Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In […]
Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest, Blacklight Takes Too Many Shortcuts, Short-Changing Audiences
If the people who made the new political thriller Blacklight had any guts, the story would have been told from the perspective of journalist Mira Jones (Emmy Raver-Lampman, The Umbrella […]
Preview: REFLEX Unravels 4,000 Years of Juggling
The world premiere of REFLEX, a solo juggling show by renowned performer Jay Gilligan, (produced by Hideaway Circus) recently had its world premiere in Brooklyn’s Mitu580, an art and performance […]
Review: Kingdom of the Dead Is Just Another Mediocre Retro Inspired Shooter
I’ve been a huge first person shooter fan since the very early days of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom (1993). It’s rare to see not only a first person shooter with […]
Review: Black Women’s Work Underpins Goodman Theatre’s Gem of the Ocean
Black history is continuously under attack, even during Black History Month. Some jurisdictions and politicians are busily banning books and curriculums that even mention America’s original sin of slavery. Playwright […]
Review: Not Only Is PowerSlave Exhumed Important for Game History, It’s Surprisingly Fun
Retro game guru Night Dive studio either really knows how to pick them, or they do an excellent job with their remasters. I think the truth is a little bit […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/10 and Beyond
We’re all looking for something to do on the weekend, especially with pandemic numbers slowing down and it feeling a little more normal to go out. Stores, restaurants, and venues […]
Review: Hercule Poirot Returns in Death on the Nile, an Elevated, Elegant Mystery
Taking a slightly more serious, but no less stylized, approach to the crime-solving adventures of Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (played as he was in the Murder on the Orient Express […]
Review: Alone With You Forces a Woman to Reckon with Isolation, Paranoia and Solitude
For film critics and other careful observers of film over the last year or so, there’s been something of a game we play, especially when it comes to watching smaller […]
Review: Powerhouse Voices Lift Mercury Theater’s Women of Soul
True confessions time. When I saw that Mercury Theater was doing a musical called Women of Soul, my curiosity was piqued. Musicals featuring soul music and powerhouse singing are the […]
Review: Castle Morihisa Is a Clumsy Copy
Castle Morihisa is a roguelike deckbuilding game with role-playing game elements. If you’re familiar with Slay the Spire, you will know what to expect in Castle Morihisa. While it utilizes […]
Preview: Atmospheric Hidden Deep Invokes Aliens and The Thing
I love atmospheric horror games with a mystery. What’s more fun than exploring a horror beyond comprehension, that you just can’t look away from because you need answers? I can’t […]