Monthly Archive:: April 2021
Apr 12 2021
Enter for Your Chance to See Bob Odenkirk in Nobody for FREE on VOD!
Nobody, starring Bob Odenkirk, is coming to video on demand on April 16, 2021. Here’s your chance to watch it for free!
Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all. Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, The Post, Nebraska) stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and…
Apr 11 2021
This Week in Geek (4/12/21–4/18/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, April 12, to Sunday, April 18.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Apr 07 2021
Watch a Twin Cities Geek’s TEDx Talk on Fanfiction as Therapy
Fanfiction is an enduring geeky tradition. Oftentimes, characters stay with you long after the official story has ended, so what is there to do but continue the story? Fanfiction has built friendships, been a great tool for creative expression, launched writing careers, and even served for a metaphor…
Apr 06 2021
Magic: The Gathering Arena Comes to iOS
Wizards of the Coast has at last brought Magic: The Gathering Arena, the esports version of the popular trading card game, to iOS players. Though I was involved in the open beta for the PC version of the game, I quickly found that I disliked the point-and-click gameplay—I lost some matches purely by failing…
Apr 05 2021
Found Footage Gets a Novel Take in Our Last Echoes
Found footage and analog-based stories are perennially popular in the horror genre, and the convention has given us haunting and eerie narratives. While they’re mostly fiction, the fact that these stories are happening in a grounded setting, and often set in first person, makes the supernatural…
Apr 04 2021
This Week in Geek (4/5/21–4/11/21)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, April 5, to Sunday, April 11.
Please note: Due to risks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and in following current health guidelines recommending both social distancing and limited…
Apr 03 2021
Tell Me My Name Puts a Modern Spin on The Great Gatsby
Modern adaptations of classic literature are hit or miss, depending on the person you ask. On the one hand, I love 1995’s Clueless and will always enjoy watching it; on the other hand, I’m in the minority when it comes to 2010’s Easy A, with many of my peers loving the jokes and scenes…
Apr 02 2021
Empire of Sin Has Many Ideas but Stumbles on Execution
Chicago, 1920s. Rain, grime, trench coats, and class with a bit of sleaze thrown in (or is it the other way around?). The newly minted 18th Amendment has a stranglehold on the free flow of alcohol. Someone has to make a fortune on the back of the illegal trade, and by wits and by force it’s going to be…