Queen Iduna, we learn, is the voice calling Elsa into the wilderness and eventually to Ahtohallan. Iduna is aware there is an element of risk with this journey, but obviously she doesn't intend to lure her daughter to her destruction. She has justified confidence in her daughter and means for it ...

When Conan first meets Subotai the latter is chained to a rock and expecting to be eaten by starving wolves- why was he chained to said rock and by whom?

In episode 6 of The Mandalorian — “The Prisoner” — we see a homing beacon being used on a New Republic prison ship. One of the characters — Mayfeld — states: Okay that makes sense considering what kind of ship they are on at that point in the story. But later on we see. The question is this...

The isekai genre is currently popular in Japanese manga and anime. But to the best of my knowledge, they did not originate it. Early western examples include: The Divine Comedy, Dante, ~1308 Pilgrim's Progress, Paul Bunyan, ~1678 Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carrol...

Rewatching this scene after many, many years. Had not remembered (or maybe never saw this version?) where Alex, in his underwear, is laying next to Deltoid on the bed. This is a very disturbing scene among disturbing scenes and at one point Deltoid actually grabs Alex's genitals. Firstly, is thi...

In Alita Battle Angel (2019), Hugo shows Zapan to Alita: Hugo: He's a bounty hunter. Named Zapan. Scanning for his mark. I wouldn't wanna be that guy. ALITA: Look at that sword. Hugo: All guns are outlawed in Iron City. Punishable by death. Anything that challenges Zalem. What...

I'm trying to identify a picture book that I saw perhaps once as a small child (maybe 25 years ago, the book seemed relatively new at the time). Although it was a picture book, it seemed more suited toward rather older children. I don't recall there being much of a story, but instead the book con...

Jedi bring in children at a very young age. The age would obviously be younger than nine years as Anakin was labeled as “too old” by the Council in TPM. With an even younger child, how do you train them on the force if they are less-attentive and more apt to get into trouble (toddlers-7 years)?...

In Avengers: Endgame, speaking of their loss in the previous film, Tony says: I said we'd lose. You said, 'We'll do that together too'. Guess what, Cap? We lost, and you weren't there. But that's what we do, right? Our best work after the fact? What are— the A-vengers? We're the A-vengers, n...

I have forgotten this show for a long time but it's on the edge of my memory. Please help me get my nostalgia boost. No wiki or IMDb can help me so far. I saw a cartoon show a long time ago about monsters. The protagonist team had a cool sci-fi airplane that came from underground, with doors spl...

Jewish acapella group Six13 released their annual Hanukkah video - a parody of famous Star Wars movies and scenes. What are the scenes and songs parodied in the video? (I have yet to watch the third movie in the Original Trilogy (on my to-do list) or the rest o...