The thrill of watching Mahershala Ali in any role has only grown over the last couple of years, so the prospect of getting two of him in one movie is […]

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun was a big hit when it released back in 2016. Since then, developer Minimi refined their Shadow Tactics formula, and released Desperados III. When […]

I have only recently become fond of vocal music and, as a non-Christian, I have always avoided Christmas concerts, including performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Outside of the ubiquitous […]

In my comic book reading patterns, Spider-Man was always my guy. Not because of his cool powers or even the similarities in our ages when I was reading his adventures. […]

I enjoyed playing the original Jurassic World Evolution, and I was ecstatic to get a chance to play Jurassic World Evolution 2. Despite its initial lukewarm reception, I’ve spent a […]

It’s the Holiday season! While we’ve dashed past the Delta variant and are entering the Omicron stage in our pandemic journey, we need to stay safe! Stores, restaurants, and venues […]

Feeling like his most autobiographical outing to date, Academy Award-winning writer/director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty) brings us The Hand of God, the story of Fabietto Schisa (Filippo […]

Given what we’ve all been through since the spring of 2020, this seems to be a holiday season for grand-scale musical statements. The number of Chicago orchestras performing George Frideric Handel’s Messiah oratorio this […]

Who the hell doesn’t want to ride a dragon in a fantasy setting? Every game I’ve seen with dragon riding, from Panzeer Dragoon to World of Warcraft, has solidified the […]

I love four player co-op games. They’re probably the games I play the most with friends—we’re all older, with jobs, some of us with kids, so jumping into a few […]

While I knew there was going to be a an announcement at the Video Game Awards for Vermintide 2, I wouldn’t have guessed with 100 percent certainty that it was […]

Just as quickly as doors opened they seemed to shut on C2E2 2021. Yes, it was different, yes, it was smaller, but somehow it still delivered. C2E2 is uniquely Chicago’s […]