Reviews
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Movie Review: Michael Clayton (2007)
George Clooney teams up with John Gilroy to deliver a tour de force performance that would land him an Oscar nomination in 2008. This is a classic legal, whiste-blower tale where a lawyer must choose between his own integrity and saving his own skin. Clayton is a self proclaimed ‘janitor-attorney’ or ‘fixer’. He is a Read more
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Book Review: The Coffin Dancer
Coffin dancer is a thriller featuring sleuth, Lincoln Rhymes by Jeffrey Deaver Once again, Lincoln Rhymes and his beautiful cohort Amelia Sachs are on the trail of a psycho hired assassin who enjoys blowing up his victims with his ingeniously made bombs. Paraplegic Rhymes is as always, ably assisted by his high tech toys to Read more
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Graphic Novel Review: Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
Many of us turn to comics or Graphic novels as they are now called, as a form of stress relief and to escape into some ‘light reading’. Though I hate admitting it, reading a graphic novel can be intense and harder than just settling down with a paperback. With novels, our eyes move linearly, through Read more
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Restaurant Review: Kasbah Moroccan Restaurant and Lounge
Located in Winchester MA, Kashbah is one of two popular Morrocan restaurants in the Boston area. I have made two visits there, so far. The restaurant offers live entertainment with a singer who croons Egyptian tunes and is ably assisted by a skilled viola player. There is also the trademark Moroccan belly dancing and good Read more
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Viga Restaurant
Viga Eatery located on High Street is a decent sandwich shop close to downtown Boston. I tried their Chicken Parmesan on Fuchsia with extra sauce based on somebody’s recommendation. I’d say it was good, not great. All Parmesan sandwiches seem to taste the same (or maybe my taste buds may have been taking a nap. Read more
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Movie Review: The Bone Collector(1999)
Hollywood has been notorious, when it comes to taking a good book and ruining it on the big screen. Reading reviews of this movie on Amazon, this seems to be the case with this flick. Luckily for me, I have not read the book yet. After enjoying a great read by Jefferey Deaver, I decided Read more
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