Fantasy

The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Memory Crystal

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  • Title: The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Memory Crystal
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On the campus of the nearby university, Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan) and his companions search for a crystal capable of allowing one to discover potential knowledge but at the cost of their own memories. The group discovers that the crystal has fallen into nefarious hands by a scientist (Paul Leonard Murray) attempting to steal glimpses into the future while at the same time stealing the past events and memories of students and faculty, rewriting history so the events of those individuals never happened. Things get even more complicated when Charlie‘s (Jessica Green) recent memories are stolen as well, but it’s not just her memories at stake as the continued existence of the entire group is about to be overwritten.

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The Wheel of Time – Tel’aran’rhiod

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  • Title: The Wheel of Time – Tel’aran’rhiod
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While Rand al’Thor‘s (Josha Stradowski) awaits for the arrivals of the chiefs of the Ariel Waste, Egwene (Madeleine Madden) begins training to control the dreaming allowing her to help Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike), who is still coming to terms with what she saw in the rings, send a desperate message home but also come upon a dark secret Rand has been keeping concerning Lanfear (Natasha O’Keeffe). At the White Tower, a trap is laid to discover if Elaida (Shohreh Aghdashloo) is Black Ajah, Min (Kae Alexander) officially joins Elayne (Ceara Coveney), Nynaeve (Zoë Robins), and Mat (Dónal Finn) in their search for the Ajah, and in the Two Rivers Perrin (Marcus Rutherford) and his friends attempt a rescue.

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How to Train Your CGI Dragon

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  • Title: How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
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If it’s good enough for Disney, I guess. From a filmmaking feat answering the question of can we make a live-action remake (featuring a hell of a lot of CGI) of an animated movie, the existence of the new How to Train Your Dragon makes sense. Outside of that, I’m not really sure what we’re doing here. Much like the vast majority of Disney’s remakes, DreamWorks’ first attempt delivers a fine, if less slightly less magical, version of the original.

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Dance of Doom

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  • Title: The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the Dance of Doom
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Following the premiere, the first episode with no crossover from previous Librarian movies or shows gives us Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan) leading the team to the opera where the rosin on a pair of opera shoes have put the lead dancer in the hospital. Discovering this is all the work of a witch, the group splits up until her identity is revealed with Lysa (Olivia Morris) and Connor (Bluey Robinson) distracting the witch (Arielle Dombasle) while Vikram makes a small but vital change to the ballet’s performance that prevents the ritual from completing and turning the magic back on the witch to the stunned audience (who I guess thought it was all part of the show?).

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The Wheel of Time – Seeds of Shadow / The Road to the Spear

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  • Title: The Wheel of Time – Seeds of Shadow / The Road to the Spear
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Rand al’Thor‘s (Josha Stradowski) journey continues across the Ariel Waste with their new guides who lead them to the city of Rhuidean. While he and Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) are permitted entry where they will face challenges to prove their worth. While Rand walks through a the past, living through generations of his timeline and learning about his parents, the creation of the city of the clouds, and the oath sworn long ago and how it was broken, Moiraine has visions of many possible futures. While we spend the bulk of time with Rand, we only see flashes of Moiraine’s visions which include a possible romance with Rand and several timelines which end at the hands of Lanfear (Natasha O’Keeffe) who we notably also see in Rand’s past vision as well. Aviendha (Ayoola Smart), who has avoided her true path for too long, also takes a similar journey through the rings as Moiraine (although we are not privy to her visions).

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