Ana
{4.5/5} “‘I’m a car salesman.’ ‘Without any cars. When are you going to show some hustle?’” Ana, released in 2018 A hurricane hits Puerto Rico and Ana’s mother is arrested. She meets Rafa, a used car salesman. Rafa loses all his cars except the one he’s driving. Rafa tries to get money by betting on […]
The Water Man
{4/5} “You didn’t happen to bring a can opener or anything, did you?” The Water Man, released in 2020 Gunner’s mom has leukemia. He learns about the local myth of the Water Man, who might actually be real. A man tells him the story of how the Water Man drowned but came back to life, […]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
{4.5/5} “Just because someone stumbles and loses their way doesn’t mean they’re lost forever.” Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, released in 2022 Doctor Strange fights alongside a young girl in his dream and then he meets her the next day. America says the dream wasn’t a dream but something that happened in another […]
Rosaline
{4.5/5} “I’m afraid you’re not the first maiden he’s charmed with his high cheekbones and fancy words.” Rosaline, released in 2022 Romeo told Rosaline he was in love with her, and they agreed to meet the next day at the masquerade ball. But Rosaline was out on the water with one of the suitors her […]
Witness
{5/5} “‘Maybe, sergeant, you could do a little telephoning.’ ‘Yeah, maybe I could. But since the Amish don’t have any telephones I wouldn’t know who to call.’” Witness, released in 1985 Samuel, an Amish boy, witnesses a murder in a train station bathroom. While at the police station with the man assigned to the case, […]
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (season 1)
{5/5} “Did you guys rob an Asgardian construction worker?” She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season 1, aired in 2022 When Jen and her cousin Bruce Banner are in an accident, they are both cut and Bruce’s blood accidentally drips on her — she becomes a Hulk. Bruce takes her to his compound in Mexico and trains […]
Idiocracy
{4.5/5} “Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most.” Idiocracy, released in 2006 Joe is in the army and selected for an experimental project because of his averageness. He’s going to be frozen and awakened in one year. The […]
Gypsies
{4.5/5} “‘You could walk out of the world if you wanted to.’ The Gray Man stopped and bent at the waist to looked into Michael’s eyes. ‘The world has angles other people don’t see. Corners and doors and directions. You could step sideways and never be seen again. Like this.’” Gypsies by Robert Charles Wilson, […]
Pushing Ice
{5/5} “Just one of the spars would have an internal surface area equivalent to fifty thousand Earths. And there are twenty of them. That’s a million Earths’ worth of living space — and that’s if they don’t utilise the cross-struts. If they do, you can easily double that figure… Is that enough room for you, […]
Three Thousand Years of Longing
{3.5/5} “I wish I could forget I ever met you.” Three Thousand Years of Longing, released in 2022 Alithea is a narratologist, trying to make sense of the world’s stories. While in Istanbul to give a talk, she buys a glass bottle in a shop. Back in her hotel room, while cleaning it the top […]