Robin Williams will always be Mork to me. Not because it was his best role — not by a long shot, considering his lengthy and illustrious career. It’s not because I still consider Mork & Mindy one of my favorite shows, either, since even its good seasons really haven’t aged…
Roland Emmerich’s 1998 take on the kaiju classic Godzilla is rightfully reviled by both fans of the original and anyone else who hasn’t suffered brain trauma. But among one select audience, it’s been in great demand for years, and when RiffTrax Live: Godzilla> hits theaters, that demand, however inexplicable, will…
“Warriors…come out and play!” It is, after all, your anniversary. Thirty-five years ago, Walter Hill’s outlandish take on New York City’s gang violence hit theaters, and now The Warriors is back with a brand-new digital restoration to please fans old and new as part of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Assemble the…
You look good, of course, but you could look better. Maybe it’s time to update those skinny jeans to something more flattering, or maybe you’re just tired of rocking vintage grunge flannel and are ready to move on to the next nostalgic revival. Whatever fashion-forward look you see in your…
Roland Emmerich’s 1998 take on the kaiju classic Godzilla is rightly reviled by both fans of the original and anyone else who hasn’t suffered brain trauma. But among one select audience — fans of RiffTrax, to be specific — it’s been in great demand for years. When RiffTrax Live: Godzilla…
When I was a kid, I dreamed of Mars. I wanted to go there, see its strange sights, meet whatever strange beings might live there. Sure, I dreamed of other planets, too, both here in our solar system and in galaxies far, far away, but Mars dominated my childhood fantasies…
Denver has a vibrant, thriving comics scene, and collectives like Squid Works are a big part of that. For nearly twenty years, the artists, writers and various other creatives of Squid Works have been producing an array of content in every medium under the wide umbrella of “comics” while helping…
Wonder what NASA’s latest mission to the red planet has turned up? Get the answers — and maybe get your future astronauts excited about space in the process — at the Mars Science Laboratory Two Year Recap. Your guide to the stellar successes of the Curiosity Rover is Adam Pender,…
If you’re ready to get out of this unseasonal rain and have some good, clean (and dry) geek fun indoors, August will make you a very happy nerd. Two cons, one weird county fair and more movies than you can shake are just some of the highlights of a month…
If you’re afraid that your kids’ entertainment isn’t sufficiently weird, there’s help out there. The second season of Gravity Falls kicks off August 1 on the Disney Channel (don’t let that scare you off!), and there’s no better way to indoctrinate your kids into the world of the surreal and…
If there’s one thing the Internet loves (besides porn), it’s cat videos — whether those cats are playing keyboards, chasing lasers or contorting themselves into absurd shapes to fit into tiny boxes. Now you can get a concentrated dose of cat madness with the Internet Cat Video Festival, a selection…
Deep within the heart of the Art District on Santa Fe, you’ll find a home for the kind of art that’s usually displayed behind lurid four-color covers and on the funny pages. If you prefer that to yet another wall of abstract swirls, Zac Conley’s Hall of Justice comic and…
People who say they don’t like board games are probably playing shitty games. What’s not to like? You get to hang out with friends and scratch a competitive itch while pretending to be a business tycoon or ruler of the world. That’s a good time! Well, it is as long…
Ever wonder just how much real science is in your favorite science-fiction films? Thanks to the Denver Film Society and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science — who are teaming up for their fourth annual Sci-Fi Film Series — you’re going to find out. The series presents some of…
In the annals of American film, On the Waterfront is a juggernaut. The Marlon Brando-led classic about corruption and crime in a dock-workers’ union was not just a commercial success; it won eight Academy Awards and was named one of the American Film Institute’s top ten movies of all time…
The third annual Conclave of Gamers starts today, and that means three days of nothing but nonstop gaming. Card games, board games, role-playing games, dexterity games and even a few video games will make an appearance — everything from old favorites to brand-new games that haven’t yet been released. “If…
After almost two months of bringing people together through enormous, body-controlled arcade games on Champa Street in downtown Denver, OhHeckYeah is about to pull the plug. But there’s still one more weekend left, and tonight, PechaKucha Denver and OhHeckYeah will unite to say farewell to the innovative street arcade. “It’s…
Forty years ago, one of the most infamous horror movies of all time was released. Tobe Hooper’s grimy, lo-fi The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was filmed on a small budget — reports differ, but no more than $300,000 by any account — and went on to gross $30 million at the…
This year marks Batman’s 75th birthday, and the world’s greatest detective has gone through some changes in that time. Before he was the Dark Knight, before his multitude of animated series, even before the campy ’60s television show, his very first appearance outside of a comic book was back in…
For more than twenty years, Ween made some of the most absurd, original and delightful music of all time. It may take years for the band’s influence to be integrated into the rock canon, but the long arm of Ween, which formed in Pennsylvania in 1984 has hit the fine-art…
Video games have come a long way since Space Invaders and Pong. These days, games are both a multi-billion-dollar-a-year industry and a genuine cultural force, enjoyed by people of all ages across platforms ranging from dedicated gaming consoles to Facebook. “The average age of a gamer is like 31 now…
Psst, hey kid — want to go on an adventure? Fight some fearsome beasts, save the day, take home some loot? Maybe collect a shitload of polyhedral dice and a stack of arcane rulebooks as tall as you are? Sound fun? Then step into the world of pen-and-paper roleplaying –…
