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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Preview: Winnetka Music Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup

It’s never too early to start planning your summer festival schedule! Earlier today SPACE Presents and Valslist Music took that to heart as they released the lineup for Winnetka Music […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • January 12, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab Offers a Fast-Paced, Emotionally Riveting Recreation of a Harrowing Incident in Gaza

    I’ve seen The Voice of Hind Rajab categorized by some as a documentary, which it absolutely is not. But I can see why some might react to it as if […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 12, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Greenland 2: Migration, Gerard Butler and On-Screen Family Navigate Life After Apocalypse in Search of a New Home

    Set five years after the original Greenland (2020), Greenland 2: Migration continues the story of the Garrity family and how they manage to survive a planet that was decimated by […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 12, 2026
    • Interviews , Music , Pop/Rock

    Interview: Save Ferris Brings a Much-Needed Ska Show to Park West

    Ska lovers, rejoice—third wave fan favorites Save Ferris are keeping the torch alive. Best known for their 1997 cover of “Come On Eileen,” the band is currently prepping its first […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • January 12, 2026
    • Architecture , Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Suburbs and exurbs

    Review: Apocalyptic Fears and Apoplectic Rage, Walking Chicago’s Coast: A 63-Mile Journey to the Indiana Dunes, by Michael McColly

    Based on its bright, attractive cover of the lakeshore skyline, Walking Chicago’s Coast looks like one of those ain’t-Chicago-great booster books written to promote the city as a world-class metropolis […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • January 12, 2026
    • Classical , Feature , Film , Film & TV , Music , Reviews

    Review: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Launches 2001: A Space Odyssey with Live Accompaniment

    German conductor André de Ridder led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to accompany Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey on January 9 and 10. The film was projected on […]

  • Karin McKie
  • January 11, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Dudok Quartet Amsterdam Opens the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival with Shostakovich and Schubert

    Making its fourth appearance at the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival, Dudok Quartet Amsterdam gave an enjoyable performance of two string quartets of high repute: Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. […]

  • Louis Harris
  • January 11, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Father Mother Sister Brother Sees Jim Jarmusch Chronicling the Strained Family Relations We All Know Well

    Jim Jarmusch is more than a filmmaker. Jim Jarmusch is a vibe. His films, from Broken Flowers to Paterson to Only Lovers Left Alive and now Mother Father Sister Brother, […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • January 10, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Ralph Fiennes Stars in The Choral, a Wartime Drama with a Message of Community and Resolve in Adversity

    Ralph Fiennes is an actor who, when mentioned in a film’s top billing, all but assures I will see said film. His credits and accolades date back so far and […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • January 10, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Lucy Liu Is Captivating in Rosemead, a Heart-Wrenching Story of Family and Mental Health

    Based on a true story (and a 2017 L.A. Times column about it), director Eric Lin’s debut feature (after years of being a cinematographer), Rosemead focuses on terminally ill widow […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 9, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Two College Friends Travel Together In Charming if Too-Cute Adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation

    Based on the popular novel by Emily Henry and directed by Brett Haley (Hearts Beat Loud, All the Bright Places), People We Meet on Vacation may seem like a cookie-cutter […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 9, 2026
    • Preview , Puppet theater , Stages

    Preview: Get Your Tickets—the 8th Annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opens January 21

    The 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival opens January 21 and runs through February 1. Those 12 days of puppetry will brighten our winter and remind us of the amazing joy […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 8, 2026
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