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{4.5/5} “No one throws a stakeout like Chuck Bartowski… You can put that in my secret file.” Chuck season 3, aired in 2010 In addition to flashing on people and objects, Chuck can now flash on skills — he learns kung fu in seconds. Chuck reveals he’s a spy to Devon (aka Awesome). Ellie and […]
{4.5/5} “‘The legend of Kahless,’ Koloth continued, ‘is the foundation upon which the Empire stands. Without his guidance, we are doomed to a fate of self-destruction. For a time, that was forgotten by many Klingons. Other, selfish concerns blinded us to Kahless’ teachings, but that is beginning to change.’” Star Trek: In the Name of […]
{5/5} “I can neither confirm nor deny any details about any operation without the permission of the Secretary.” Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, released in 2015 The CIA wants to get rid of the IMF because it thinks it has acted recklessly. But it doesn’t have all the facts. While Brandt tries to convince people […]
{4.5/5} “I was pretty certain I wouldn’t be coming back. Part of that might be my connection with, obsession with, Old Twentieth, when everybody’s life was a rainbow of accomplishments and failures, grounded in the peace of darkness at either end. Another part was simply practical. The trip was a quixotic leap into the unknown…” […]
{5/5} “There are a lot of things about me you don’t know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn’t understand. Things you couldn’t understand. Things you shouldn’t understand.” Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, released in 1985 Pee-wee’s most prized possession is his bike. When it’s stolen, he’s heartbroken but determined to get it back. A fortune teller tells […]
{5/5} “I am more machine than man, twisted and evil. I am responsible for the deaths of billions of sentient beings. But it has come to my attention that you’ve been comparing me to Dick Cheney. That seems a bit harsh.” — Darth Vader The Daily Show seasons 19 & 20, aired in 2013-15 Jon […]
{4.5/5} “It’s like if you snapped your fingers and produced a rose but it was because someone on an aeroplane had dropped a rose at just the right time for it to land in your hand. There was a real person and a real aeroplane and a real rose, but that doesn’t mean the reason […]
{4.5/5} “What I love about music. The most banal scenes are suddenly invested with so much meaning, you know. All these banalities suddenly turn into these… these beautiful effervescent pearls.” Begin Again, released in 2013 Gretta is a songwriter who’s just found out her boyfriend cheated on her. Dan is a music producer who’s just […]
{5/5} “I’m very, very, very, very cold, and I have to read a huge box of scripts, and I just got into a fight with Professor McGonagall about Jane Austen.” The Rewrite, released in 2014 Keith wrote an Oscar-winning movie years ago but has been having trouble getting work lately. His agent finds him a […]
{4.5/5} “It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in a language chiefly made by men to express theirs.” Far From the Madding Crowd, released in 2015 Bathsheba Everdene has inherited a farm from her uncle. She initially decides to run the farm herself, that she doesn’t need a husband. When three different […]