!" Right? Right?! Well... no, it's not. But I love that story. Which I only found because I was looking into other … [Read more...]
Peeples (2013)
C'mon, Peeples Peeples, 2013 I pretty much watch two kinds of movies these days: Oscar Best Picture nominees and terrible "Connecticut movies." As you've probably surmised, 2013's "Peeples" falls in the latter camp. (Okay, it's not totally terrible, and I've seen much worse, but it is a "Tyler Perry Presents" flick … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Bright Silver Star
He's Rich, Young, Handsome, Tortured, Gay, and... Dead The Bright Silver Star, David Handler (2003) This is the third in David Handler's Berger and Mitry Mystery series. As always, I will sprinkle in random passages because they are just so Connecticut. I read this book over Christmas week when I was at my … [Read more...]
The Matchbox Man (2021)
I've Met My Match The Matchbox Man, 2021 Gorman Bechard has made a wide range of "Connecticut movies," from schlock horror to documentaries. This 21 minute doc hardly qualifies as a "Connecticut movie," yet... here we are. I'm only documenting the documentary because of its subject matter: a Connecticut museum. … [Read more...]
Middlefield’s Town Seal
A Bang-Bang Write-Up Middlefield's Town Seal I really don't have much to say here other than Middlefield's town seal is seen through a gun sight. And I think that's pretty weird since, to me, it appears that the town is in someone's crosshairs. And that being the case, Middlefield's seal suggests that someone is … [Read more...]
Book Review: new haven noir
NwahNoir new haven noir, Anthology Collected & Edited by Amy Bloom (2017) I'll admit to some personal bias up front: I was pretty stoked to read this book. Proper noir is one of my favorite genres for one, but throw in the "everything takes place in New Haven written by people who are or were intimately familiar … [Read more...]
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Ratchet Rachel Rachel, Rachel, 1968 I really didn't expect this to be such a weird movie. It's a pretty weird movie. But it was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, so once again I'm forced to admit I don't know much about film-making or movies in general. It was a small budget independent film; a rarity for a … [Read more...]
The American Poop Movie (2006)
Holy Crap The American Poop Movie, 2006 This horrible 90 minutes of my life was originally titled, The Connecticut Poop Movie. So for that, I'm glad I watched it. After all, when it comes to movies filmed in Connecticut that are also set in Connecticut - and are filled with Connecticut references... there aren't … [Read more...]
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