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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: They Will Kill You Offers Familiar Horror Tropes and Mediocre Action in an All Too Common Subgenre

It’s shocking to consider that there was a time not that long ago when this film and Ready or Not 2 were coming out on the same weekend, instead of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
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    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 5: I’ve Got a Blank Parchment, Baby, and I’ll Write Your Name

    Last week, Survivor 50 was preempted by an installment of The Zac Brown Smile Time Flower Power Variety Hour–ok, not really, but the show dedicated a third of its airtime […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 27, 2026
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    Review: Alpha Follows a Teen Facing Her Fate in an Apocalyptic Alternate Timeline Featuring an Inexplicable Epidemic

    Alpha (Mélissa Boros) is a troubled 13-year-old girl living with her single mother (the great Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, Paterson) in coastal France as the earth is dealing with multiple […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 27, 2026
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    Review: Walk Through David Byrne’s Head in Goodman Theatre’s Innovative Theater of the Mind

    Ever wanted to attend your own funeral? Ever wondered if your memories are real or imagined? Ever desired to get inside the big brain of big-suited Talking Heads frontman David […]

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  • March 27, 2026
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    Review: Sofia Coppola Turns to Documentaries in Marc by Sofia, But She’s a Bit Too Close to Subject, Friend and Designer Marc Jacobs

    I’ll fully admit: I have a soft spot for fashion-related documentaries, probably typified by The September Issue, which admittedly is more of a doc about publishing…but still. And while I […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • March 27, 2026
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    Review: In The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Filmmakers Grapple with the Good, Bad and Possible in the Realm of AI

    The subject of AI-driven technology means different things to different people; in fact, some people label something AI when it actually isn’t, meaning that there are also various levels of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 27, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Review: In Netflix’s Vladimir, an Uninspiring Plot Is Far Less Profound than It Aims to Be

    The older-woman-with-a-younger-man trope is having a moment. With films like Babygirl, The Idea of You, and May December released in recent years, it’s not surprising to see a series like […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • March 27, 2026
    • Art & Museums , Chicago history , Lit , Museum , Reviews

    Review: Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull House 1889–1935 Describes the Role of the Arts at Chicago’s Pioneering Settlement House

    Hull House and its founder Jane Addams have long been recognized as pioneers in citizenship development and education for low-income and immigrant communities. A new book expands on that history […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • March 26, 2026
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/26 and Beyond

    It’s another roller-coaster of a weekend with the weather being nice and warm to rainy and chilly depending on the hour. Add to that all the amazing events happening around […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • March 26, 2026
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food , Review

    Review: Celebrate Pâques/Easter at River North’s Lush La Grande Boucherie & Area Eateries

    Ah, Paris in the spring. Or at least Chicago’s Parisian restaurant La Grande Boucherie during false spring as well as Easter, or Pâques, en français. Spanning two floors over 10,000 […]

  • Karin McKie
  • March 26, 2026
    • Opera , Review , Stages

    Review: Lyric Opera’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego Is a Magical Ride of Love, Mystery, and Tradition

    El último sueño de Frida y Diego premiered at the Lyric Opera last weekend, and it was one of the most thrilling operas I have seen. The music was written […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 24, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Lionel Boyce Talks Project Hail Mary, Filming The Bear in Chicago and Chasing Fear in His Next Roles

    Actor Lionel Boyce is likely best known by most Chicagoans as the kind-hearted pastry chef Marcus Brooks on the series The Bear, for which he received an Emmy nomination in […]

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  • March 24, 2026
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