Monthly Archive:: May 2022
May 31 2022
Sandbox VR Is A Virtual-Reality Experience in Roseville and Eden Prairie
A few months ago, I journeyed to Roseville to check out a relatively new VR experience in town: Sandbox VR. I’ve been a VR enthusiast ever since I sampled the HTC Vive back in 2015 and was hooked once I bought a PSVR. Admittedly, I’ve let some of that VR play lapse in favor of recent next-gen gems such as Horizon…
May 30 2022
Nutty Nosh to Make for Your Next Board Game Night
There are two kinds of board game owners: those who eat, drink, and make merry around the table, and those who don’t. I get it! Those cardboard babies can cost a pretty penny, and all it takes is one errant pop can or a little pizza grease … But it’s also nice to snack a little while plotting…
May 29 2022
This Week in Geek (5/30/22–6/5/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 30, to Sunday, June 5.
Virtual Events
Virtual Pub Quiz Trivia Night
What: Trivia
When: Monday, May 30, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Twitch
Get your trivia on from the comfort of home…
May 28 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie Is Mildly Merry Big-Screen Fun
The Bob’s Burgers Movie has a lot of the predictable elements of a jump to the big screen: smoother animation, grander musical numbers, and a story that makes it appear as though the Belcher family will face their toughest ordeal yet. It also doesn’t offer a whole lot you wouldn’t get from watching a handful…
May 27 2022
Top Gun: Maverick Brings the High Flying and the Nostalgia
Despite the fact that the favored aesthetic throughout most of filmmaking history has long emphasized dynamic visuals, the list of great movies centering around aviation number less than a full score. This has partially been due to the technical barriers to making air combat sequences feel exciting…
May 22 2022
This Week in Geek (5/23/22–5/29/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 23, to Sunday, May 29.
Virtual Events
Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series–Indiana Jones: The Men Behind the Myth
What: Educational, Science & Tech
When: Monday, May 23,…
May 15 2022
This Week in Geek (5/16/22–5/22/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 16, to Sunday, May 22.
Virtual Events
41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
What: Movies
When: Thursday, May 5, through Thursday, May 19
Where: Virtual event…
May 08 2022
This Week in Geek (5/9/22–5/15/22)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, May 9, to Sunday, May 15.
Virtual Events
Virtual Pub Quiz Trivia Night
What: Trivia
When: Monday, May 9, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Virtual via Twitch
Get your trivia on from the comfort of home…
May 04 2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Is More Mind-Bending than Mindful
Note: This review has attempted to remain as spoiler free as possible and does not reveal any specific plot points, locations, or cameos. However, it does comment in general terms on the main characters and their interactions, the themes, and the directing style. If you haven’t seen the film …
May 04 2022
5 Star Wars Knockoffs to Spice Up Your May the 4th Viewing Party
When the first Star Wars film hit the scene in 1977, it changed the way science fiction was viewed in popular culture. In borrowing from adventure serials and Japanese cinema while offering a grandiose scale akin to an epic fantasy novel, it set the stage for countless space operas and other sci-fi stories…