Monthly Archive:: January 2016
Jan 21 2016
Throwback Thursday: The Shining is a Chilly Horror Film
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—“classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
The more I look at winter films, the more I notice they almost all fall into two extremes. Either they’re overly sentimental, dealing either…
Jan 19 2016
#PodGoals: The Worst Idea of All Time
#PodGoals is an in-depth examination of outstanding podcasts from the world of geek and pop-culture entertainment. I listen so you don’t have to . . . then I tell you how amazing they are and that you should listen anyway. Grown Ups 2 (2013), Adam Sandler’s teetering monument to mediocrity and…
Jan 18 2016
This Week in Geek (01/18/16–01/24/16)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 18th through Sunday, January 24th.
Figure Drawing Salon
What: Meet-Up, Arts
When: Monday, January 18th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Waterbury Center
The Geek Partnership Society’s…
Jan 18 2016
The Sherlock Christmas Special: The Good, the Bad, the Abominable
If you’re a Sherlock fan, you probably noticed that a Christmas special was released on New Year’s Day. You may have watched it that day, or perhaps you caught it on the big screen as part of Fathom Events (like I did—and I highly recommend the experience), or maybe you have come across one…
Jan 18 2016
10 Movies from 2015 We Shouldn’t Forget
With 2015 over, there are plenty of movie critics and fans assembling their lists for the best movies of the year. Most of these lists will be predictable. Mad Max: Fury Road will be a rather popular picture among the genre lovers. The Revenant will be hailed for its amazing acting and cinematography.…
Jan 16 2016
Firefight Is a Magnetizing and Dazzling Installment in the Reckoner’s Saga
To welcome 2016, I stayed indoors snuggled under a blanket reading Firefight, the sequel to Steelheart in Brandon Sanderson’s Reckoners series. If that sounds familiar, it might be because I wrote about the first book for Twin Cities Geek in November—the review can be found right here. I…
Jan 15 2016
Book Geek Bulletin: Minnesota Coffee and Horror
Book Geek Bulletin is a regular feature where we round up what’s going on in the world of literary culture and books—both here in Minnesota and around the world.
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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is officially attached to the film adaptation of Scary…
Jan 14 2016
Throwback Thursday: Fighting the Cold inside and out in John Carpenter’s The Thing
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—“classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
Baby, it’s cold outside. So stay inside. Grab a bunch of friends and watch a movie like John Carpenter’s 1982 opus, The Thing. It will definitely…
Jan 12 2016
This Week in Geek (01/11/16–01/17/16)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 11th through Sunday, January 17th.
January Kotatsu
What: Meet-Up, Anime
When: Tuesday, January 12th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Pizza Luce in Hopkins
Kotatsu is a monthly open hangout…
Jan 11 2016
Reviewing the Indie Author: Insanity
Welcome to Reviewing the Indie Author, where we look at books by self-published and independent-press authors.
Cameron Jace is famous for retelling fairy tales and creating a dark, new world around them. This is because he does it right. Take, for example, his five-book Insanity series, based on the…