Best fantasy novels by decade
Here’s the fantasy list. As I read more books things might change, especially in the decade that’s not done yet. Winner Runner Ups Decade Author Title Author Title 2010s Claire North The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Julie E. Czerneda A Turn of Light Will McIntosh Hitchers Carrie Vaughn After the Golden Age Jo […]
Being John Malkovich
{5/5} “Do you see what a metaphysical can of worms this portal is?” Being John Malkovich, released in 1999 Craig, a puppeteer, gets a job at a filing company on floor 7 1/2 of an office building. He finds a hole behind a filing cabinet. Astonishingly, this hole leads to John Malkovich’s head. In other […]
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
{3.5/5} “How lucky you are.” The Huntsman: Winter’s War, released in 2016 Freya leaves her sister Ravenna and creates her own kingdom. With her newfound magic she becomes the Ice Queen. She kidnaps children from across the land and turns them into soldiers — very good ones. Because of the devastating loss of her baby […]
Captain America: The First Avenger
{4.5/5} “Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.” Captain America: The First Avenger, released in 2011 Steve Rogers wants to fight in World War II because he doesn’t like bullies. He’s short, skinny, and has a few other […]
Pixar movies
You might not usually pay attention to which studio produces a movie, but one studio worth paying attention to is Pixar. Without a doubt, they have the best track record of any studio in terms of percentage of brilliant movies. I’ve seen all but one of them. When other producers of movies realize they have […]
Finding Dory
{4.5/5} “Suck it, bipeds!” Finding Dory, released in 2016 Dory remembers that she’s from the Jewel of Morro Bay, California and Marlin and Nemo help her find her way there. It turns out it’s a marine life institute. Dory has been tagged. She runs into a grumpy octopus with 7 legs named Hank, who says […]
X-Men movies
X-Men is currently the 7th highest-grossing film franchise. I haven’t read any X-Men comics, although I’m certainly tempted to at least read the ones by Joss Whedon. The X-Men and Avengers characters are both part of Marvel but it seems they live in separate universes when it comes to the movies. The 1st X-Men trilogy […]
Deadpool
{5/5} “That guy was already up there when I got here.” Deadpool, released in 2016 Wade Wilson had found his true love Vanessa, but soon afterwards he was diagnosed with cancer. He calls a mysterious stranger who says he can heal him — which he does, but at a great cost. Wade has been turned […]
Zootopia
{4.5/5} “Life isn’t some cartoon musical where you sing a little song and all your insipid dreams magically come true. So let it go.” Zootopia, released in 2016 Judy Hopps is a determined bunny — she’s the first bunny to graduate from the police academy. Assigned to parking in Zootopia, she inserts herself into a […]
X-Men: Apocalypse
{4.5/5} “Those with the greatest power… protect those without. That’s my message to the world.” X-Men: Apocalypse, released in 2016 Charles is happily running his school for mutants. Erik is happily married and has a daughter in Poland, living a normal life. When Erik reveals his power to save a coworker, things go badly. When […]