The 2014 Academy Awards ceremony is just around the corner. There’s no telling who will win awards in their respective categories but this much is for sure: the nominees are in. We know who the contending actors are. But can you name some worthy contenders who didn’t make the cut?
If not, that’s okay. But keep in mind, there have been many times when people were overlooked in the past. In fact, there are quite a few notable Oscar snubs. So for this new segment, called Retroactive Geek Out (where we examine films from cinema past), we will be looking at this very thing. Specifically, 5 actors that received an undeserved Oscar snub.
South Park: The Stick of Truth has been in development for some time, but as it nears completion we are getting more and more hints that it could be great.
To show off the game, the developers have released a video of the first 13 minutes of the game. The execution is so flawless that it is easy to forget that this is a game you can actually play and not just a clip from the tv show.
The game works on multiple levels. Stripped of its source material, the game is an RPG modeled similarly to the turn-based games popular in Japan. You collect loot, you go on quests, and when bad guys emerge you take turn attacking each other until they are dead. When you add in the massive world of South Park (a tiny town with a deep, absurdly rich history) you get a story that practically demands it be played. According to the developers, you can wander pretty much anywhere in town – including many of the places featured on the show. If you ever wondered what it would be like to live in South Park, this is the best you’re going to get outside of turning yourself into a two-dimensional construction-paper cut out.
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Superior Spider-Man, set to end with issue #31, begins it’s final arc with Goblin Nation. The Green Goblin has taken control over the criminal underworld. Which leads us to wonder, is Ock-Spidey really “superior” after all?
When Dan Slott seemingly “killed” Peter Parker about a year ago, many fans were up in arms about it. Enter Superior Spider-Man, a comic were the villain becomes the hero. It’s a divisive creative move for some fans but, personally, I love the concept. This has created new and interesting story lines that we never would have seen with Peter Parker under the mask. Aside from a few vocal, rather negative, detractors to the series, people have really been eating it up, present company included!
Jennifer Walters skates by making a living as a New York City lawyer and spends the rest of her time Hulking out and beating up bad guys. When a woman in need comes to Jen for help, she agrees to take a case against her friend and Avengers teammate Tony Stark.
It’s becoming apparent that writer Charles Soule can do no wrong. The past 3 weeks he’s been on fire. 1st with Thunderbolts, then with Red Lanterns last week and now She-Hulk #1. But this issue in particular soars beyond the others.
Warning: House of Cards season one spoilers ahead. If you haven’t watched the incredible series yet, leave now and forever hold your head in shame!
Throughout the first season, we followed Frank as he dealt with various crises that threatened his power, or worse, his ego. One of the major story arcs throughout the first season was the plight (and boy was it a plight) of hapless US Representative Peter Russo, whom reluctantly agrees to run for Governor of Pennsylvania under the tutalge of Frank. As we learn, getting ensnared in Frank Underwood’s web is a big mistake for anyone who isn’t Frank Underwood. Russo has alcohol and drug problems, which only get worse under the pressures of running for Governor. In a moment of weakness, Russo gets loaded and becomes the laughing stock of the country. His campaign in tatters, he further slides down the slope towards a full-on relapse. Guess who saw that coming?
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We are all familiar with the term “remake” when applied to movies. Heck, we live in an age of cinema where that seems to be all they make anymore! Sometimes, though, remakes will slip under the radar. They don’t advertise themselves as such and, because of clever changes to the story, we virtually have no idea this movie already existed.
Max Level Geek got to thinking about this, and we decided to compile a list. So here it is, 5 remakes we think you’ve probably never heard of:
It’s so frustrating that in the world of simulation games where you can do such super exciting things like learn how to farm or learn how to Euro truck, there hasn’t been a great goat simulator. Why not? It’s 2014, isn’t it high time we as discerning gamers be allowed to wander the world as a goat and do goat-based objectives?
Well, developer Coffee Stain Studios has us covered.
If running around an open world picking up objects with your tongue and swinging them around wildly is your thing, this game is for you!
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X-Force is back! This Cable-led crew includes Fantomex, Marrow and Psylocke. They’re mission: to give mutantkind a stake in an ever-changing world, one that, in the past, hasn’t viewed them so kindly. They feel the best way to achieve this is to steal some kind of cyberweapon. Go figure.
Writer Simon Spurrier seems to have a handle on Cable and the kind of leader he is. He has a way with these characters and in expressing their personalities. The problem with the dynamic of these characters, though, is Psylocke being reduced to mother hen for most of the issue. I don’t tend to think of Psylocke as the “level-headed” member of any team, but this team is so screwy it sets her up to be one of the only sane people in the group.
It’s 1966. Hydra has captured two people who can create something called the Alchemy Formula. Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Ran Shen go out to retrieve these two scientists, only to have a wrench thrown in their plans by, non other than, the Winter Soldier.
You have to appreciate Marvel giving new prospective fans the chance to get to know their characters before the movies come out. By this, I’m talking about Winter Soldier and his appearance in the upcoming Captain America sequel. Marvel could hardly have done better than tasking Rick Remender with the job of returning Winter Soldier to a brand new monthly series. Remender’s current runs on both Uncanny Avengers and Captain America are highlighted by his ability to tap into the “old ways” of writing comic books. What he crafts here actually even feels like a Stan Lee issue from 1966 – one of the really good ones.
After Thor’s epic, nine-realm spanning adventure with the League of Realms, he returns to Midgard. There, new love interest Roz Solomon is up against it with ROXXON Energy Corporation. Will her blond haired, behemoth of a viking God come to her aid?
Don’t let the “#1” at the top of this issue confuse you. This is actually issue 19. Issue 19.NOW to be exact. O.K., now you can be confused.
Now that you’ve let that sink in, let’s get started on the issue.