Monthly Archives: December 2017

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Posted on December 24, 2017 by mondomolly

We will return the week of January 18, 2018

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Sweet Valley High Super Edition: Special Christmas By Francine Pascal

Posted on December 18, 2017 by mondomolly

It seems that nothing can spoil Jessica and Elizabeth’s holiday- until Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield announce the arrival of an unwelcome houseguest… Background: Sweet Valley High remains one of the most enduring series of its era, leading to numerous spin-off dealing with … Continue reading →

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Movie Madness and/or Mania: The Cry Baby Killer (Jus Addis, 1958)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by mondomolly

I say this even as a devotee of 1950s JD movies: there is only one reason to see this one, and that is for a glimpse of a scrawny 20 year old Jack Nicholson, a decade before Easy Rider, before … Continue reading →

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Polly French Takes Charge (#2) By Francine Lewis

Posted on December 1, 2017 by mondomolly

“Winning the election is fine but that’s just the start. Now we really are in up to our ears.” Concluding our 2017 series on Whitman’s girls’ series of the 1950s, 60s and 70s is the second volume in the short-lived … Continue reading →

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