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Review: In James Gunn’s DC-Verse, Supergirl May be Derivative, but She’s a Heroine in Her Own Right Nevertheless

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Recap: Succession (S4, Ep9) — Penultimate Episode Explores the Siblings’ Feelings, Sets up the Endgame

When Kendall (Jeremy Strong) gets up to speak at his father’s funeral in “Church and State,” there’s a sense that he could say anything. The relationship between Kendall and Logan […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 31, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Reality, Sidney Sweeney Brings a Real-Life Interrogation to Captivating, Suspenseful Film Experience

    Coming into the new HBO production Reality, I had virtually no idea what this tense little slice of reality was about, or that it was essentially a re-creation of one […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 30, 2023
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Barry (S4, Ep7) — The Series’ Penultimate Half Hour Provides One More Comedic Episode

    It was only when I finished “a nice meal” that I realized how relentlessly dark the past few episodes of Barry have been. You’d think it’d be during the period […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 30, 2023
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Love & Death (S1 Ep6) — Candy’s Trial Finally Gets Underway on the Season’s Weakest Episode Yet

    The real horror of this week’s Love & Death episode occurred when I realized I still had half the episode to go. Courthouse dramas are always a bit of a […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 30, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Television

    Recap: White House Plumbers (S1 Ep3) — Fun Yet Unfocused Episode Finally Gets Around to Watergate

    Will the leading men of White House Plumbers ever catch a break? After two episodes of buildup, the infamous Watergate heist (or heists, because as we see in “Don’t Drink […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 30, 2023
    • Art & Museums , Chicago history , Lit , Music , Nonfiction , Photography

    Review: You Weren’t There, but He Was: Kill a Punk for Rock and Roll, by Marty Perez

    According to the foreword of Kill a Punk for Rock and Roll, music photographer Marty Perez is a very likable guy. The fact that providing a bio in the book […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • May 30, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Return to Grace Has a Great Premise but No Payoff

     I’m a sucker for games that have the player character exploring abandoned sci-fi facilities and derelict spacecraft. I love to piece together a mystery, and Return to Grace promised a […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: System Shock Is a Brilliant Remake

    GLaDOS is perhaps the most famous rogue AI in video games, but long before I played Portal I was facing off against an antagonist an AI that absolutely terrifies me […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Family Comedy About My Father Works Best When It Doesn’t Try Quite So Hard to Be Funny

    While the new film starring and co-written by stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, About My Father, is a decidedly average autobiographical comedy, as a story of the unbreakable bond between a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 28, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Kandahar Is Less Action Pic, More a Statement on the Futility of War

    The third film from the director-actor combo of Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland) is a messy, chaotic work about the messy, chaotic way that modern […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 28, 2023
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Review: A New Perspective on Mediterranean at Ema

    By Bruce Kong Mediterranean cuisine is known for countless, flavorful dishes that can be enjoyed under the hot summer sun. Fresh herbs play a primary role in Mediterranean cuisine, shunning […]

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  • May 28, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Its Latest Live-Action Adaptation, Disney Drains The Little Mermaid of All Its Magic, Charm

    The 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era of Disney’s storied animation legacy. A sanitized version of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fable about a […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • May 26, 2023
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