Originally titled “L’Envol” (or, Flight), the more ravishingly named (for English audiences) Scarlet is a sweeping, romantic story of the passage of time, a young woman’s coming of age and […]
In the two weeks leading up to my screening of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, I did something I rarely do leading up to seeing a sequel of a long-running […]
Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare’s late and rarely performed plays. but with a trimmed-down script and engaging movement and music, Midsommer Flight overcomes the Bard’s many plot complications and creates a […]
The Muslim Ban. Those words still make me angry about the 45th president creating borders to keep the “undesirables” from entering the United States. Most sentient people are still unpacking […]
Toya Wolfe’s debut novel Last Summer on State Street is a harrowing, poignant, and visceral evocation of life and death in the Robert Taylor public housing development in its final […]
One of the most popular genres throughout the history of photography is portraiture. Even though it has been popular since the mid 1800s, it’s safe to say that in the […]
You may recognize aspects of your own marriage or that of a friend or relative in Another Marriage, Steppenwolf Theatre’s world premiere play. The script by actor Kate Arrington succeeds on many […]
Class warfare and family drama are at the heart of first-time feature director Alice Troughton’s The Lesson, which centers on young, aspiring writer Liam (Daryl McCormack, Good Luck to You, […]
I don’t want to spoil anything up front about how I feel about the new Adam Sandler-produced Netflix comedy The Out-Laws, but it stinks to high heaven. Your reaction may […]
For many years, Mel Eslyn has been president of Duplass Brothers Productions, one of the most prolific indie film companies in existence. But the new sci-fi/dramedy Biosphere marks Eslyn’s directing […]
When Les Claypool comes around, you need to head the call. The bassist extraordinaire is a must see show. I’ve experienced a few iterations of Claypool’s bands throughout the years […]
It’s been a rough week with the air quality not being the best. Add the NASCAR Chicago Street Race to the mix and it was a hectic weekend in the […]
