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5. “Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind” (Season 19, Episode 9) While the golden era ofThe Simpsonsis very much in the past, episodes like this one from 2007’s season prove that the show can still knock it out of the park when it tries to. After a panicked Homer thinks he may have hit Marge during a bender, he attempts to piece his memory back together. He deduces that Marge is cheating on him, which brings him to such a low that he attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge....

5. Parasyte: The Maxim Parasyte: The Maximhas been adapted into two live-action movies, aptly namedParasyte Part 1andParasyte Part 2. Though both movies exceeded audience expectations with their CGI and willingness to cover most of the series' important plot points, the overall story skipped a lot of the thrilling scenes from the anime, including some important fights. The protagonist Shinichi Izumi and his parasyte partner Migi both lost their badass looks from the anime when Shinichi was killed by his mother (as a parasyte) and brought back to life by Migi....

5.CODA(2021) CODAsnuck up on awards season in 2021, with the film being nowhere close to winning any major awards—beyond the acting categories, anyway—until the night of the Academy Awards. The Power of the Doghad been sweeping up wins left and right, all the way up to Hollywood’s final event of the awards season. And why wouldn’t it?The Power of the Dogproved innovative in its handling of the Western genre, bringing it into the modern age with boldness....

6.Ballmastrz: 9009 Ballmastrz: 9009is a two-season series created by animator and voice actor Christy Karacas. One of the show’s producers described the show’s animation style as appearing “like it was drawn by middle school kids who try to draw anime.” But don’t let that description dissuade you!Ballmastrz’sanimation is awesome. The show is always doing something crazy and visually interesting, and the effects border on sensory overload. It takes place in a dystopian future where humanity’s bloodlust is satiated by a deadly sport known as “The Game”....

6.Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018) In the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Gellert Grindelwald is one of the greatest wizards who ever lived—so much so that he’s said to be next to both Tom Riddle and Albus Dumbledore in strength. Johnny Depp played the character of Grindelwald inFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The character fits his villainous smile that betrays his intentions without even saying a single word....