Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/30 and Beyond
Holy moly, It’s Fourth of July weekend! That snuck up on us. Luckily there are tons of really fun events for everyone to do this weekend! It’s feeling a little […]
Review: Cuphead—The Delicious Last Course Serves Up a Heaping Helping of New Cuphead
Cuphead was a phenomenon when it released, both because of its unique (for a video game) art style, and its insane difficulty. I’ve never played such a visually appealing side […]
Review: The Long Night Is Standard-Issue Direct-to-Streaming Horror Fare
Marking the first feature from composer and music video director Rich Ragsdale, The Long Night concerns a young New York couple on the verge of taking big steps in their […]
Interview: Filmmaker Cooper Raiff on Acting in His Own Films, Casting Dakota Johnson and Being a Good Party Starter
When writer/director/actor Cooper Raiff began making films, he tended to borrow not just from events in his life, but also the mental place he was in his life at that […]
Review: In a Storm of Silliness, Theater Wit’s Hurricane Diane Demands That We Care About Climate Change
Dionysus/Diane has messages for us. The messages we continue to ignore about the serious dangers that climate change portends for our future—and more importantly, for the futures of our children […]
Review: Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna Enchanted Martyrs’
Guest review by Aviv Hart. You won’t find a single music venue in Chicago that feels quite like Martyrs’ on Lincoln Avenue. There is an inimitable intimacy in the room […]
Giveaway: Sacred Rose’s Hippie Spirit Will be Taking Over the Seatgeek Stadium Campus in August
We are in the middle of festival season and there are so many fantastic gatherings going on this year! One of the new ones is Sacred Rose, a throwback to […]
Dialogs: Haymarket Books Launches Maya Marshall’s All the Blood Involved in Love
Haymarket Books describes itself as a radical and independent publisher, and in light of current events, I am grateful that they are still in the game. They have a new […]
Preview: Let’s Get Physical at the 9th Annual Physical Theater Festival July 16-24
Chicago’s Physical Theater Festival returns for the ninth year with in-person, indoor and outdoor performances, plus four workshops by festival artists, July 16-24, following the 2020 virtual festival. The week features performances by […]
Review: Chicago Activist Jahmal Cole’s Origin Story and Impact Chronicled in A Tiny Ripple of Hope
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, […]
Review: Pride Arts’ Tommy on Top Has the Recipe for Farce—But It’s Slightly Undercooked
I am a big fan of British comedy and in particular, one master of the genre—John Cleese in Fawlty Towers. That show is an example of farce, done brilliantly. Basil […]
Review: The Black Phone Is an Impressive Original Horror Story with Strong Child Actors at its Core
From the mind of Stephen King’s offspring, son Joe Hill, The Black Phone (based on Hill’s short story) concerns a pair of siblings navigating their difficult lives circa 1978. Thirteen-year-old […]