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Absolutely terrible what happened in Paris.

When Marnie Was There is a beautiful story. The movie follows the story of a young girl named Anna. Anna is a foster child and an outsider, dealing with loneliness, depression, and asthma. After an asthma attack, she is sent to live with relatives of her foster mother for the summer. There she meets the mysterious girl named Marnie.

This is quite possibly the last Studio Ghibli film due to the retirement of renowned director Hayao Miyazaki. And it is a beautiful final film for the animation studio if this does turn out to be the case. The last time I cried so much while watching a movie was during the final scene of Toy Story 3. It's what I've come to expect from Studio Ghibli, a wonderful story that is able to touch any person bolstered up by relatable characters and gorgeous animation.

This is easily my favorite film of the year so far. In a normal year I would be definite in saying this is my top movie of 2015, however this is the year we get a new Star Wars.

Reminder to self: When Marnie Was There on kissanime

Watched Inside Out. It is indeed a welcome return to form for Pixar after three misses. Now they're actually back to making me cry. It's a beautiful look into the emotional maturation of a 12 year old girl, and it is relatable to pretty much everybody. I can easily recommend watching this film.

I really enjoyed Justice League: Gods and Monsters. Justice League: War and Throne of Atlantis were both awful movies. Thankfully Bruce Timm decided to grace us with his talent. I've always enjoyed the alternate universe take in superhero comics. This one has Superman with Zod as his biological father, Batman is essentially Man-Bat, and Wonder Woman comes from New Genesis. The take on Superman is most interesting to me, and I think I like it more than regular Supes. A recurring theme in the Superman mythos is his struggle with moderating his power. There is a very real risk of Superman just breaking his values and becoming a tyrant. With this version of Superman having Zod for a father, that risk is much more likely. This guy isn't goody-two-shoes. And it shows in both style of animation and character development.

With the release of the new Battlefront, I'll be writing up some sort of piece on Star Wars video games, or at least the good ones. There are a surprising number of excellent games in the franchise.

Still very excited for Star Wars Episode VII, despite the whole wiping out of the Expanded Universe thing. I'll just treat it like an alt universe if they change too much, although if the only major change is Chewie lives, I'll be fine with that. They could actually just set it in between the death of Jacen Solo and the rise of Darth Krayt, and that wouldn't impact too much of the EU. It would destroy all my hopes of seeing Mara Jade on the big screen though. :(

Really sad news that TotalBiscuit's cancer has spread to his liver. This is especially hard to hear since it had seemed he was doing better. The guy is a paragon of ethics in a field that is otherwise devoid of ethics. Also really sucks for his family. The dude is only in his 30s. :(

So after a few days from my playgroup's draft from a case, I ended up with a ton of goodies. Here's my haul for Battle for Zendikar, after trades.

Godless Shrine!
3 Dragonmaster Outcast (1 foil)
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
4 Zada, Hedron Grinder
1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1 Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper
2 Omnath, Locus of Rage
2 Kiora
1 Ob Nixilis
4 Quarantine Field
2 Foil Cup Island
4 RG Duals
1 WU Dual
2 WG Duals
1 UB Dual

Probably won't be buying into anymore BFZ products unless they're fat packs or drafting. Will buy singles if I need them.

Lots of other bulk cards.

Watching The Flash on Netflix. I'll write my full thoughts on it when I finish the season. Just have to say though, they did one thing that I am just giddy over. Mark Hamill is the actor playing Trickster. So they actually brought in the voice actor from the amazing Justice League animated series to reprise his role. And of course, Mark Hamill is an amazing villain. His role as Luke Skywalker is all well and good, but it doesn't come close in comparison to the talent he displayed voicing villains such as Joker and Trickster. The show gets a few things wrong. But when it gets them right, it gets them very right.