Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Selections to Watch For in 2022
As Sundance Film Festival rolls on and more films premiere, it’s easier to see just what a stellar line-up this year’s program is, another round of the intriguing, the entertaining […]
Kids Can Learn Sign Language, Storytelling and Teamwork with Sweet Animated Video Calvin Can’t Fly
Jennifer Berne wrote the storybook Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie in 2010, and her second cousin Sarah Michaelson directed and produced a video version last year. […]
Review: Timeline Theatre’s Relentless Unburies the Past to Confront the Future
Bakari and Ladymore are brilliant as sisters. Annelle is the dilettante who has had two marriages before finding Marcus. She revels in being a doctor’s wife as much as being […]
Review: It’s Not “Ruff” to Find the Fun With Pupperazzi
There are some games whose appeal is hard to explain, at least at first. “See, you’re in a post-apocalyptic, horrible world and there’s a plague of man-rats, and you’re an […]
2021 in Review: What We Liked in Music
It’s been another weird year for music. While things have started looking up with venues opening back up in the latter half of the year and bands getting back into […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 1/27 and Beyond
It’s a new year and we’re still in the thick of it. The Omicron stage in our pandemic journey is roaring loudly and we need to stay safe! Stores, restaurants, […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with Impressive Remakes and Disappointing Returns
Living Remakes are always a tricky prospect, and one probably shouldn’t engage in remaking one of the greatest movies ever made unless one has something new to say on its […]
Review: Humans and Objects at Play by the Neo-Futurists as Chicago International Puppet Festival Continues
Andersonville’s Neo Futurarium is the kind of hole in the wall, warren of a creative space that has made this city famous as a cultural destination, so it’s some kind […]
Review: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem Is More of What You’d Expect, and That’s Okay.
It was a bit of a surprise when developer Croteam announced a standalone expansion for Serious Sam called Siberian Mayhem, but I wasn’t complaining. I will never turn down the […]
Discover the Complexity of MICH, The Lovely and Earnest Project You Might’ve Missed!
“Lovely and earnest indie pop,” as described by Chicago Deli Magazine, MICH is everything in this statement with a little more sensation. Mich Shirley, lead songwriter, creator and guitarist, debuted the […]
Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]
Preview: Lifeline’s Fillet of Solo Festival Celebrates Personal—and Virtual—Storytelling
Lifeline Theatre has launched its 25th annual Fillet of Solo Festival for a three-week run of virtual storytelling by some of the most vibrant and creative storytellers from Chicago and […]