IF

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “It wasn’t until much later that I realized that these stories she wanted me to tell had nothing to do with her at all. Then I realized that the most important stories we have to tell are the ones we tell ourselves.” IF, released in 2024 Bea’s mom died and now her dad is […]

The Legend of Ochi

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{4/5} “The ochi took my wife. And for that, I have no son to call my own. But if you give you little hearts to this cause, as true as I live, you are all my sons.” The Legend of Ochi, released in 2025 On the island of Carpathia humans have been fighting ochi forever. […]

Elio

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{4.5/5} “Hi Dad. I’m a bargaining chip.” Elio, released in 2025 Elio’s parents died and he lives with his aunt Olga, who’s always busy with work. Elio goes to the beach and writes a giant “Aliens! abduct me!!!” message. When Voyager’s message is sent back to Earth, Elio, having snuck into a garbage can, manages […]

Shroud

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{5/5} “I suspected that ‘appropriate attitudes’ included extreme expendability. The dregs of the Garveneer’s slumbering human cargo, not woken yet because nobody had any use for them. People desperate enough to earn some basic wage-worth that they’d volunteer for something as mad as going down to Shroud. A monstrous project which, I can only stress, […]

Deja Vu

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{4.5/5} “What if you had to tell someone the most important thing in the world, but you knew they’d never believe you?” Deja Vu, released in 2006 When a ferry is blown up in New Orleans, ATF agent Doug Carlin heads to the scene. FBI agent Paul Pryzwarra joins him. Carlin is the first one […]

Superman

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{5/5} “‘You trust everyone and think everyone you’ve ever met is, like… beautiful.’ ‘Maybe that’s the real punk rock.’” — Lois & Clark Superman, released in 2025 Unlike other villains he has faced in the past, Superman is having trouble defeating the Hammer of Boravia. Unbeknownst to him, the Hammer is receiving instructions from Lex […]

Not Till We Are Lost

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{4.5/5} “We’d deciphered the texts from the administrative station, which were essentially identical to internet RFCs. A quick test netted us local star maps. Now we would be able to converse via SCUT when we needed to. I did another test, asking the station if there were any biological entities on-site we could talk to. […]

Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of TV shows

{4.5/5} “I got a second chance once. This is yours.” Star Trek: Discovery season 5, aired in 2024 Captain Burnham and the Discovery have been tasked with retrieving a top-secret item from an 800-year-old Romulan ship that has just been discovered. But scavengers get there first and get away with the item. Burnham breaks up […]

Person of Interest (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “Sometimes you need to break a few eggs to save lives.” Person of Interest season 2, aired in 2012-13 Root has kidnapped Finch, so Reese talks directly to the machine to get it to help. While Finch works on the mysterious words the machine gave him, he asks Carter to look into Alicia’s murder. […]

The Life of Chuck

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{4.5/5} “‘I used to love skating.’ ‘Then you should go skating.’” The Life of Chuck, released in 2024 Most of California has fallen into the ocean, there are fires in various places, and a sinkhole has opened up downtown. Felicia, a nurse, connects with her ex-husband Marty, a teacher. Marty’s friend Gus thinks this is […]