Walk the Line
{4.5/5} “Y’all can’t walk no line!” Walk the Line, released in 2005 Johnny Cash forms a band with himself as lead singer and guitarist. When he’s touring he leaves his wife and children at home. He meets June Carter on tour and becomes infatuated with her. Meanwhile, he’s given every opportunity to drink and do […]
The Good Place (season 4)
{5/5} “What matters isn’t if people are good or bad. What matters is if they’re trying to be better today than they were yesterday.” The Good Place season 4, aired in 2019-20 A new experiment is running, with the Bad Place having sent 4 humans to the neighbourhood. Eleanor, Tahani, Jason, Michael, and Janet are […]
Emergence (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Their biggest advantage is that they operate in the shadows — so I’m going to shine a light on them.” Emergence season 1, aired in 2019-20 Jo is a police chief who is called to the site of what appears to be a plane crash. She finds a young girl who’s lost her memory. […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 3)
{5/5} “It’s difficult to work in a group when you’re omnipotent.” — Q Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, aired in 1989-90 Doctor Crusher returns to the Enterprise. When Q is kicked out of the Continuum and loses his powers, he asks them to send him to the Enterprise. Worf discovers that he has […]
Troop Zero
{4.5/5} “We ain’t got nobody to show us how to be better. Show us.” Troop Zero, released in 2019 Christmas spends much of her time looking up at the stars after her mom died. She discovers that NASA is sending a message into space, and she wants to be part of it. The winner of […]
The Invisibility of Success
{5/5} “When things work, the forces that make them work are invisible.” The Invisibility of Success and Other Investigations by Daniel Quinn, published in 2014 This is a collection of essays and talks Quinn gave over a period of several years. Here are some highlights, with direct quotations: On civilizations that disappeared, like the Maya […]
Infinity Beach
{4.5/5} “We don’t like horizons. We don’t like limits. We always want to see beyond them. We don’t stop at the water’s edge, do we? What is a beach to us but a place from which to launch ourselves at the future?” Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt, published in 2000 Humans were creating 6 novas […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
{4/5} “It’s not a navy. It’s just… people.” Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, released in 2019 The Rebellion has enough trouble with the First Order, and now it looks like Emperor Palpatine has survived and secretly built a fleet of ships. Rey has been training with Leia, but she doesn’t think she deserves Luke’s […]
Wind River
{4.5/5} “No matter how far you think she ran, I guarantee you she ran further.” Wind River, released in 2017 Cory is tracking a trio of mountain lions that killed a steer, when he comes across the dead body of a young woman. He knows her, Natalie. Because it looks like murder and they’re on […]
Star Trek: TNG — A Call to Darkness
{4.5/5} “There were no benefits to being the first driver in the line… Mostly, it was a burden. But Picard had taken it up without hesitation. It gave him a measure of control over what happened to him. If he couldn’t dredge up his past, at least he could take an active part in preserving […]