Made for Love (season 2)

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{5/5} “The best way to distract someone is to make them believe they’re about to get what they want.” Made for Love season 2, aired in 2022 Hazel is back in the Hub, where her father Herbert is receiving treatment for cancer. She’s dreaming about killing Byron. The doctor estimates that treatment will take 12 […]

Love, Death & Robots (season 3)

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{4.5/5} “‘What exactly is a tech millionaire?’ ‘It’s a lot like a regular millionaire, but with a hoodie and crippling social anxiety.’” Love, Death & Robots season 3, aired in 2022 In “Three Robots: Exit Strategies” the 3 robots continue their tour of some key spots for understanding the demise of humanity. In “The Very […]

Binti: The Complete Trilogy

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{4.5/5} “Now the weight of my entire life was pressing on my shoulders. I was defying the most traditional part of myself for the first time in my entire life. I was leaving in the dead of night and they had no clue. My nine sibling, all older than me except for my younger sister […]

Invisible Planets

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{4.5/5} “When I am done telling you these stories, when you’re done listening to these stories, I am no longer I, and you are no longer you. In this afternoon we briefly merged into one. After this, you will always carry a bit of me, and I will always carry a bit of you, even […]

Finch

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{5/5} “I know you were born yesterday, but it’s time to grow up.” Finch, released in 2021 After the apocalypse Finch goes out looking for things that are useful to him — or his dog. He’s marked all the buildings that he’s checked so far, which is a lot. He wears a protective suit and […]

Stillwater

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{5/5} “Don’t get your hopes too high with my dad.” Stillwater, released in 2021 Bill travels to Paris to visit his daughter Allison, who’s in prison. Allison gives him a letter to give to her lawyer, but the lawyer says there’s nothing she can do. Bill asks his neighbour to translate the letter, as it’s […]

The Kaiju Preservation Society

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{4.5/5} “First, understand that when we say KPS is an animal rights organization, we are actively engaged with these animals — very large, very wild, very dangerous animals. We will train you on how to interact with them, and we maintain stringent safety protocols at all times. But you can get injured, severely, and if […]

Eden: Untamed Planet (season 1)

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{5/5} “Nazca boobies… they’re a lifeline for an innocent-looking land bird. A finch, just 10 cm tall. Its ancestors were marooned here millennia ago. And without enough wing power to escape, they turned to a life of crime.” Eden: Untamed Planet (season 1), aired in 2021 Helena Bonham Carter narrates this 6-episode season bringing you […]

Encanto

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{5/5} “Maybe your gift is being in denial.” Encanto, released in 2021 Everyone in Mirabel’s family has a magic gift, except for her. Fifty years ago a candle produced a miracle — a town for refugees to live in. And the Madrigal family has been helping the town with their miracles ever since. Now it’s […]

DaCapo Chamber Choir’s “Dear Mother Earth”

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I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir concert “Dear Mother Earth.” Here’s the program: In the Beginning — Aaron Copland * I Heard the Bird Cry — Kathryn Rose *** As On Wings — Leonard Enns Storm Birds — Maria Case *** The Passing of the Year — Jonathan Dove ** Dear Mother Earth — Leonard […]