Monthly Archive:: August 2026

Jump to: In-Person Events Virtual Events Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 31, to Sunday, September 6. Although inclusion in This Week in Geek is not an official endorsement of any event or organizer, we do our best…

Following the devastating news of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry passing away on the very same day, I walked into Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars the following afternoon desperately needing a distraction. The simultaneous departure of two towering cultural icons who offered decades of comfort, camp, and…

On August 15, the Crane Wives played a sold-out show at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. While the indie folk band was new to me, they were very well known and loved by the more than 1,500 loyal fans in the enraptured audience. I have to say it has been a while since I’ve had to wait in a line that…

There is an exchange in Jane Schoenbrun’s film I Saw the TV Glow that sits in my heart like a 50-pound weight sometimes. About one-third of the way into the movie, main characters Owen and Maddy sit awkwardly near each other on the outdoor bleachers of their high school. After not being able to answer whether…

I would not be surprised if The Samurai and the Prisoner turned out to be my favorite movie of 2026. It’s a beautiful piece of cinema that works for me on every level. The writing is thought-provoking, the cinematography is inspired, and the plot is suspenseful. It’s the type of film that proves you don’t…