Puss in Boots

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “‘Is it true a cat always lands on its feet?’ ‘No, that is just a rumour spread by dogs.’” Puss in Boots, released in 2011 Puss in Boots is a fugitive, wanted by the law. But he doesn’t steal from churches or orphans. When men in a saloon reveal that Jack and Jill have […]

Good Omens (season 2)

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{5/5} “How much trouble can I get in for asking a few questions?” Good Omens season 2, aired in 2023 Aziraphale and Crowley first met each other in heaven, when the universe was created. When Gabriel shows up naked at Aziraphale’s shop, he seems to have amnesia but he thinks something terrible is going to […]

Scared Shrekless

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{4.5/5} “No one has ever made cookies with this much sugar. You are playing with forces far beyond your comprehension!” — the Muffin Man Scared Shrekless, released in 2010 Shrek takes the kids for their first Halloween. Back at their house, Donkey and their friends try to scare them, but Shrek says ogres don’t get […]

Shrek the Halls

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{4.5/5} “‘How many babies does Fiona have?’ ‘Fiona has babies?’” — Two of the Three Little Pigs Shrek the Halls, released in 2007 When Fiona expresses excitement about Christmas, Shrek decides he must find out what the deal is. He goes to the bookstore and the bookseller shows him a book called Christmas for Village […]

Shrek Forever After

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{4.5/5} “This is the part where you run away.” Shrek Forever After, released in 2010 Years ago the king and queen were about to make a deal with Rumpelstiltskin when Fiona was rescued by Shrek. Shrek and Fiona are raising three kids, and Shrek misses the days when he scared people away. He expresses that […]

Shrek the Third

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{4/5} “This is like totally embarrassing, but my friend Tiffany thinkest thou vex her so soothly and she thought perchance thou would want to ask her to the homecoming dance or something.” Shrek the Third, released in 2007 Shrek and Fiona are filling in for the king and queen while the king is sick, but […]

Shrek 2

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{4.5/5} “I’m a real boy!” — Pinocchio, when he gets hit by the Fair Godmother’s wand Shrek 2, released in 2004 When Prince Charming arrives at the castle where Princess Fiona was imprisoned he finds out he’s too late — she’s already been rescued. Shrek and Fiona return home from their honeymoon, and they’re summoned […]

Shrek

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{5/5} “Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.” — Lord Farquad Shrek, released in 2001 When a talking donkey runs away from people who are rounding up fairy creatures, he runs into an ogre named Shrek. Shrek scares away the men who come with pitchforks to capture them. The […]

Trader

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “Part of who we are is dependent on our memories, on where we’ve been and what’s we’ve done with our lives, how the past has shaped us. But part of it depends on how others see us, too. If everybody treats you like a loser, it’s hard not to be a loser. Buddy treats […]

Mystery Men

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{4/5} “‘If one person vomits in my pool, I’m going to divorce you.’ ‘That’s fair.’” Mystery Men, released in 1999 The Shoveler, the Blue Raja, and Mr. Furious are superheroes, sort of. They try to be helpful, but they’re really not very good at it. Captain Amazing, on the other hand, is a professional. But […]