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{4/5} “Maybe a man who broods in a cave for a living isn’t cut out to be a recruiter, hmm?” Zack Snyder’s Justice League, released in 2021 Superman is dead. Bruce Wayne is trying to put together a group of metahumans to battle the next great foe, but Arthur Currie says no. Meanwhile, Steppenwolf has […]
{4.5/5} “Release the piglets.” Sing 2, released in 2021 Buster Moon thought the scout would love his “Alice in Wonderland” show, which is sold out every night, and invite him to perform in the big city. But she didn’t — she said he wasn’t good enough. Moon then convinces everyone to go the big city […]
{5/5} “The best way to distract someone is to make them believe they’re about to get what they want.” Made for Love season 2, aired in 2022 Hazel is back in the Hub, where her father Herbert is receiving treatment for cancer. She’s dreaming about killing Byron. The doctor estimates that treatment will take 12 […]
Most people in Ontario don’t want Doug Ford to be premier again (CBC News says he has 36% whereas the combination of Liberal, NDP, Green, and Other has 64%). And rightly so — he will do very horrible things. But because of how our election system works (first past the post) he is likely to […]
{4.5/5} “‘What exactly is a tech millionaire?’ ‘It’s a lot like a regular millionaire, but with a hoodie and crippling social anxiety.’” Love, Death & Robots season 3, aired in 2022 In “Three Robots: Exit Strategies” the 3 robots continue their tour of some key spots for understanding the demise of humanity. In “The Very […]
{4.5/5} “Now the weight of my entire life was pressing on my shoulders. I was defying the most traditional part of myself for the first time in my entire life. I was leaving in the dead of night and they had no clue. My nine sibling, all older than me except for my younger sister […]
{4.5/5} “When I am done telling you these stories, when you’re done listening to these stories, I am no longer I, and you are no longer you. In this afternoon we briefly merged into one. After this, you will always carry a bit of me, and I will always carry a bit of you, even […]
{5/5} “I know you were born yesterday, but it’s time to grow up.” Finch, released in 2021 After the apocalypse Finch goes out looking for things that are useful to him — or his dog. He’s marked all the buildings that he’s checked so far, which is a lot. He wears a protective suit and […]
{5/5} “Don’t get your hopes too high with my dad.” Stillwater, released in 2021 Bill travels to Paris to visit his daughter Allison, who’s in prison. Allison gives him a letter to give to her lawyer, but the lawyer says there’s nothing she can do. Bill asks his neighbour to translate the letter, as it’s […]
{4.5/5} “First, understand that when we say KPS is an animal rights organization, we are actively engaged with these animals — very large, very wild, very dangerous animals. We will train you on how to interact with them, and we maintain stringent safety protocols at all times. But you can get injured, severely, and if […]