Connecticut Books, People, & Essays I probably shouldn’t have ever begun reading and writing about Connecticut books. It’s just one of those lists that I can’t possibly “finish” in any meaningful way. But that’s fine, I don’t mind. If you’re into books, I also review non-Connecticut hiking books and the Modern … [Read more...]
Modern Library’s Top 100 Novels
Just Read 2002 - 2039 or so Nerd. But I love you for it. Outside of all the regular CTMQ stuff, I have other goals. One of those goals is to read 3 Modern Library Top 100 books per year 4 Modern Library Top 100 English novels of the 20th century per year, which should have me finishing the entire list around … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Wordplay
Word Up Wordplay, 2006 Full disclosure: I'm a New York Times crossword fanboy and have been for decades. Therefore, any halfway decent movie featuring the NYT crossword will be considered excellent by me. That reminds me of an old beer review I wrote about a beer called “Blanc de Blanche" by Overshores Brewing. … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Bristol Boys
Bristol Deserves Better Bristol Boys, 2006 Which one of you said I should review Connecticut movies? Because whoever you are, your suggestion then led to a friend making me aware of the 2006 independent film, Bristol Boys. And now I’m just mad at you all. Because this movie suuuuuuuuuuucks. The whole … [Read more...]
Book Review: Traveler’s Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley
No One Cares About the Gold Coast Anyway Traveler's Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley Tim Mulligan, 1994 This review completely ignores the non-Connecticut portion of the book. It is absurd to review a travel guide from 1994 for all the obvious reasons. This book was published just before … [Read more...]
Movie Review: The Women
Nope The Women, 2008 When I began formalizing my list of Connecticut movies, I had to leave off a ton of pre-1950 or so options - simply because there's no way I can find them to watch. You'd probably be surprised at how many old movies take place in Connecticut. The Women is a poorly conceived 2008 remake … [Read more...]
Movie Review: The Quiet
Shhhhh The Quiet, 2005 You’ve likely never seen The Quiet, nor have you likely even heard of it. It did have a national theater release and it wasn’t universally panned, but The Quiet was just a quiet little movie. It’s also very disturbing on a few different levels and most importantly for us, the whole thing … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut River From the Air
The Connecticut River from the Air: An Intimate Perspective of New England by Jerry Roberts (Author), Tom Walsh (Photographer) This is a beautiful book. As your friendly expert on Connecticut coffee table books, I’m pleased to report that this is one of the best. Not only are the many hundreds of photographs … [Read more...]
Movie Review: The Stepford Wives
How Dar-ien You The Stepford Wives, 1975 Rare is the movie or book (both, in this case) that creates a new, universally used way to describe something. Sophie’s Choice was certainly one. The Stepford Wives is another. I remember listening to Howard Stern in the 1980’s and 90’s talking about his ex-wife’s circle of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Nobody’s Fool
Pinning it Down Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie The Pinhead By Bill Griffith Full disclosure: I’m not much of a Zippy fan. I know, I know, this is blasphemy for someone like me who can be a bit obsessed with all thing Connecticut. After all, in Bill Griffith’s long running Zippy the Pinhead comic … [Read more...]
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