Some games have a lasting impact on the world of board games; their scoring systems, dice rolling mechanics, and play strategies begin to reappear in several other games. Today’s game gave us the name of the little wooden playing piece that’s common in so many worker placement games: the meeple.
I have never played Baldur’s Gate, but fans of the classic PC game will be happy to hear that this particular translation of game-into-comic actually worked out fairly well. This comic series is dynamic, funny, and filled with unexpected turns. But what else would you expect out of a book that contains a giant miniature space hamster?
Actor Leonard Nimoy, 83, passed away on February 27, but his contributions to film, television, photography, and poetry are sure to be remembered. Nimoy excelled at a variety of talents, but to many fans he will live on as a legend in the science-fiction world.
The Legend of Zelda—a mind-bogglingly popular series of fantasy video games by Nintendo—turned 29 years old in February. Over almost three decades, Zelda has proven itself as one of the most consistent high-quality franchises in any entertainment medium—and considering there are just over 15 titles in the series, that’s pretty commendable.
The Vancouver Art Gallery’s current exhibit looks at several pieces by notable names of the French Modernist movement, from Realism, through Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, and Cubism. Paintings make up the bulk of the exhibit, with some sculpture work included from artists of the time. The cornerstones of the collection are several paintings from Paul Cézanne.
True to teen movie form, The DUFF is a witty and cheesy examination of the labelling and cyber-bullying problems of today’s youth.
If the purpose of the Academy Awards Best Picture category is to reward the single most significant piece of filmmaking in any given year, 2015 is a year when it failed. Among IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic scores for Birdman and Boyhood, Boyhood beats Birdman on every account.
Birdmanor (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) took home the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as Best Director, Screenplay, and Cinematography on February 22.
From photographs to abstract paintings, simple sketches to glitzy mixed media, the Let Me Count the Ways exhibit by Artists in the Boro explores different types of love by invoking the five senses. The exhibit borrows its title from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem, “How Do I Love Thee?” and features 23 works from 14 local artists.
Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell: Innocence are set in a cyberpunk world where people project their minds into robot bodies called “shells” and computers can hack people’s brains. These films are considered two of the most influential and philosophically long-winded sci-fi anime in history, defining the genre for over a decade.
