Preview: Inside Conrad Tao’s Expanding Musical World
There is an old home video of Conrad Tao that captures the modest beginnings of a prodigy. In the footage, a very young Tao sits at the piano, pawing out […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 13: Jeff Probst’s Spoiler Spices Up a Predictable Finale
After 50 seasons, one would be forgiven for assuming that, outside of convoluted twists, there would never be another Survivor first. Most of the noteworthy records occurred during the show’s […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 12: And Now For Something Completely Unsatisfying
What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, heading into the finale of her first season, Aubry Bracco was the fan favorite, beginning Survivor: Kaoh Rong as an unstable […]
Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concludes Their Season with Music from France and France Adjacent
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ended their season at the Harris Theater on Wednesday evening with music from “France or France Adjacent,” as violist and Chicago native Matthew […]
Review: Silent Friend Weaves Three Lives Into a Quietly Mesmerizing Meditation on Nature
From Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, The Story of My Wife), Silent Friend presents us with three very different stories, all exploring the natural world as it […]
Review: Filmmaker Boots Riley Brings Chaos, Fun and Revolution to the Big Screen in I Love Boosters
Apparently, I like what writer/director Boots Riley is laying down. In his previous film, Sorry to Bother You, he found an inspired way to attack racism and gross capitalism through […]
Review: Star Wars Returns to the Big Screen With The Mandalorian and Grogu, Feeling More Like a Few New Episodes Than a Cinematic Epic
A great deal of your appreciation of the first new Star Wars film since 2019’s limp Rise of Skywalker is going to depend on what you bring into it. In […]
Review: Mad Bills to Pay Shows You Can’t Buy Love, but Money Sure Helps
Mad Bills to Pay feels like watching a home movie, which is part of why it’s so relatable. In Joel Alfonso Vargas’s directorial debut, we get an intimate look at […]
TCR Mixtape No. 49: Warm Love Cool Dreams 2026 Day Two at the Salt Shed
We’re inching closer and closer to the Memorial Day weekend and we couldn’t be more excited for Warm Love Cool Dreams! The May 23-24 festival is back at the Salt […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/21 and Beyond
It’s Memorial Day weekend and the events are flowing! So many festivals, markets, concerts, and just pure fun are waiting to fill up your holiday weekend! There’s no reason not […]
Dialogs: Humanities Fest Hosts History with Frida Kahlo’s Family and Mary Beard
In front of a rapt audience, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s great nieces appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival’s Northwestern Day on Sunday, to talk about their new book Casa Kahlo: […]
Dialogs: The Unique Genius of John Waters Livens Up a Sunday
The Pope of Trash. The Sultan of Sleaze. The Baron of Bad Taste. These are just some of the sobriquets people have bestowed on filmmaker John Waters, and he proudly […]