Cory Casciato
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Denver, CO, United States
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From Phantasm to Bubba Ho-Tep, the Films of Don Coscarelli Deserve Your Love
Don Coscarelli deserves to be included in the ranks of legendary horror film directors, with a canon that includes Phantasm, which screens October 10, 2018 at Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse. → Read More
Carrie Fisher, Stan Lee Make Denver Comic Con Guest List Most Impressive Yet
Denver Comic Con has brought in some big names in its short history, but for year five it’s going straight for the top shelf. Comics legend Stan Lee was already on the roster for the June event when the announcement came late last week of the addition of a member... → Read More
Five Tales of Geeky True Love for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, that date night to end all date nights, is almost here! Finding the right way to spend Valentine's Day is never easy, but it can be especially hard on us geeks. It's not that we mean to be snobs, but another viewing of When Harry Met Sally just isn't... → Read More
Five Geeky, Football-Related Ways to Survive Super Bowl Sunday
Once again the Super Bowl is right around the corner — and once again the Denver Broncos are in it to win it. That's great news for football fans, but it's not-so-great if football isn't your thing and everyone around you cannot shut up about the big game for fifteen... → Read More
Ten Best Geek Events in Denver in February 2016
February is here, which means a societally obligated focus on all things love for the next two weeks! Don't worry, though — apart from a couple of carefully curated selections, this month's list of geek events will barely register the existence of Valentine's Day. Instead, our focus — as always... → Read More
With Mad Max and The Martian, Science Fiction's Core Dichotomy Reaches the Oscars
Last year was pretty good to science fiction film fans. We got, among other things, a new Star Wars movie, a bunch of new comic book movies and even a handful of original, non-franchise films. To cap it all off, two science fiction films were nominated for Best Picture Oscars... → Read More
Four Things We Hope to See in the New X-Files (and One We Don't)
Almost fifteen years after its television swan song, and a solid five since the last film, The X-Files is about to return. As a hardcore fan of the show back in the day, I’m pretty excited. Of course, as a fan who made it all the way to the end... → Read More
The Science-Fiction Majesty of David Bowie's Low
I don’t often write about music for this column, but it’s not often that a musical icon steeped in science fiction dies days before I write Geek Speak. I’m talking, of course, about David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust himself, a man whose first hit was about an astronaut who was never... → Read More
Five Favorite (and Weird and Wacky) Versions of an Alternate World War II
When it comes to alternate history, there’s no vein so thoroughly mined as World War II. Is it because of that war's relatively recent vintage? The fact that it was America’s last “good war” — a war that we not only won, but fought from a perceived moral high ground... → Read More
Geeky Colorado New Year's Resolutions for 2016
Goodbye 2015! Hello 2016! The turning of the calendar marks time for reflection (did that last week) and looking forward — resolution time, in other words. I skipped my resolutions last year, in part because I was still working on my 2014 resolutions, but the time has come for a... → Read More
The Ten Best Geek Events in Denver in January
Happy new year! 2015 was a great year to be a geek, but there's every reason to think 2016 will be just as good, if not better. To get your year started off right, we've rounded up ten of Denver's best opportunities to get your geek on and listed them,... → Read More
Charlie Ross on Turning the Star Wars Trilogy Into a One-Man Show
The Star Wars films are known for their incredible space battles, bizarre aliens and other crazy sci-fi visuals. But underneath all that, the films also tell a classic story, a near-perfect example of what Joseph Campbell called The Hero’s Journey. That iconic story structure is part of what makes a... → Read More
2015: The Year in Geek, From Rick and Monty to The Force Awakens
In just over a week, 2015 will come to a close. That means it's time for that most joyous of traditions — the year-end list! Everywhere you turn, lists of the best, the worst, the most and the least are springing up, informing you about all the cool shit that... → Read More
Star Wars and Potty Training: The Two Poles of Parenthood
This past week has been a big one at my house, with two ongoing major life milestones for my little girl. First, my wife decided that now that the kiddo's fourth birthday is on the horizon — she's almost exactly three-and-a-half — it's time to stop fucking around and get... → Read More
Five High-Fun, Low-Schmaltz Holiday Films for Geeks
It's the time of year for eggnog, present wrapping and terrible, awful, no-good bullshit Christmas movies. Seriously, is there any holiday more beleaguered by cheesy garbage than Christmas? While yes, there are gems that balance the sentiment with a good story, a little edge and maybe some laughs, most fall... → Read More
See Mad Max: Fury Road on the Big Screen, Talk Feminism After
The latest entry in the Mad Max series offered a lot of great things — flamethrowers, fast cars and, of course, feminism. Yeah, you read that right: feminism. Now you can relive the glorious action-movie explosions and all the feminist subtext at "Feminism in the Time of the Apocalypse: Mad... → Read More
Six Great, Very Geeky Gifts — Holiday 2015 Edition
There's snow on the ground and you can't leave the house without being assaulted by Christmas music or getting poked in the eye by a festive fir tree, and that can mean only one thing: You'd better start shopping. As every media outlet is hellbent on reminding us, the only... → Read More
The Ten Best Geek Events in Denver in December
Soon it will be time to hang our stockings with care, but even well before Santa visits, we geeks will be awash in gifts. December is far from the most geek friendly month of the year, but there's still no shortage of nerdy fun to be had. From Star Wars celebrations... → Read More
Give Thanks for Mystery Science Theater 3000, and These Five Favorite Episodes
Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have a lot to be thankful for this year. No, it's not just the usual opportunity to do a DIY Turkey Day marathon (although that is always reason to be thankful), but something really special: the return of the show! Thanks to the magic of Kickstarter,... → Read More
Starship Troopers Combines Hard Truths and High Adventure
Some combinations, like peanut butter and chocolate, are self-evident. No one needs to tell you those two are going to work great together; it’s obvious if you’ve tried them both. Others, like chicken and waffles, are a little weirder, but just as great once you try them. Paul Verhoeven’s 1997... → Read More