Category: Con Culture
The Crow roleplaying game embraces the dark film and all things Goth
Behind the Music–The Muppets Mayhem gets the rockumentary just right
Daisy Jones & The Six–Mockumentary looks good but lacks strong story
Air–Matt Damon leads a good Mother’s Day movie, a 1980s retro fix about Michael Jordan and Nike
White House Plumbers–A good effort underway to look at another snippet of Watergate
Mystery author Elizabeth C. Bunce is Anthony Award finalist for third straight year
Metamorphosis–The fortuitous pairing of Alien artist H.R. Giger and Blondie’s Debbie Harry
Art history book unveils The Many Faces of Art Forgery
Retro fix–93 years later, Nancy Drew becomes a line of action figures
Build the lost ship Persephone from In Myrtle Peril with the Zvezda Brigantine 1:100 scale model
UGEARS weekend build–Make your own playable mechanical Celesta
Quantum Leap’s returning first season harnesses the best science fiction writing this year
Retro fix–Vintage style Bionic Woman, Tron, Bruce Lee, and The Black Hole action figures, pre-orders
Starman–Graphic novel chronicles psychedelic era in the career of David Bowie
Dungeons & Dragons unveils big year ahead for adventures, action figures, collectibles, and more
Practicing Archaeology–An eye-opening guide to the business and challenges of the modern-day Indiana Jones
Planet Comicon Kansas City 2023 cosplay and more
Planet Comicon Kansas City returns this weekend for 23rd year
But Have You Read the Book? TCM library looks at 52 films adapted from books
Weekend build–UGEARS model of the crazy Knight Bus from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ghibli Fest 2023 begins this month, new Ghibli Cookbook is coming
Retro fix–Return to the Orson Welles Dark Tower board game with its sequel
Keys from the Golden Vault–Get ready for fun in new D&D book of heists
A new Indiana Jones trailer, and new–and retro–action figures
Fifty MGM triumphs, blockbusters, and fiascos that transformed Hollywood
A Burt Bacharach movie tribute
Live-action version of Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning Spirited Away is on its way to the U.S.
Escape from New York–A new roleplaying game for fans of the John Carpenter sci-fi classic
Model kits–The UGEARS model of the Weasley car from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Keys from the Golden Vault preview–Next Dungeons & Dragons is Mission: Impossible heist adventure
In Myrtle Peril–Elizabeth C. Bunce is Agatha Award finalist for third straight year
Muppets in Moscow–International politics, puppetry, TV production, and taking Sesame Street to Russia
Masterpiece–A celebration of 50 years of America’s fascination with British TV dramas
New roleplaying game arrives as the most immersive Blade Runner experience yet
Now streaming–Foodie horror flick The Menu
Retro review–Ian Fleming’s holiday James Bond novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Willow action figures old and new revealed by Super 7
Retro fix–A New Year’s Eve puzzle
Changing the world begins with you
A video Christmas card for you
The future is now in The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Spend your holidays with the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda… er… Grogu
Trailer Park–All the movies and TV series you’ll want to see in 2023
Who Killed Santa? Murderville special the best of the new holiday shows
The 2022 Borg Hall of Fame
borg’s Best of 2022–The Best Books
borg’s Best of 2022–The Best Movies
borg’s Best of 2022–The Best on TV
borg’s Best of 2022–Kick-Ass Genre Heroines
