The Princess and the Frog
{4/5} “You sure this is the right blind voodoo lady who lives in the boat in the tree in the bayou?” Tiana works two jobs as a waitress to save up money to open her own restaurant. Finally, she’s able to afford a building — of course, it’s a bit of a fixer-upper. When Prince […]
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (season 1)
{5/5} “The one thing you can count on in Wonderland is that you can’t count on anyone.” After Alice’s visit to Wonderland she tells her father all about her adventures. He doesn’t believe her and she gets sent to an asylum. Just when she’s about to undergo a terrible procedure, the Knave rescues her and […]
The Thief Lord
{3.5/5} “Riccio shook his head with astonishment. ‘No. Why? It’s great being young. You don’t stand out so much and your stomach fills up more quickly. You know what Scipio always says?’ He jumped from the bridge onto the street. ‘Children are caterpillars and adults are butterflies. No butterfly ever remembers what it felt like […]
Sea Without a Shore
{4.5/5} “This text that we have, it was somehow hidden away, left to be found, when all the mages were gone. And that was no easy thing, for every effort was made to guard against this. They left Eldrich behind, who was trusted. But this text, Averil, Mr. Valary, I fear it is like an […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
{4.5/5} “‘You do anything fun Saturday night?’ ‘Well, all the guys in my barbershop quartet are dead. So no, not really.’” When Steve Rogers arrives at his apartment he finds Nick Fury there. Fury implies that the place is bugged and tries to tell him about something important but Fury is shot. Fury hands Steve […]
Chicken Run
{5/5} “‘Think, everyone, think. What haven’t we tried yet?’ ‘We haven’t tried not trying to escape.’ ‘Hmm. That might work.’” The chickens on Tweedy’s farm are forced to lay eggs every day and if they don’t they get their heads chopped off. They keep trying to escape, but the Tweedys and their dogs catch them […]
World Without End
{4.5/5} “Do you know what concerns me most about these gentlemen? Oh, not what you might think. I do not believe them bad. They are not even particularly greedy or selfish, for men in their station. No, what concerns me is the narrowness of their vision. It is a problem with men driven by the […]
Frozen
{4.5/5} “Some people are worth melting for.” Anna and Elsa are sisters and princesses. Elsa has a magical power that lets her create snow and ice out of thin air, but she can’t control it very well. After she accidentally hurts Anna, a troll cures Anna and takes away her memory of Elsa’s magic. When Elsa […]
Spider-Man 2
{5/5} “If promises were crackers my daughter would be fat.” Peter is struggling to fit in all aspects of his life. He was delivering pizzas but got fired for being late. He’s behind on his rent and on his schoolwork. He becomes Spider-Man whenever he’s needed. And then there’s Mary Jane, whom he decided to […]
Spider-Man
{5/5} “You do too much — college, a job, all this time with me… You’re not Superman, you know.” When Peter gets bitten by a genetically modified spider he gains the powers to climb straight walls and shoot webs from his wrists. He decides he must use his powers for good. He would also like […]