Just because Pluto was downgraded from full planet status doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to learn from it. NASA’s New Horizons mission was launched in 2006 and is slated to fly by the icy dwarf planet early next year before continuing on to the Kuiper Belt to see what…
No matter the time or place, even in deep space or the far future, war is hell, and the little guy always gets the worst of it. But when that little guy is the hero of director Alex Cox’s adaptation of Harry Harrison’s Bill, the Galactic Hero, at least you…
No matter the time or place, even in deep space or the far future, war is hell, and the little guy always gets the worst of it. But when that little guy is the hero of director Alex Cox’s adaptation of Harry Harrison’s Bill, the Galactic Hero, at least you…
Geeks have a tendency to self-segregate into little geeky ghettos — Star Wars fans over here, Lord of the Rings devotees over there — and that makes it really easy to miss out on some cool shit. If you’re suffering from the effects of this self-imposed exile and would like…
Christmas was never my thing. I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a Grinch, Scrooge or even just a hater, but except when my oldest daughter was young, the holiday got little more than an indifferent shrug from me. But over the past year or two, I’m suddenly…
Christmas traditions come in all shapes and sizes, and it’s never too late to add another one to the mix. This year, consider the potent combination of a drinking game and the world’s best (only?) Christmas-action movie hybrid at Films on Tap: Die Hard. “Die Hard is my favorite Christmas…
Santa Claus knows if you’ve been bad or good, and that means that most of us are screwed. Forget that fat, judgmental elf, and revel in your badness at Krampus Nacht Denver, a holiday festival for those who find it too damn hard to be good. “The legend of Krampus…
From now until the new year, tired music, forced cheer and gaudy decorations are the order of the day, and Scrooge you if you don’t like it. If you do like it — or maybe are just suffering from the holiday version of Stockholm syndrome — you might as well…
If you like your art weird and a little off the beaten path, Sally Centigrade is here to help. The newest addition to Denver’s thriving gallery scene is dedicated both to showcasing local artists and to the kind of outsider art that doesn’t always get a lot of attention, here…
Don’t worry if you’ve been too naughty for Santa to bring you anything good, because December is full of great stuff for every geek girl and boy. You won’t even have to leave any cookies and milk out to enjoy all the great nerd fun that Denver has in store…
The end of a relationship is never fun, but Andrzej Zulawski’s film Possession takes the concept of “bad breakup” to some very strange places. “One partner is moving on with their life; the other partner can’t accept that and demands to know why,” says Theresa Mercado, host of the Cruel…
The mid-season finale of The Walking Dead will fill zombie lovers with dread and sorrow as some number of beloved regulars and untold numbers of secondary characters are killed off. Fans of the show everywhere are quite excited about Sunday’s show, but fans here in Denver should consider DVRing this…
There’s no shortage of fun for comics lovers in Denver, but local creators can get lost in the shuffle at some of the bigger cons. Not so at the Cowtown Comics Fest, hosted annually by Kilgore Books and happening Sunday, November 23 at Morey Middle School. Aside from John Porcellino,…
Earlier this week, for the first time in more than a decade, something novel happened in the world of Denver film: No films were programmed by Keith Garcia. The name may mean nothing to you, or you may not have much idea what it means to be a film programmer,…
There’s no shortage of fun in Denver for comics lovers, but at some of the bigger cons, local creators can get lost in the shuffle. Not so at the Cowtown Comics Fest, hosted annually by Kilgore Books. “The thing that I love about Denver is that, because as a city…
No film festival is complete without a few sweet parties, and the Starz Denver Film Festival is no exception. If you’re only going to hit up one of those parties, make sure it’s the one with classic arcade games, DJs and an open bar, all in honor of an award…
Geeks have a lot of reasons to be excited about this year’s Starz Denver Film Festival. There’s the sweet Stanley Nights program of horror (one of my picks for the top geek events this month). Among the “normal” films, you’ll find a sweet-looking Alan Turing biopic that should be of…
Making learning fun isn’t hard, you just need a few pieces to fall into place. A fascinating subject is important, of course. A great teacher is a must. And if you can drink while you learn, you’re pretty much set. Those three pillars of knowledge come together this month at…
Science-fiction films don’t have to have astronomical budgets or use absurdly elaborate special effects to be engaging; in fact, the science-fiction canon features nearly as many small-scale, low-budget classics as it does Hollywood blockbusters. In preparation for the debut of director Alex Cox’s latest film, itself a low-budget sci-fi epic,…
When film-goers get bored with Hollywood’s action-movie clichés and formulaic rom-coms, they have a thriving indie film scene to turn to, where innovative ideas can flourish. It’s no different in the world of games. When gamers find themselves tiring of the latest iteration of Call of Duty or yet another…
Halloween is over. Boo! And not “boo” like a ghost says, but “booo” like when your team gets buried by an avalanche of scoring from the other team (goddamn Patriots…). Still, just because the calendar says the spooky time of year is over is no reason you have to listen…
You’ve read all the books, watched every episode of the series multiple times, and own enough memorabilia to fill a spare bedroom. The only way to go deeper with your Game of Thrones super-fandom is to learn to speak Dothraki — and now you can, with Living Language Dothraki, straight…
