Numbskulls The Skulls (2000) Remember how in the 1970's, 80's, and 90's the year 2000 was going to be awesome? Everything was going to be futuristic and cool and, well, awesome! As it turned out, not everything in the Year 2000 was awesome. In fact, some of the stuff that happened in 2000 was pretty bad. Take … [Read more...]
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Book Review: Loop Year
I'm Loopy Loop Year, John Sheirer (2008) You'd think I'd really like this book. Heck, you'd think I'd love it. I thought I'd love it. I really wanted to love it. I can say I love the idea of it. Any longtime CTMQ reader (or personal acquaintance) will nod along when I say that the book is a daily chronicle … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets
Yee-Haw Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets Eric D. Lehman and Amy Nawrocki (2022) I didn't plan on actually reading this book. I don't think the prolific Connecticut authors plan for anyone to read read Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets. That's not the point of it at all. I, however, actually read the … [Read more...]
Taking a Shot at Love (2021)
He Shoots... He Scores! Taking a Shot at Love (2021) Oh man. An absolute classic right here. Just a slammin' Hallmark banger. There has been a lot written in the local press about Avon resident Julie Sherman Wolfe and all the Hallmark movies she's been writing that are set in Connecticut, but nowhere did I read how … [Read more...]
Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
Terminate This Christmas in Connecticut (1992) There is exactly one interesting thing about this movie: It was directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, Arnold has had a hugely successful Hollywood career and transformed himself from a 'roided up Austrian mute to a blockbuster star to the Governor of California (?!), … [Read more...]
Christmas at the Carousel (2021)
Carousel Carousing Christmas at the Carousel (2021) We've got a budding Hitchcock, Tarantino, Shyamalan, Kevin Smith over here. Yes, young Erik Bloomquist writes, directs, and stars in his own "Christmas at the Carousel." Bloomquist the director has several horror movies under his belt, so this Christmassy romantic … [Read more...]
Christmas Caper (2007)
The ABC's of BC, not CT Christmas Caper (2007) Hoo boy. This was an ABC Family movie for their 25 Days of Christmas "event" way back in the day. Did ABC Family beget Hallmark and all that comes with that channel in the 2020's? And since it is Hallmark Channel that began filming so much of their treacle in … [Read more...]
A Very Nutty Christmas (2018)
7th Hell A Very Nutty Christmas (2018) What do you get when you write a terribly trite and hackneyed modern fairy tale and bring together the star of a late 1990's teen sitcom, the star of a late 1990's family drama, the star of a early 2000's hit sitcom, a star of a long-running Broadway musical, and... a guy who … [Read more...]
My Adventures With Santa (2019)
My Adventures in Bachelorhood My Adventures With Santa (2019) I'm writing this on April 9th. I watched this dreck on April 8th. Why? I'll tell you why. Because in 2021 the tidal wave of Christmas movies shot in Connecticut became too big for me to ignore. Too many of them were shot at places I'm familiar with … [Read more...]
The Mysteries of Berlin
Spoiler: I Have no Answers Berlin Every Connecticut town has its mysteries. Some are famous like Gungywump in Groton, and some are pretty much only known to me like the Mystery Pits in Somers. But Berlin is different to me because its mysteries are right there! In your face! And yet, I can't seem to land on any … [Read more...]
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