It’s Another Bandcamp Friday, So Let’s Support Some Local Acts!
First Friday of the month? It must be Bandcamp Friday! The online music platform Bandcamp has been waiving their fees on the site on the very first Friday of the […]
Review: Measure for Measure Skillfully Shifts Shakespeare to a Modern Day Gang War
Modern updates of Shakespeare are always a mixed bag. But for the most part, I’m in favor of them because they open up the Bard’s work to a new generation […]
Review: With a Standout Central Performance, Mulan Gorgeously Reimagines a Centuries-Old (and Disney Classic) Myth
One of the first things I noticed about the new live-action version of Disney’s 1998 animated feature Mulan is that there is a tremendous amount of bloodless death. So much, […]
Essay: Return to Kenowhere
I had no idea when I wrote about Kenosha just a few weeks ago we’d be where we are today. I had no idea I’d be trolling Twitter and see […]
Trump’s Visit to Kenosha Brings Expected Results
Despite requests to avoid the area, Trump made a visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday. As predicted, the arrival of Air Force One at Waukegan National Airport and the eventual presidential […]
Review: The Mole Agent Turns Spy Work into Something Heartfelt and Sweet
Though it’s ostensibly a film about an elderly spy going undercover in a retirement home to catch the staff in their neglect and abuse of its residents red-handed, there is […]
Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/3 and Beyond
It’s another great weekend in Chicago with plenty of things to do at home from a long list of amazing virtual plays to watching live streams of music and so […]
Review: Smart Mystery Paradise Killer Embraces Vaporwave Style
I love a good mystery, but solving mysteries within a video game is rarely done in a satisfactory way—if you have the ability to solve it on your own at […]
Review: Visual Gymnastics, Laid-Back Cool and a Signature Grand Scale in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet
In many ways, writer/director Christopher Nolan’s latest blend of action, science fiction and all things massively scaled, Tenet, is a greatest hits package for the filmmaker, in all the good […]
Review: Rhythm Fighter Is a Bright and Bouncy Rhythm Brawler
Rhythm games are super fun, and while every game genre can’t possibly benefit from the rhythm game treatment, others are surprising fits. Crypt of the Necrodancer proved that such a […]
Review: Technical Issues Prevent Ary and the Secret of Seasons from Being a Kid-Friendly Gem
From the opening moments Ary and the Secret of Seasons presents itself as a game that you can’t help but like. It has beautiful cartoon-style animation, an adorable main character […]
Review: Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things Twists Timelines, Stretches Believability and Demands Repeat Viewings
As he seems to excel at doing in one screenplay after another (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), as well as […]