Review: Music of the Baroque Offers Four Grand Concertos for Double Trouble
The Music of the Baroque orchestra saw its plans for a spectacular 50th anniversary season crushed by the pandemic. To stay in touch with a loyal audience that in better […]
Review: Amy Poehler’s Moxie Makes Memorable Feminists, Revolutionaries of its Teenage Cast
Steering away from the drunken silliness she wrangled out of her last directing effort, Wine Country, Amy Poehler now moves into the more serious realm of high school with Moxie, […]
Winter Museum Update March 2021
Welcome to 2020 Continued, Chicago! Or at least that’s what 2021 has been seeming like. But while 2021 has had its moments of darkness already, things are at least attempting […]
Preview: Fights in Tight Spaces gives John Wick action with Deck Building Strategy
Deck building games and roguelikes are all the rage nowadays, and along with titles like Slay the Spire and Nowhere Prophets comes a new twist on the genre. Fights in […]
Dialogs: Bill Gates Brings Tech-Infused Optimism to Climate Change in CHF Panel
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates brought a technology-infused optimism to the Chicago Humanities Festival panel in which he and actors Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, discussed Gates’ new book, […]
Preview: Glass Cannon Twin Stick Roguelike Revita Enters Early Access Today
I love twin stick shooters, and when combined with roguelike gameplay, there have been some standout games that make it a winning formula. I think the biggest one that comes […]
Review: Maquette‘s Puzzles Are Hit and Miss, but It Nails Its Romantic Indie Film Vibe
Video games often struggle with high-level storytelling. Even the Uncharted series, which is lauded for its characters and story, probably compares to a B movie or a mediocre action flick […]
Review: Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Is a Magical, Thrilling Fable Bursting with Impressive Visuals
Sometimes, a film being magical and beautiful goes a long way with me. But when it decides to throw in a great deal of thrilling action, really fun voice talents […]
Previews: Chicago Theaters Schedule New Works and Classics for Streamed Performances
Chicago theater companies are scheduling new virtual experiences as we approach the first anniversary of pandemic theater. Some are live streamed and some filmed—all will be available from your living […]
Review: Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 is Meaty Monster Truck Mayhem
I was never into monster trucks when I was a kid. But playing Monster Truck Championship late last year gave me a new enthusiasm for the big wheeled motorsport. There […]
Review: Flashes of Wry: Fast Funny Women, edited by Gina Barreca
Note: Gina Barreca, the editor of Fast Funny Women, and Chicagoan Nicole Hollander will read from the collection of 75 essays of flash nonfiction in a Zoom event at 7 […]
Review: Anodyne 2 Is a Uniquely Enjoyable Mixed Bag
What if you were some sort of chosen one, a messiah sent to save an entire world from a creeping insidious doom? What if you’d only just hatched to find […]