Station Eleven
{5/5} “I don’t want to live the wrong life and die.” Station Eleven, aired in 2021-22 Jeevan meets 8-year-old Kirsten at a production of “King Lear” in which she’s acting. He helps her out. In the middle of helping her out, he finds out from his doctor sister that there’s a deadly flu and he […]
Angry Young Spaceman
{4.5/5} “I had decided to go for a bunch of reasons, mostly relating to my dislike of Earth. I chose the most remote planet I could figuring that it’d be the least like the self-proclaimed centre of the universe. But over the past few months, people had responded to the news with shock and wonder: […]
Thor: Love and Thunder
{4/5} “Another classic Thor adventure.” Thor: Love and Thunder, released in 2022 Thor discovers that someone is killing all gods and they are coming for Asgardians next. He goes to face this new threat with his friend Korg, and is surprised to find his ex-girlfriend Jane. Jane has had cancer. When she went to New […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 3)
{5/5} “‘Beets are a very misunderstood vegetable.’ ‘Well, I look forward to understanding it better.’” — Sisko & Bashir Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, aired in 1994-95 Commander Sisko brings a new ship to DS9, the Defiant, in order to find the leaders of the Dominion, the Founders. When Odo is drawn to […]
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
{5/5} “Big Semi did not work with scripts and storyboards. It did not give any thought to themes, symbols, homages, or any other words you might find in a film-studies syllabus… It simply evaluated each test screening to see where the response curves still deviated from the target, made big changes and small tweaks and […]
I Am Not Okay with This (season 1)
{4.5/5} “‘Why are you still talking to me?’ ‘Cause everyone else in this town’s boring.’” I Am Not Okay with This season 1, aired in 2020 Sydney thinks of herself as a pretty regular high school girl until she starts developing a strange power. She can do things with her mind, particularly when she’s upset. […]
In the Shadow of the Moon
{4.5/5} “I’ll see you soon.” In the Shadow of the Moon, released in 2019 Locke, a police officer, links three deaths together by finding puncture wounds on the backs of their necks — a pianist, a cook, and a bus driver. Then they find a victim who’s still alive, who tells them their serial killer […]
Eurovision Song Contest: Fire Saga
{4/5} “That sweater’s really angry.” Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, released in 2020 Lars and Sigrit have been singing together since they were kids. This year they won the Iceland song contest, because all the other entrants were mysteriously killed in a boat explosion. They travel to Scotland for the Eurovision Song […]
Chaos Walking
{4/5} “‘You didn’t just think there were two settlements in all of New World, did you?’ ‘No, of course not. Thought it was one.’” Chaos Walking, released in 2021 Todd lives on New World, where all the men think their thoughts out loud — the call it “the noise.” Some of them can control it […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Revenant
{4.5/5} “Joined Trill protected the memories of all the hosts of their symbiont. As the sum of these lives, these individuals discovered amazing things, traveled boldly, and advanced Trill civilization… One who carried a symbiont inside them also carried the hopes and dreams of every Trill for a better future.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine […]