Here’s my Metro News Reviews for the week of June 23rd.
Dear Luke, We Need To Talk, Darth
By John Moe
Kindle/iBooks/Kobo
Four Stars
This collection of humorous memos, letters, and text messages imagine the off-screen interactions of our favourite movie characters, where the shark from Jaws keeps a therapy diary and the Walking Dead zombies commiserate together online. Clever logos and fonts complete the inventive gags for Don Draper’s self-reflecting cocktail recipes and an exasperated court-ordered letter from Dora the Explorer’s Mom.
Riders
iPhone
Free
Stay active by learning new tricks from the pros with this instructional app for skateboards, wakeboards, scooters, and bikes. There’s beginner lessons for jumps, grinds, and grabs of all kinds.
WineGlass
iPhone
$4.99
Scan a restaurant’s wine list with your camera and this app will check the prices, find reviews, and suggest food pairings. Works surprisingly well and is useful for most wines.
Avedon
iPhone/iPad
Free
Incredible that it’s free, this exploration of photographer Richard Avedon includes his celebrated work across fashion, street life, and celebrity portraits. From Monroe to Bjork, It’s hundreds of stunning photos.
Broken Age
PC/Mac/iPad
Rated: Ages 9+
4 Stars
Elijah Wood, Jack Black, and Wil Wheaton star in this eccentric and witty adventure game from Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango) who offers two otherworldly, teenage predicaments. Shay is trapped aboard an overprotective space nursery while Vella is to be sacrificed to a monster. Both must recruit the unhelpful characters around them to aid in their escape. Beautiful, hand-painted visuals mix with the offbeat challenges of barfing trees, ice cream avalanches, and bird-brained cultists for a uniquely entertaining journey. Being just Act One, the only downside is the cliffhanger ending.
