Weekly Poll: What Is the Best ‘Sciencey’ Science Fiction Movie?
In this week’s poll, we want to hear what you think is the best of the sciencey science fiction.
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Tag: The Martian
Oscars Season: Our Picks and Predictions
Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, GeekDad film writers Tony Nunes and Rob Huddleston make their picks and predictions for this year’s key Oscar races.
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Oscars Season: 'Star Wars' vs. 'Mad Max' in the Race for Best Visual Effects
The Oscars are on February 28th, and over the next month we’ll be providing a series of articles adding some context to some of the Oscar races and controversies of this, a roller-coaster year in film. In the first piece in the series, we keep it light with a look at the tight race for best visual effects.
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'The Revenant' Leads the Pack in 2016 Academy Award Nominations
The Oscars contest has some stiff competition this year with eight fantastic films in contention for the top honor of best film of the year. Revenant looks like the industry darling with the most nominations this year, but there’s a few geeky favorites in the mix too.
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'The Martian' and the Rest of the Winners at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards
Check out the list of nominees and winners to see how your favorite film or television show fared in the trophy department at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards.
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The Best Movies of 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, fellow GeekDad film writer Rob Huddleston and I have selected our individual lists of the 10 best films of the year.
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10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘The Martian’
‘The Martian,’ starring Matt Damon, is a thrilling action-adventure movie about persistence and ingenuity. Set in the near future, it is a realistic and believable rescue tale of both individual grit and unselfish teamwork.
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Need Fresh Reads? Try Bill Murray & ‘The Martian’
From Bill Murray to origami, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Shakespearean Star Wars, check out what we have been reading this month.
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DragonCon 2015 Newbie Recap and Cosplay Roundup
I was expecting to be overwhelmed and overjoyed going to my first DragonCon, and boy did DragonCon deliver! DragonCon has been nicknamed NerdiGras, and it is certainly a name they’ve earned. But DragonCon is also one of the most family friendly cons (before 8pm).
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PAX Prime 2015 Recap
This past weekend Seattle was overwhelmed with visitors attending PAX Prime 2015. As always there were tons of crowds, lots of lights and sounds, tons of video and tabletop games, a smattering of cosplay, and plenty of fun.
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Bounded Enthusiasm #13: Andy Weir and ‘The Martian’
Andy Weir was a software engineer for over two decades, writing short stories and Sherlock Holmes fan fiction in his spare time. And then he wrote ‘The Martian.’ Maybe you’ve heard of it.
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New Clip From ‘The Martian’ Delivers Personality and Aquaman Theories
In a newly released clip from Ridley Scott’s film adaptation of Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian,’ we’re cleverly introduced to the crew of the Ares 3 with some amusing and unique insights into their personalities.
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Stack Overflow: Certain Doom
“Game over, man! Game over!” There are a lot of moments in stories where doom seems all but certain, and the characters are sure that the end is imminent. In some cases, they’re right (see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) but at other times it’s simply an opportunity for an against-all-odds survival story. So, on that note, here are a bunch of stories about certain doom. Just be glad it’s not you.
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Meet the Ares 3 Crew in the New Teaser From ‘The Martian’
A fun new teaser trailer for ‘The Martian’ dropped last night. The three and a half-minute video does a great job of establishing not only the crew but the world in which the story takes place.
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Between the Bookends: May 2015
This merry month of May the GeekMoms have been stuck on Mars, trapped in a strange town, debating the merits of STEM and creativity in our schools, and solving puzzles in a future dystopia. Check out our reading lists as we get ready for the summer.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 5
Andy Weir’s book The Martian started as an indie published book. We’ll look at the success and ask how it became a traditionally published hit?
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Best Books of 2014
“There’s more to life than books, you know. But not much.” So says the little Emily Martin print I bought for my wife for Christmas, which we now have hanging right near the doorway to our dining room/library. Yep, my family adores books, and so do a lot of us GeekDad contributors. Here are some of our favorite reads from 2014.
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My Summer 2014 Eclectic Reading List – Part 2
Summer is over and school is well under way, and my book stack is slowly dwindling again. But it’s not quite back to a reasonable 3-4 titles that I can typically handle in a week. And new books continue to come in! I had considered declaring Book Bankruptcy and starting from zero again, but I just can’t do that… there are just too many good books to share.
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The Martian — Mars Meets MacGyver
Do you remember that scene in Apollo 13 when the engineer dumps a bunch of parts on the table and tells the other engineers in the room they need to create a carbon dioxide filter using nothing but that pile of parts? Did that scene totally make you smile? Yes? Then grab a copy of The Martian before anyone ruins it for you and read it. Seriously Read it. You won’t regret it.
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