Farmers Market Preview: No Bad Strawberry Karma
I’m someone who is devoted to farmers markets, yearns for the season to begin, eagerly awaits CSA drop days, and luxuriates on the idea of a canvas tote and an […]
Gallery: Saturday at C2E2 2024
Time for another giant gallery of C2E2 Cosplay awesomeness. Saturday’s a big day for our fair city’s 15 years and strong con. With the crown championships of cosplay at night, […]
Review: The Listener Connects With Callers, Talks Them Off Their Metaphorical Ledges
The Listener is something like a combination of a filmed, one-woman stage play and an acting exercise, directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Alessandro Camon (The Messenger). The […]
Your Chicago Curated First Weekend of 2024 and Beyond
It’s a brand new year! Of course we’ll be accidentally writing 2023 for the next few day/weeks, but that doesn’t mean that 2024 isn’t here and ready to delight with […]
Review: In Adapting Alice Walker’s Classic Novel (Again), the Latest The Color Purple Boasts an Impressive Cast If Chaotic Story
Since Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was first published in 1982, it has been adapted into a film (in 1985, directed by Steven Spielberg), a stage musical (in 2005, which […]
Review: Even Unplugged, Hovvdy Somehow Manages to Sound Just As Electric at Lincoln Hall
I’ve been to several seated concerts in my time, but nothing like Hovvdy last week at Lincoln Hall. Actually, now that I think about it, Hovvdy’s show was pretty much […]
The Final Bandcamp Friday of 2023
It’s the first Friday in December so that means it’s Bandcamp Friday! Things have certainly changed since Bandcamp first announced their initiative to help bands affected by the pandemic shutting […]
Dispatch: First Full Screening Days at 59th Chicago Int’l Film Festival Offer Chicago-Made Family Dramas, Powerful Docs on Legacy, and a Swimmer’s Record-Making Journey
In its first two full days of screenings, the 59th Chicago International Film Festival presents a strong variety of films, from locally made family dramas to harrowing, insightful documentaries about […]
Review: John Carney Makes Beautiful Music (Again) with Flora and Son
Filmmaker John Carney has a niche. Since breaking out with 2007’s bittersweet, music-driven Once (an adaptation of which went on to become a massive Tony-winning success on Broadway), the Irishman […]
Review: Rotting in the Sun Blurs Lines Between Fact and Fiction, Filmmaking and Social Media
I have a particular admiration for artists like Sebastián Silva, those creators who have an innate ability to channel the weird, experimental and unexpected in order to create, often bringing […]
The 2023 Fan Expo Choose Your Own Adventure Preview Is HERE!
Get in, losers! It’s time for another convention! Lace up your comfiest shoes, get all hydrated and bring fat stacks of cash to Rosemont this weekend (and today!) for Fan […]
Who We’re Excited to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2023!
You know your in for a treat when the Pitchfork Music Festival makes its way back to Union Park. You’ll get the chance to see some of the best acts […]