The Secret World of Arietty
{4/5} “You forgot something.” The Secret World of Arietty, released in 2010 Arietty is 14 and goes with her father on her first borrowing expedition. They go into the area of the house where the humans live. The humans are giants compared to them. They grab a sugar cube in the kitchen, but then drop […]
Godzilla Minus One
{5/5} “Well, there goes my prized white rice.” Godzilla Minus One, released in 2023 Koichi was a kamikaze pilot who didn’t want to die. When Godzilla comes to the island Koichi is on, he fails to shoot him with his plane. Koichi goes home after the war, but it’s all destroyed. He meets a woman […]
Mars Express
{4.5/5} “Your head never used to hover like that.” Mars Express, released in 2023 When Aline Ruby gets to Mars with the cybercriminal Roberta Williams, they find there’s no warrant for her arrest. Now she’s looking for two students who have gone missing after their robot was jailbroken. When she gets to the location of […]
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
{5/5} “The element of change, as everyone knows, is Air. They say that every now and then when the wind blows in a certain direction, it can bring an excess of Air into people who’ve never been known for foolishness. So close your doors on those days; shutter your windows. Don’t go out onto the […]
To Trade the Stars
{4.5/5} “The Hoveny… had spread itself that far and possibly farther before its interstellar empire collapsed — around the same time Humans were four-footed shrews. Study of the Hoveny Complex was one of the most highly funded fields of research among Trade Pact cultures, given that newer species were determined not to repeat whatever mistakes […]
Dollhouse (season 2)
{5/5} “I remember everything.” Dollhouse season 2, aired in 2009-10 Ballard tries to take down an arms dealer, with Echo’s help. He becomes her handler, and promises to help her rescue the actives. When Senator Daniel Perrin tries to expose the Dollhouse with Madeline as his witness, they are surprised to find that Perrin himself […]
Ties of Power
{4.5/5} “There was, I granted grudgingly, reason for the Clan to be so desperate, to act with such disregard for individuals. It was at the root of every being’s existence: to have a living future. That, as Morgan would say, did not make it right. There had to be other choices, better methods. Some costs […]
Dollhouse (season 1)
{5/5} “I try to be my best.” Dollhouse season 1, aired in 2009 Echo lives at the Dollhouse, and goes on various missions each with a new personality, after which her memory is wiped. She also doesn’t remember who she was before — when she got in some trouble and made a deal with the […]
A Thousand Words for Stranger
{4.5/5} “You have touched the M’hir. Part of our unconscious selves is always there, mingling on some level with all other living Clan, as the air on your ship moves in and out of all our bodies. The M’hir is inseparable from the Clan; it gives us abilities and strengths your species needs machines to […]
The Expert System’s Champion
{5/5} “Suddenly the Bandage-Men were fighting their beasts and taking their outcasts. And passing word from one village to another, and though that seemed the least of what we do, ten years has shown me it’s actually the biggest change of all. As the Order grows and prospers, villages will become more and more used […]