Dear supporters of independent media, Our fundraising drive to support Chicago’s local independent media has been extended for three more days! You now can donate until midnight Monday, June […]
Imagine if you took the gameplay from Tony Hawk Pro Skater, mixed in the tiniest dash of Wave Race 64, and finished it all off with a synthwave veneer—that would […]
Today’s a momentous day for Chicago. Stage 5 COVID-19 restrictions officially lift, leaving everyone with more options than ever for things to do with their weekend. It feels a little […]
It’s been a little bit since I flipped. I was an early fan of the idea of a house flipping game, and excited at the prospect, only to be presented […]
If it’s possible for a film to be both deeply meditative and startlingly evocative at the same time, All Light, Everywhere may just be that film. A documentary by Theo Anthony […]
In the past 20 years, there have been only two Warhammer 40k-based FPS: Fire Warrior and Space Hulk: Deathwing. Want to know what these games have in common? They’re bad […]
John Benjamin Hickey is one of those great actors whose name you might not recognize, but you’ll likely recognize his face immediately from dozens of film and TV roles (he’s […]
Based on writer/director Nicole Riegel’s 2016 short film of the same name, Holler tells the story of Ruth Aery (Jessica Barden), a high schooler in a small, southern Ohio industrial […]
I’m old enough to remember a time when the films of Renny Harlin were actually played on the big screen: Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue […]
In a setup similar to Netflix’s 2020 fantasy-action romp The Old Guard, the new film from director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer films) is about a secret handful of […]
The Chicago Humanities Festival continued its Chicago Neighborhood Series with a panel of three journalists from Chicago’s community media, mainly focusing on the south side. The panel was moderated by […]
When I first saw Open Country, I thought the concept of a hunting game that’s actually a survival game was great. In one of my favorite games, The Long Dark, […]
