Michael Ahr

3 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Michael Ahr

At South by Southwest we talked to a Spotify exec and two premiere podcasters about the future of the industry. Put two podcasters in a room with a Spotify exec, and their infectious enthusiasm for long-form and short-form discussion content will quickly have you wondering where the medium is headed in the future.

4 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Michael Ahr

We’ve got a sneak peek to share from Marshmallow, a throwback horror film in the vein of Watcher in the Woods. “At a secluded summer camp, Morgan, a shy and introverted 12-year-old, is thrust into a living nightmare when a legendary campfire tale becomes real.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Michael Ahr

Come to the New York exhibit Syd Mead: Future Pastime, featuring the familiar yet fantastical work of the artist behind Blade Runner, Aliens, and TRON. “Robert Wise enlisted Mead’s talents for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Steven Lisberger brought him on board for TRON (1982). Ridley Scott commissioned Mead to conceptualize the world of Blade Runner (1982). Hollywood embraced him, and he continued designing for film into his final years. Syd did not just imagine the future—he built it.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Michael Ahr

This article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time season 3 episode 4. There’s a foundational principle of narrative writing that is particularly important in television storytelling; that of “show, don’t tell.” Prime Video’s adaptation of The Wheel of Time has the huge burden of bringing pages and pages of the expansive Robert Jordan series to life, including the rich history of the world it inhabits and the cultures therein.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Michael Ahr

This article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time season 3 episodes 1, 2, and 3. Once again, The Wheel of Time has decided to take a relationship between two women that was exceedingly close but not clearly defined in the books — in this case that of Elayne and Aviendha — and make it much more specific. Robert Jordan, it seems, may have been fond of innuendo, particularly among his women characters, but the series writers are apparently not satisfied with mere hints of sisterly affection.