Without even realizing it, I have come to truly love the works of filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball; Beyond the Lights; The Old Guard), but nothing quite prepared me […]
Meant to be a lighthearted romp, much like the production portrayed in the play being put on within the movie, See How They Run finds ways to be frothy without […]
The world has been threatening to make a new Fletch movie (based on the comical mystery novels by Gregory McDonald) for many decades now (I remember Kevin Smith had one […]
It’s a rare thing when a sequel is better than the original; rarer still when a prequel is better than an original film that was already pretty special. But here […]
Directed by Tommy Haines, the documentary Hockeyland is about exactly what the title implies: a place where all things seem to revolve around high school hockey, whether you be player, […]
Way back in (when did I write that) I wrote about how much fun we were having playing Back 4 Blood. That fun didn’t last long, however, and my group […]
Philip Glass is considered one of the greatest living composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His spare and layered compositions can be interpreted in many ways other than as […]
It may just be another weekend in Chicago for some, but for music fan it’s time for Riot Fest to highlight the weekend with their eclectic mix of alternative rock, […]
While photographing and taking in the atmosphere of North Coast Music Festival, I had the pleasure of sitting down with SISTO, one of the most exciting dubstep artists to make […]
Summer is still winding down but the weather is still pretty damn nice (during the day at least) and you know we’ll keep it going as long as we can. […]
Retro video games are huge right now, and the collector’s market is booming. Whether you are looking for some good places to relive that childhood nostalgia or you’re just a […]
Writer/director John Hamburg is a man made of comedy. In particular, his films seem to center on the often uncomfortable way we interact with friends and family, especially during times […]
