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{4.5/5} “This… this super Earth in a lifeless Solar System, stuffed with samples of lost life from the real Earth. To show us what we missed? This is clearly a comparative exercise. But I doubt very much it is for our benefit.” World Engines: Creator by Stephen Baxter, published in 2020 Reid Malenfant and his […]
{5/5} “‘We actually lived in a submarine for 2 years.’ ‘Yeah, a yellow one.’” — Tommy & Harry 3rd Rock from the Sun season 5, aired in 1999-2000 Tommy finds that he doesn’t actually like working with his girlfriend Alyssa at the pretzel place. Sally, Harry, and Tommy get it into their heads that they […]
{4.5/5} “Don’t have a good day — have a great day.” Free Guy, released in 2021 Guy works in a bank that gets robbed a lot — he often hangs out with his friend Buddy, who’s the security guard. He’s looking for the girl of his dreams, but he hasn’t met her yet. When he […]
{4.5/5} “You’re a wolf when you sleep and a girl when you’re awake.” Wolfwalkers, released in 2020 Robin’s dad is a hunter — the Lord Protector has tasked him with getting rid of the wolves from the forest. She’s been practising with her crossbow and thinks of herself as a hunter too. But children are […]
{4/5} “During the crowded centuries a lot of wild animals, mostly in small relic populations, had adapted to nocturnal living. They were like the little squirrelly mammals that had survived at the feet of the dinosaurs… And so in the new British forest there were nocturnal deer, wild boar, wolves. For now, it was too […]
{5/5} “I’m not homeless, I’m just houseless.” Nomadland, released in 2020 Fern lost her husband and her town. She is having a hard time finding a job aside from Amazon. She lives in her van, parked at an RV park. People are concerned about her, but she says she’s OK. It’s very cold, though, so […]
{5/5} “Sometimes it’s hardest of all to forgive someone we love.” A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, released in 2019 Lloyd is a prizewinning magazine writer who has a wife and baby. When he goes to his sister’s wedding he’s unhappy to see his father. They end up having an argument that leads to punches […]
{5/5} “This is going to sound strange, really bizarre, but are you experiencing any kind of temporal anomaly in your life?” The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, released in 2021 Mark wakes up every day and it’s the same day. He goes around helping people. He discusses the philosophy of time loops with his best […]
{5/5} “It had come with a tempest — that much even Raoden remembered. The earth itself had shattered, an enormous chasm appearing in the south, all of Arelon quaking. With the destruction, Elantris had lost its glory. The Elantrians had changed from brilliant white-haired beings to creatures with splotchy skin and bald scalps — like […]
{4.5/5} “You can only get so far without a tribe.” The Book of Boba Fett season 1, aired in 2021-22 Boba Fett is setting himself up as Daimyo on Tatooine, succeeding Bib Fortuna who succeeded Jabba the Hutt. He wants to rule by respect, not fear. His friend Fennec Shand is with him, as are […]