Monthly Archive:: November 2017
Nov 30 2017
The Disaster Artist Is the Best Kind of Train Wreck
The Room is a puzzling phenomenon that has risen to the status of cult classic. When people think of a bad movie, this one always comes to mind—a beautiful train wreck that has captured the attention of millions and has had plenty of midnight screenings for fans to congregate. Just this month, there was…
Nov 28 2017
Pixar’s Chris Bernardi Shares How Art Imitates Life (and Death) in Coco
Pixar’s newest film, Coco, has melted hearts with its stunning visuals and emotional story centered around the celebration of Día de los Muertos in the week since its release. The film’s set supervisor, Chris Bernardi, stopped by the University of Minnesota on November 16 to share what…
Nov 27 2017
Get to Know the Magic and the Mystery of Nightschool
For my birthday last month, a friend and fellow manga and anime fan gave me the first installment of a manga called Nightschool. As she knows me and my type of nerdiness really well, I knew this story was going to be right up my alley, and I couldn’t wait to read it. My hopes for it were more than fulfilled,…
Nov 26 2017
This Week in Geek (11/27/17–12/3/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 27th through Sunday, December 3rd.
Board Game Night at Tamarack Tap Room
What: Gaming
When: Monday, November 27th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Tamarack Tap Room
The Tamarack Tap Room,…
Nov 25 2017
The Twilight Zone Will Meet The Simpsons in Eliot Rahal’s New Comic Cult Classic
Halloween is one of my favorite days out of every year—I’m already counting down the days ’til it’s here again. I enjoy playing Call of Cthulhu D&D, watching scary movies, and reading horror comics. However, it’s often hard for me to find a decently horrifying comic to read.…
Nov 24 2017
Help or Hinder a Murder Case with Your Friends in Hidden Agenda
Game developers have been experimenting with interactive drama on PlayStation for some time now, from the early days of Indigo Prophecy on PlayStation 2 to the very successful Heavy Rain and the polarizing Beyond: Two Souls of recent years. Hidden Agenda takes this one step further by adding in a group…
Nov 24 2017
Walking Out Is a Survival Tale of Strength and Sadness
A father and son go hunting in the snowy woods, but there’s more to their trip than bringing home a buck. In Walking Out, silently grumpy father Cal (Matt Bomer) hopes he can instill some strength and skills in his apathetic teenage son, David (Josh Wiggins), who would rather play video games. Cal’s wish…
Nov 23 2017
The ULTIMATE Minnesota Geek Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2017
Planning to start your holiday shopping, support local geek businesses, or just take advantage of some amazing deals this weekend? Well, we’ve done all the legwork for you and are happy to provide your ultimate Minnesota geek guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday! We’ve arranged…
Nov 23 2017
No, YOU Move! Standing Up for What’s Right with Superheroes
A particular exchange between Captain America and Spider-Man has long been one of my favorite quotes. Spidey is asking Cap how he deals with the world when it’s pitted against him. Cap gives a longer response, but the iconic end is:
“Doesn’t matter what the press says. Doesn’t matter…
Nov 22 2017
Mechanically Satisfying but Often Frustrating, Wolfenstein II Feels Like Two Different Games
When I finish a game, I am very rarely at a loss for words. Almost never, in fact. But Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the exception. During my entire playthrough and for a considerable time after, I’ve slowly been making peace with the fact that I don’t think I like this game a whole lot.…