Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/20 and Beyond
The below freezing tempts have been dominating this week but the weekend is looking a little better! So let’s take a look at what’s coming up this weekend including all […]
Interview: The Gorge Filmmaker Goes Long on Creating Monsters, What he Learned from James Cameron and Teases The Black Phone 2
Filmmaker Scott Derrickson is something of a oddity in the movie-making world. He doesn’t seem to make movies with the intent of earning loads of money from them. I’m sure […]
Review: Broadway in Chicago’s Clue Pays Joyful Homage to the Original Classic Film and Board Game
There have been two murders at Boddy Manor, and the stakes have never been higher. Wadsworth, Yvette, and the dinner guests are becoming increasingly terrified, and no one quite knows […]
Review: Old Guy Is a Buddy Story for Hitmen Featuring a Cast Worth Watching
Much like this week’s Cleaner, Old Guy is yet another film helmed by a once high-profile action director; this time, Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Expendables […]
Review: Daisy Ridley Stars in Cleaner, an Imperfect but Highly Watchable Actioner
There is no rule that says that a blatant ripoff of a vastly superior film can’t still be fun, especially when its star seems more game than she’s ever been, […]
Review: Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey Subverts Expectations and Offers Gory, Unpredictable Scares, Too
With his previous film, Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter) opted for surreal, atmospheric horror that worked surprisingly well for a lot of people, especially those who don’t see […]
The Thing: Steak Frites at Bistro Campagne
I only break a mostly veg diet for select cravings. A necessary cheeseburger moment and Bistro Campagne’s Steak Frites are always top of my list. I’ve had everything on Bistro […]
Review: Panda Bear and Toro y Moi Headline a Wild and Magical Night at Salt Shed
On first glance the pairing of Noah Lennox’s Panda Bear and Chaz Bear’s Toro y Moi seems a bit dissonant. While both Lennox and Chaz have one foot deeply entrenched […]
Review: Cirque du Soleil Brings the Secret Life of Bugs Colorfully Alive in Ovo
True confession. I was a nerdy kid who loved bugs. I collected caterpillars with colorful spikes on their heads. I would put them in shoeboxes to watch the egg, cocoon, […]
Review: Pinter’s Triangle Gets a Brisk Portrayal in Betrayal at Goodman Theatre
A triangle has three sides. But the three sides are not always equal, as we learn in maths. Or geometry, if you’re an American. And so it is in Betrayal, the […]
Review: Soccer Mommy’s Evergreen Atmosphere Delights Thalia Hall
About every two years or so we get something special from Soccer Mommy, the fantastic pseudonym of Sophia Regina Allison. Since her demo album For Young Hearts came out in […]
Review: Gwydion Theatre Revisits Ibsen’s Ghosts With an Uneven Production
One of the great things about plays from past centuries is that they can be restaged or updated in different eras, with different genders and colorblind casting. Shakespeare’s work lends […]