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Review: Do You Hear the People Sing? Les Misérables Stuns Chicago Once Again

by Erin Ryan
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Review: Filmmaker Olivier Assayas Takes on Russia in The Wizard of the Kremlin, Starring Jude Law, Paul Dano

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Independent Documentary The Chaplain & The Doctor Offers a Rare and Bold Glimpse into the Power of Faith and Compassion in Medicine

by Steve Prokopy
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Interview: Chicago’s Stacy Garrop Does What She Was Destined to Do: Compose Excellent Music on Invictus, a New Release on Cedille Records

by Louis Harris
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Preview: Neptune’s Core Makes It Easy to Love “Lemon Car”

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Review: A Chinese Legend Gets a Frenetic, Star-Studded Netflix Animation Adaptation in The Monkey King

Perhaps a bit thin on plot and presumably aimed at hyperactive children around the world, the latest animated opus from director Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls) is the action-packed comedy The […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 18, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Buddy Comedy Strays Puts Crude Humor and a Surprising Bit of Heart into a Dog’s Tale

    Sometimes you can just feel that dogs want to be your best friend in the world, and other times, you can simply look them in the eyes and know they […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 18, 2023
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: A Rowdy Hometown Crowd Helps Close Out the Horsegirl and Lifeguard Tour

    There is something unquestionably nice about seeing an all-ages show that truly encapsulates the ethos of “everyone is welcome.” Thalia Hall this past weekend was packed full of little kids […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • August 17, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs

    Saturday Panel Catchup: Fan Expo Chicago 2023

    There were so many great celebs lined up on Saturday’s panel schedule we figured we’d have to do nothing but sit in panels all day long and only leave when […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • August 17, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs

    Friday Panel Catchup at Fan Expo Chicago 2023

    Friday was the first full day of Fan Expo Chicago 2023 and with that comes lots and lots of celebrity guest appearances in panels. This year, things are a little […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • August 17, 2023
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/17 and Beyond

    ‘It’s looking like we have another warm weekend ahead of us so let’s indulge in some festivals, movies, and more! There is just so much going on this weekend, so […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • August 17, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: DC Comics’ Blue Beetle Leans Into Representation, But Sticks to the Same Old Super Hero Origin Story

    For good reason, it’s been drilled in our collective heads for years now that representation is an important and wonderful thing. And the new DC superhero movie, Blue Beetle, is […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 16, 2023
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Hell in a Handbag Stages a Hilarious Parody with Murder Rewrote

    Hell in a Handbag puts Joan Crawford, The Bad Seed, Jane Wyman, and Mad Magazine in the Wayback Machine and produces a delicious satire with Murder Rewrote. This show is […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 16, 2023
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Steep Theatre’s The Writer Makes a Feminist Assault on Theater and Its Patriarchy

    The Writer, Steep Theatre’s new play by English playwright Ella Hickson, is an assault on theater and on the patriarchy. It’s a much-deserved feminist assault. Whether it’s good theater or […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 15, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs

    Gallery: Saturday Cosplay at Fan Expo Chicago 2023

    Photos by Marielle Bokor

  • Marielle Bokor
  • August 15, 2023
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Music Theater Works Presents Madcap Ribaldry and Great Music in The Producers

    Mel Brooks is one of the great geniuses of comedy hands down and The Producers is one of his many masterpieces. Music Theater Works celebrates its 150th show under the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 14, 2023
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: A Rebirth of the Cool at the Lighthouse

    It was a wondrous summer night with jazz on the menu at The Lighthouse Artspace. I consider August to be Jazz Month in Chicago even though you can hear the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 14, 2023
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