Monthly Archive:: May 2015
May 11 2015
Terror in a Pop-Up Book: The Babadook
For this reviewer, having grown tired of these horror movies in which a family exists as bland playthings for terror, The Babadook is a refreshing change of pace. Here is a single family that isn’t prim and proper before the ghastlies start spooking them: The mother is an overworked mess of sleepless…
May 07 2015
Throwback Thursday: Dystopian Dick—The Adjustment Bureau
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—typically “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
As mentioned in my previous columns, with CONvergence coming up in July and running with their theme of dystopian visions, I’m …
May 04 2015
Rebooting the Black & White Past with KodaChrome Future, Part 4: The Modern Age of Comics
Previously: “Rebooting the Black & White Past with KodaChrome Future, Part 3: The Bronze Age of Comics”
The Modern Age of comic books is commonly thought of as the current age. Sometimes it is considered to overlap or encompass the Bronze Age; sometimes it’s called the Dark Age, but for our …
May 04 2015
This Week in Geek (05/04/15-05/10/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 4th through Sunday, May 10th.
Star Wars Day with Daniel Wallace
What: Reading
When: Monday, May 4th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers
Happy Star Wars Day—May…