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{4.5/5} “At once slow deep green rolled over him. He took a breath, and another, smelling old rotting leaves and healthy growth and autumn light. He felt almost as though he could have planted his feet and become a tree himself, a strong oak reaching up to the sky, brother of the old oak who […]
{5/5} “‘I think you’re a 10… Why, what do you think I am?’ ‘I think we just grade differently.’” It Had to Be You, released in 2015 Sonia finds out that Chris is going to propose, and she freaks out. She loves him, but she just isn’t sure she’s ready for marriage. Although 2 of […]
{5/5} “On Maundy Thursday he washed the feet of all his brothers and all the poor who crowded into the pilgrim hall for bread. He has been out and about through the four quarters of Florence, learning the narrows mazes of the streets, giving comfort to the sick and dying with his own hands, whoever […]
Here’s an update to this list. Shrek movies Shrek 2001 -> 5/5 Shrek 2 2004 -> 4.5/5 Shrek the Third 2007 -> 4/5 Shrek Forever After 2010 -> 4.5/5 Puss in Boots 2011 -> 4.5/5 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 -> 4.5/5 Shrek 5 2027 Madagascar movies Madagascar 2005 -> 5/5 Madagascar: Escape […]
{4.5/5} “Let’s jump more stuff.” The Croods: A New Age, released in 2020 The Croods come across the Bettermans, who live in a giant treehouse and plant their own food. The Bettermans seem friendly, but what they really want is for Guy to get together with their daughter Dawn. And as for the Croods, they […]
{5/5} “You had me at ‘unsanctioned mission.’” — Philippa Georgiou Star Trek: Discovery season 3, aired in 2020 Burnham arrives 930 years in the future, and immediately runs into Book, a courier. He reveals that the Federation is gone, having fallen after a tragedy called the Burn. Discovery finally arrives as well, but it crashes […]
Here’s an update to this list. Man of Steel 2013 -> 4.5/5 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 -> 4/5 Suicide Squad 2016 -> watched the first half Wonder Woman 2017 -> 5/5 Justice League 2017 -> 4.5/5 Aquaman 2018 -> 4.5/5 Shazam! 2019 -> 4.5/5 Birds of Prey 2020 -> watched the first […]
{4/5} “The stone has travelled the world to seemingly random and different places but they all have one thing in common. Their civilizations collapsed catastrophically, without a trace as to why.” Wonder Woman 1984, released in 2020 In the 1980s Diana Prince works at the Smithsonian. She becomes Wonder Woman when she is needed, keeping […]
Here’s an update to this list. Toy Story movies Toy Story 1995 -> 5/5 Toy Story 2 1999 -> 5/5 Toy Story 3 2010 -> 4.5/5 Toy Story 4 2019 -> 5/5 Lightyear 2022 -> 4/5 Toy Story 5 2026 Monsters, Inc. movies Monsters, Inc. 2001 -> 5/5 Monsters University 2013 -> 4.5/5 Finding Nemo […]
{5/5} “The tune is just an excuse to bring out the you.” Soul, released in 2020 Joe is a middle school band teacher, but he really wants to play jazz piano. On the day he gets a gig with one of his idols, he falls down a manhole. He finds himself on the path to […]