Review: Wave Break Is a Unique Synthwave Skateboating Game
Imagine if you took the gameplay from Tony Hawk Pro Skater, mixed in the tiniest dash of Wave Race 64, and finished it all off with a synthwave veneer—that would […]
Preview: The Newport Theater’s “Peek-Easy” Debuts a Series of Saucy and Safe Live Mini-Shows Tonight with a Raks Geek Takeover
Today’s a momentous day for Chicago. Stage 5 COVID-19 restrictions officially lift, leaving everyone with more options than ever for things to do with their weekend. It feels a little […]
Review: Castle Flipper Greatly Improveth the Flipper Formula
It’s been a little bit since I flipped. I was an early fan of the idea of a house flipping game, and excited at the prospect, only to be presented […]
Review: All Light, Everywhere Explores Bias, Perspective and Vision Throughout History and in Today’s Communities
If it’s possible for a film to be both deeply meditative and startlingly evocative at the same time, All Light, Everywhere may just be that film. A documentary by Theo Anthony […]
Necromunda: Hired Gun –Praise the Emperor, for It Is Good
In the past 20 years, there have been only two Warhammer 40k-based FPS: Fire Warrior and Space Hulk: Deathwing. Want to know what these games have in common? They’re bad […]
Review: Sublet Is a Gentle, Funny Story of Temporary, Unexpected Friendship
John Benjamin Hickey is one of those great actors whose name you might not recognize, but you’ll likely recognize his face immediately from dozens of film and TV roles (he’s […]
Review: Holler Captures the Desperation of a Dying Small Town and a Young Woman’s Chance to Break Out
Based on writer/director Nicole Riegel’s 2016 short film of the same name, Holler tells the story of Ruth Aery (Jessica Barden), a high schooler in a small, southern Ohio industrial […]
Review: A Good-Looking Cast and Solid Action Save an Otherwise Soulless The Misfits
I’m old enough to remember a time when the films of Renny Harlin were actually played on the big screen: Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue […]
Review: Action-Packed and Yet Far Too Dense, Infinite Is Decidedly Average on Small Screens
In a setup similar to Netflix’s 2020 fantasy-action romp The Old Guard, the new film from director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer films) is about a secret handful of […]
Dialogs: “Accountability” Has a Special Meaning for Community Journalists in CHF Neighborhood Series
The Chicago Humanities Festival continued its Chicago Neighborhood Series with a panel of three journalists from Chicago’s community media, mainly focusing on the south side. The panel was moderated by […]
Review: The Outdoors of Open Country Aren’t So Great
When I first saw Open Country, I thought the concept of a hunting game that’s actually a survival game was great. In one of my favorite games, The Long Dark, […]
Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 6/10 and Beyond
It’s another week closer to a fuller reopening of the city! We’re currently scheduled to be fully open by June 11 and a new normal may be happening soon. But […]