Resident Alien: Daddy Issues

D’arcy: Now that the baby is safe, I want to tell Ben and Kate the truth. Like, all of it. And I know you have feelings about this. So you can come with me if you want. Or if you don't, that's -- that's also fine.
Asta: Let's go.

Harry faces an impossible task; D’arcy works on sobriety; Mike and Liv track the serial killer; two people tell Asta to leave town, and Ben and Kate struggle on how to introduce the newest member of their family.

Fear Below

“Wamba.”

I think the best part of my Summer Shark Fest Extravaganza is that it lets me find and watch movies that I would have completely missed otherwise. Movies that I had never heard of before, and yet still deserve some attention.

Making Money by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 36)

“But what's worth more than gold?"

"Practically everything. You, for example. Gold is heavy. Your weight in gold is not very much gold at all. Aren't you worth more than that?”

For Discworld book thirty-six, Moist Von Lipwig is back. He’s done a great job with the post office, but he’s bored with the mundane aspects of simply running the place instead of saving it. Enter the Patrician with an offer you can refuse, but only if you’re fine with never getting another offer from anyone ever again.

Resident Alien: Soul Providers

The Housing Council, a galactic body so powerful, they can transport you to their chambers mid-pie.

Both D’arcy and Harry experience significant growth in this episode, as she faces the consequences of drinking and he is summoned to the Galactic Housing Council.

Deep Water

Last year, I reviewed Bait, which was a surprisingly solid shark movie that took place in a grocery store. In my Random Thoughts, I noted that there was apparently a sequel that looked completely unrelated to it.

Guess what finally got released in theaters earlier this month.

Welcome to the 3rd Annual An Honest Fangirl’s Summer Shark Fest Extravaganza (I guess the name isn’t really pending at this point).

Project Hail Mary: Movie Review

"I'll do my best."

Several years ago, I fell madly in love with The Martian, the first novel by author Andy Weir. That novel was made into an equally exceptional movie that I also loved. Weir's second novel Artemis was eh, okay, and it hasn't been made into a movie yet. But Weir's third novel, Project Hail Mary, is now a movie and it's as good as The Martian. And that's saying a lot.

The Boys Season Five: Super Uninspired

Shock and awe, my son.

So. That’s the end of a semi-era – given that there are apparently prequels and maybe more lined up to come. This season review is full of spoilers, so don't read it if you're trying to keep what's left of the surprise in store.

Mini Movie Reviews: Sex, Drugs, and Killer Robots

Today's theme is the science fiction of the 1970s featuring films by Boris Sagal, Michael Anderson, Robert Wise, Ralph Bakshi, John Boorman, and Michael Crichton.

Obsession

"WHY DON'T YOU LOVE MEEEEEEEEE?"

It's always nice when you go to a movie you don't know much about and find that you've just walked into a new sleeper hit.

Star Trek Voyager: Day of Honor

"Welcome to the worst day of my life."

Voyager tries to help some victims of the Borg but they have a hidden agenda, putting Tom and B'Elanna in danger.

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (Discworld 35)

“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”

The thirty-fifth book of Discworld is also the third Tiffany Aching book. The Wintersmith has taken an interest in her, to the detriment of the people on the chalk, and she has to deal with his unwelcome attention.

Sense8: What’s Going On?

“So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed. Just to get it all out, what's in my head. And I, I am feeling a little peculiar.”

Every so often an episode of a new series defines that show. Sometimes it is a character, sometimes it is a scene or a phrase of dialogue. Here it is all three, plus a perfectly chosen song that captures a moment and brings together our eight protagonists in a way that feels revelatory.