Review: Giordano Dance Chicago—Exuberant, Urban and Avant Garde
When I think of modern or jazz-inspired dance, a few people come to mind. Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Katherine Dunham. Giordano Dance Chicago has established itself in my Hall […]
Preview: Chicago Commemorates Emancipation with Juneteenth Celebrations
On paper, the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved Americans on January 1, 1863, during the middle of the Civil War. But not all chattel slaves were immediately manumitted. Union General Gordon […]
Review: Myriad Chicagos, Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, edited by Donald G. Evans and Robin Metz
Summer mornings, in my West Side childhood, I would go out on our rickety second-story back porch, and, across the alley, on the worn, gray asphalt of the parking lot/school […]
Review: Get a Cortisol Correction from Second City’s New Mainstage Revue, Do the Right Thing, But No Worries If Not
Politics are exhausting, but inevitable and important. People are exhausted, but continue to seek normalcy via social interactions. The Second City’s 110th mainstage show’s bifurcated title reflects those two realities: Do […]
Review: The Franchise’s Sixth Installment, Jurassic World Dominion Makes a Case for Sticking to the Original
When it was released in 1993, one of the reasons Jurassic Park became the mega hit it remains today is the sense of wonder and grand scale filmmaker Steven Spielberg […]
Review: In Card Shark Cheating Is Life and Death
I love video games. They’re able to give us experiences like Card Shark, where no other medium possibly could. I would say the closest films come to the same feeling […]
Review: Relative, a Genuinely Chicago Film, Tells the Story of a Rogers Park Family Going Through Change
Relative weaves together the stories of a Rogers Park family–the progressive parents, their adult children and their children–as change affects them all.
Review: Biomotor Unitron Shows its Age, but Its Modern Release is Important
I’ve always been a huge proponent of video game preservation, and the Pocket Color Selection from SNK is a beacon of shining light in an industry that often neglects its […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/9 and Beyond
Week two of Pride month and the events just keep rolling in. There’re events galore with Fiesta Back of the Yards, the Vegandale fest, Post Animal performing at Metro (we’re […]
Review: Hercule Poirot Unravels Murder Scheme Aboard Milwaukee Rep’s Orient Express
Agatha Christie mystery fans will want to climb aboard Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s production of Murder On the Orient Express, which opened last weekend in the largest of the Rep’s three stages. Orient Express closes […]
Giveaway: Post Animal Are Back in Chicago for a Hometown Show at Metro
It’s hard to believe that Post Animal have been blowing minds with their incredible sound since 2014. The band has evolved over the years, transforming for this raw garage rock […]
Review: Adam Sandler’s Genuine Love of Basketball Shines Through in Hustle
Adam Sandler is not above surprising us every so often. He did it not too long ago in the hyper-real world of Uncut Gems, much as he pulled together a […]