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{4/5} “Even as he grinned in triumph at having broken through at least some of the barriers that lay between him and Chang, shadowy thoughts began creeping into the back of Mayweather’s mind. Once again, he couldn’t help but wonder whether Sub-Commander T-Pol would really consider the coming mission to be ‘appropriate, prudent, and logical.’” […]
{4.5/5} “He’s been rather unfortunate in his choice of ancestors.” The Lost City of Z, released in 2016 Percy is a major in the army who keeps getting passed over for medals. The Royal Geographical Society gives him a chance to reclaim his family’s honour — go to South America and map the border between […]
{5/5} “Oh, my dears, what a commotion.” Sense and Sensibility, released in 1995 When Mr. Dashwood dies he leaves his home to his son, because of the law. That means his second wife and three daughters must move out, which they’re not happy about. When Elinor Dashwood meets her half brother’s brother-in-law Edward, she finds […]
{4.5/5} “‘How long you keep secret?’ ‘Six hour.’ ‘New record.’” — Mrs. & Mr. Kim Kim’s Convenience season 2, aired in 2017 Janet is trying to move out but her housemates keep bailing on her. Jung likes his boss Shannon but she’s got a boyfriend named Alejandro. Everybody is surprised when Mrs. Kim gets a […]
{4.5/5} “The constellations changed as the Asteria continued its unending orbit, but the view from this spot always felt the same. The constancy was a comfort, a reminder that whatever unpleasantness you’d just been through was only a moment, only a blink with a vast, slow splendour.” Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers, […]
{5/5} “Oh, I’m sorry, you thought maybe Trump would not pop up in this story? Think again. He is truly the Forrest Gump of human misery.” Last Week Tonight season 5, aired in 2018 Here’s what John talked about this year: immigration courts the Iran Deal rehab guardianship China gene editing workplace sexual harassment, including […]
{4.5/5} “When you’re the middle child in a family of 5 million you don’t get any attention.” Antz, released in 1998 Z is a worker ant. Unlike his fellow ants, he doesn’t really like digging. He feels like there should be more to life, but he’s not sure what that could be until he meets […]
{2.5/5} “Yeah, we’ve got a lot to talk about.” Time Trap, released in 2018 Professor Hopper is looking for his parents, who disappeared decades ago. He finds their van, and goes looking in a cave. A couple of days later a pair of his students and their friends go looking for him. When they find […]
{4.5/5} “I must have the sun.” Ocean’s Eight, released in 2018 Debbie Ocean, Danny’s sister, plans a heist while in prison. When she gets out she puts together a team of eight to pull it off. During the annual Met Gala they will steal priceless diamonds off the neck of a famous actress. One of […]
{4.5/5} “What is going to happen when we meet up with an alien race that doesn’t have two arms and two legs and doesn’t think like we do, doesn’t organize concepts the way we do?” Star Trek: Enterprise — Rosetta by Dave Stern, published in 2006 The Enterprise comes across aliens who make it clear […]