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{2/5} “Spy Kids have always been able to beat the bad guys because adults over-think things. But to a kid, everything is possible.” Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, released in 2011 Wilbur Wilson has a reality show where he hunts for spies. But he doesn’t know his own wife was a […]
{4/5} “You forgot something.” The Secret World of Arietty, released in 2010 Arietty is 14 and goes with her father on her first borrowing expedition. They go into the area of the house where the humans live. The humans are giants compared to them. They grab a sugar cube in the kitchen, but then drop […]
{5/5} “Well, there goes my prized white rice.” Godzilla Minus One, released in 2023 Koichi was a kamikaze pilot who didn’t want to die. When Godzilla comes to the island Koichi is on, he fails to shoot him with his plane. Koichi goes home after the war, but it’s all destroyed. He meets a woman […]
{4.5/5} “Your head never used to hover like that.” Mars Express, released in 2023 When Aline Ruby gets to Mars with the cybercriminal Roberta Williams, they find there’s no warrant for her arrest. Now she’s looking for two students who have gone missing after their robot was jailbroken. When she gets to the location of […]
{5/5} “The element of change, as everyone knows, is Air. They say that every now and then when the wind blows in a certain direction, it can bring an excess of Air into people who’ve never been known for foolishness. So close your doors on those days; shutter your windows. Don’t go out onto the […]
{4.5/5} “The Hoveny… had spread itself that far and possibly farther before its interstellar empire collapsed — around the same time Humans were four-footed shrews. Study of the Hoveny Complex was one of the most highly funded fields of research among Trade Pact cultures, given that newer species were determined not to repeat whatever mistakes […]
Albert Bierstadt was an American painter who painted a lot of landscapes from the American West in the 19th century. The painting of his that I had a poster of when I was at university is “Among The Sierra Nevada Mountains, California.” Here it is: Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (1868) He has many […]
{5/5} “I remember everything.” Dollhouse season 2, aired in 2009-10 Ballard tries to take down an arms dealer, with Echo’s help. He becomes her handler, and promises to help her rescue the actives. When Senator Daniel Perrin tries to expose the Dollhouse with Madeline as his witness, they are surprised to find that Perrin himself […]
{4.5/5} “There was, I granted grudgingly, reason for the Clan to be so desperate, to act with such disregard for individuals. It was at the root of every being’s existence: to have a living future. That, as Morgan would say, did not make it right. There had to be other choices, better methods. Some costs […]
{5/5} “I try to be my best.” Dollhouse season 1, aired in 2009 Echo lives at the Dollhouse, and goes on various missions each with a new personality, after which her memory is wiped. She also doesn’t remember who she was before — when she got in some trouble and made a deal with the […]