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{5/5} “‘Sister. I guess she is. I have a sister. What a lovely thought. I need to find her.’ ‘And legs.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘Find your sister. And legs.’ ‘Was that a joke?’” — Thia & Dek Predator: Badlands, released in 2025 In Dek’s clan you have to make a kill to be considered a man. […]
{5/5} “You’re ready to hunt something that’s hunting you.” Prey, released in 2022 In 1719 Naru is a Comanche girl who knows about herbs for healing but she also wants to hunt. She’s very skilled with axe throwing, and has a faithful dog, Sarii. She even invents a new technique, tying a rope to an […]
{5/5} “I have a feeling that right off the bat they’re going to ask for an encore.” Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, released in 2025 Matt and Jay have a band that they call Nirvanna the Band. They particularly would like to play at the Rivoli, so they make some flyers that say […]
{4/5} “Embrace the destiny. Enter deeply into it. Go further than you have ever gone before until you find what lies at its heart.” Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Duel (Annual #1) by Denny O’Neil, published in 1991 Batman returns to the monastery high in the mountains in Korea where he learned many […]
{4.5/5} “‘Organizing teams of vigilantes, terrorizing citizens, undermining public trust in the police. We have laws against that sort of thing.’ ‘And do they apply to the Batman as well, captain?’” Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Faith by Mike W. Barr, published in 1991 A junkie named John is rescued by Batman and […]
{4.5/5} “I think your pond rules are inconsistent.” Hoppers, released in 2026 When Mabel decides to free the turtle in her classroom, as well as all the other animals in the school, she gets in trouble. Her mom drops her off at her grandma’s place. Initially she’s annoyed but her grandma introduces her to the […]
{4.5/5} “My boss is badder than your boss.” The Devil Wears Prada 2, released in 2026 Andy loses her job at the newspaper after many years. Miranda is in trouble because of a story that’s going viral — the people at one of her shops lied and it turned out to be a sweat shop. […]
{4/5} “‘I’ll consider this a test. If I win I’ll continue.’ ‘And if you lose?’ ‘Who knows? Maybe I could get used to a life of sanity.’ ‘I wish you well. But I confess.. I’m not certain whether that means I’m hoping for success or failure.’” — Bruce & Alfred Batman: Legends of the Dark […]
{3.5/5} “I can’t plot total world domination on an empty stomach.” Love, Death & Robots season 4, aired in 2025 In “The Other Large Thing” Sanchez the cat plans to rule the world but without opposable thumbs his plan lacks practicality — then his owners get a robot. In “Spider Rose” a woman alone in […]
{4.5/5} “If Starfleet was willing to acknowledge a mistake and correct it then Starfleet is a living thing, capable of growth and change.” Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1, aired in 2026 Nahla separated a mother and child when the mother broke the law. She was under orders but she decided those orders were wrong […]