Bolt
{4.5/5} “‘Stay back! If I stare at the lock really hard, it’ll burst into flames and melt.’ ‘Now I’m concerned on a number of levels.’” Bolt, released in 2008 Bolt is a dog who thinks he has super powers but he’s really on a TV show and his powers are all faked by the production […]
Guardians of the Galaxy
{4.5/5} “I am Groot.” Guardians of the Galaxy, released in 2014 A group of misfits is imprisoned at the same time, and they decide to break out. At first they plan to sell an extremely valuable object but they get caught up in galaxy-spanning events. Like other Marvel movies, there’s lots of humour. Chris Pratt […]
Dragons: Defenders of Berk (season 2)
{4/5} Dragons: Defenders of Berk season 2, aired in 2013-14 Hiccup and his friends defend Berk against Alvin the Treacherous, Dagur the Deranged, and Whispering Death dragons. There’s a bit more of an ongoing story this season. The TV show isn’t quite as good as the movies, but it’s enjoyable. A third season is forthcoming […]
Upside Down
{3.5/5} “What if love was stronger than gravity?” Adam lives on Down Below and Eve lives on the world just next door, Up Top. They found an ingenious way to be together, at least temporarily. But then they’re separated, and Adam believes that Eve is dead. Ten years later he discovers that she’s alive. So […]
How To Train Your Dragon 2
{4.5/5} “You have the heart of a chief and the soul of a dragon.” Hiccup and Toothless explore new lands while his friends engage in dragon racing. Hiccup comes across dragon trappers who reveal that someone named Drago Bludvist has a dragon army. Meanwhile Stoick has decided to retire and make Hiccup chief of the […]
How To Train Your Dragon
{5/5} “My name’s Hiccup. Great name, I know. But, it’s not the worst. Parents believe a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls. Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn’t do that.” Hiccup is a Viking. He lives in Berk, a small hillside village whose people fish and herd sheep. But occasionally fierce dragons come […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
{5/5} “So many battles waged over the years… and yet, none like this. Are we destined to destroy each other, or can we change each other and unite? Is the future truly set?” In the future sentinels — immensely powerful robots — were created to kill mutants but now they’re killing everyone. Some of the […]
Agents of SHIELD (season 1)
{4.5/5} “We want you to tell us about the day after you died.” Agent Coulson puts together a new team to deal with supernatural people and objects. Ward is a black ops specialist who’s used to working alone. May is also an experienced operative but for some reason doesn’t want to be in the field […]
Once Upon a Time (season 3)
{4.5/5} “A lifetime of craven self interest is a nasty habit that you’ve never been able to break.” Emma, Snow, Charming, Regina, and Hook are in Neverland looking for Henry. Rumpelstiltskin is also there but he’s gone off on his own — he’s not much of a team player. Everyone wants Henry, including Peter Pan […]
After the Golden Age
{4.5/5} “She suppressed a vague feeling of abandonment, that she could have died, and now Mentis and her mother were just leaving her alone. But she remembered: the city was more important. And Celia was always saying she could take care of herself, wasn’t she?” Celia is the daughter of superheroes, living in Commerce City. […]