Yearly Archive:: 2018
Nov 21 2018
The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2018
Thanksgiving weekend features some of the biggest shopping days of the year, and seeing as Minneapolis and St. Paul are always popping up on lists of America’s most literate cities, you can be sure a lot of the purchases around these parts will be books. In addition to Black Friday, independent…
Nov 20 2018
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of November 21, 2018
Here are the new books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 21, 2018.MiddleWest
Publisher: Image
Words/Story: Skottie Young
Art/Colors: Jorge Corona
“The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. Mistakes have been made,…
Nov 19 2018
Widows Breaks the Rules
For those not invested in the history of independent film, a film like Widows could be nearly inexplicable. It is, at its core, an action heist thriller that shares tone with ’90s indie crime films like The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs, or One False Move. In a reversal of the usual career trajectory,…
Nov 18 2018
This Week in Geek (11/19/18–11/25/18)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, November 19th to Sunday, November 25th.
Star Party with Mike Lynch
What: Science & Technology, Education, Family
When: Monday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Metropolitan State…
Nov 15 2018
Win Free Tickets to See Robin Hood on November 19!
Robin Hood officially opens November 21, 2018, but you could you could see it early and for free! We’re giving away two specially reserved seats at a screening of the film happening at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 19, at the AMC Southdale theater.To enter:Like the Twin Cities Geek Facebook page…
Nov 15 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Takes a Topical Look into the Wizarding World
Fantastic Beasts is proving to be the grown-up sibling of the Harry Potter series. Both tales feature dastardly deeds done by dark wizards with similar wizard-supremacy belief structures, but where Voldemort’s evil was simplistic, Grindelwald brings the danger of a seductive and occasionally…
Nov 14 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet Is a Minor Upgrade
The return to the video-game world of Wreck-It Ralph certainly expands on the already imaginative playground of arcade game characters. While the first film certainly had an intelligent charm, I still felt there was untapped potential for an adventure that deserved more than an onslaught of puns.…
Nov 13 2018
Comics I’m Picking Up the Week of November 14, 2018
Here are the new books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 14, 2018.Bitter Root
Publisher: Image
Words/Story: David Walker, Chuck Brown
Art/Colors: Sanford Green
“In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family can…
Nov 13 2018
Win 1 of 3 Overlord Movie Prize Packs!
With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager…
Nov 13 2018
Origin Is the Sci-Fi Series That Might Make You Get YouTube Premium
I recently had the chance to screen the first two episodes of YouTube Premium’s new series, Origin, premiering on November 14, 2018. With producers from Lost and The Crown and some recognizable actors, I figured that the show at least had some credibility behind it. The premise? “A group of strangers…