Review: Stage Left’s Man of the People Needs a Dose of Vigor and Chemistry
I was looking forward to Man of the People by Stage Left Theatre. Patent medicine and unbelievable ads in the back of my comic books were a particular fascination of […]
Review: Gift Theatre’s The Locusts Is a Haunting and Surreal Thriller Reflecting a Dark Reality
It is ironic how the stripping of women’s rights, banned books, and other atrocities live larger than life in Florida. The Sunshine State was the shiny tarpon leaping out of […]
Review: Comprehensive and Insightful, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues Only Has One Flaw: It’s Too Short
From director Sacha Jenkins (Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James) comes this honest and sweeping look at jazz trumpet icon Louis Armstrong, a founding father of jazz and […]
Review: Animated Wendell & Wild Arrives Just In Time for a Perfect Halloween Watch
It’s difficult to wrap my brain around the fact that one of the most talented and twisted minds in stop-motion animation, Henry Selick, hasn’t made a new feature film since […]
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front Gets an Intense Adaptation as a Gripping Cautionary Tale
“I’m a pair of boots with a rifle.” In many ways, this statement by one German soldier to another is the key to Erich Maria Remarque’s world-famous account of the […]
Review: Turnstile, JPEGMafia, and Snail Mail Turn Aragon into One Big Mosh
Every once in a while there is a show lineup that looks strange on paper but you know it will hit the spot. This was certainly the case when hardcore […]
Review: The Last Hero of Nostalgaia Is a Soulslike that Tries Something New: Humor
The soulslike genre is often very bleak, and stuffy. Most soulslike games deal with a post-apocalyptic society, and there really isn’t’ much humor to be found there—despite The Last Hero […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/27 and Beyond
It’s Halloween Weekend! Time to enjoy the scariest and funnest weekend of the year with some great events! There’s a quick little rundown of bars and restaurants doing special Halloween […]
Review: The Good Nurse Finds Intrigue and Drama in a Sometimes Predictable True Crime Genre
One of the upsides of the world’s seemingly endless fascination with true crime stories in all formats (podcasts, documentaries, investigative books, etc.) is that there has been a tidal shift […]
Review: An Evening of Renewal with Voxtrot and Yellow Ostrich at Thalia Hall
Whether it’s troubles within the group or the difficulty in maintaining the lifestyle of a musician, it’s always a bummer to see bands disband and disappear from the limelight. But […]
Review: The Horror Tarot Deck Is a Great Spooky Addition to Your Halloween
It’s the right time of year for the spooky and supernatural to come to the forefront. Everyone’s got ghosts and ghouls on their mind and are soaking up the Halloween […]
Review: Jasmine Sawers’ The Anchored World Is an Eerie, Haunting Voyage
Like the very best tangled and violent folklore passed down to us, Jasmine Sawers’s The Anchored World: Flash Fairy Tales and Folklore, (Rose Metal Press), is eerie and beautiful. A […]