Cast Away
{5/5} “Look what I have created! I have made fire!” Cast Away, released in 2000 Chuck works for FedEx, and goes to various offices to help them be more efficient — like in Russia. When he’s over the Pacific Ocean on Christmas, his plane goes down in a storm. He finds himself the only person […]
The Five-Year Engagement
{5/5} “The first important thing to remember about marriage is that it requires commitment. The second important thing to remember about marriage is that so does insanity.” The Five-Year Engagement, released in 2012 Tom and Violet have been together for a year when Tom proposes and Violet says yes. While they’re trying to pick a […]
A Man Called Otto
{5/5} “‘Do you think I’m going to cut myself and bleed all over the floor and sue you?’ ‘No.’ ‘Then I don’t need your help.’” A Man Called Otto, released in 2023 Otto is getting a bit grumpy in his old age. He’s annoyed with junk mail, people not recycling properly, and dogs peeing on […]
League of Super-Pets
{5/5} “You’ve reached the Justice League emergency line. For Earth One press one, for Earth Two press two…” League of Super-Pets, released in 2022 Superman and his dog Krypto have been best friends forever but now he’s getting closer to Lois Lane. When Superman is kidnapped, Krypto can’t rescue him alone — he’s lost his […]
Back to the Future Part III
{5/5} “Great Scott!” Back to the Future Part III, released in 1990 Marty received a letter from Doc saying he was fine living in 1885 as a blacksmith and he should leave him there and go back to 1985. But Marty discovers that Doc died only a week after he wrote the letter, so he […]
Back to the Future Part II
{5/5} “Why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?” Back to the Future Part II, released in 1989 When Doc Brown and Marty McFly get to the future, Doc tells him that they have to prevent his son from going to jail. Marty dresses up like his son and goes to […]
Back to the Future
{5/5} “Mom, is that you?” Back to the Future, released in 1985 Doc Brown builds a time machine out of a DeLorean. When the terrorists he stole the plutonium from coming looking for it, they kill him. Marty gets in the DeLorean to get away from the terrorists and takes it up to 88 miles […]
Slums of Beverly Hills
{4.5/5} “‘Why can’t we ever stay put? It’s not normal to move every three months.’ ‘It’s normal in some cultures. Nomads.’” Slums of Beverly Hills, released in 1998 Vivian and her two brothers are once again forced to move by their father, Murray. But this time they move to a fancy place. And their cousin […]
What We Left Behind
{5/5} “The way you know we liked you was that you kept coming back, and your role kept getting better. That is how writers tell an actor that they like them more than anything.” — Ira Steven Behr, to Marc Alaimo What We Left Behind, released in 2018 When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine came […]
White Noise
{4.5/5} “Doesn’t anyone want to pay attention to what’s actually happening?” White Noise, released in 2022 Jack teaches Hitler Studies at a college and Babette does fitness instruction for seniors. They have a family of kids from their various marriages. Denise is worried that Babette is taking pills that are affecting her memory, but Jack […]