Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 6/10 and Beyond
It’s another week closer to a fuller reopening of the city! We’re currently scheduled to be fully open by June 11 and a new normal may be happening soon. But […]
Review: At Just 90 Minutes, Awake Rushes from a Solid Thriller to a Missed Narrative Opportunity
The latest from director Mark Raso (Kodachrome) is a science-fiction thriller with a promising concept and not nearly enough follow-through. Awake is about a world in which, one day, everything […]
It’s Triple Match Time Now if You Donate to One or More Chicago Indie Media
It’s triple match time, starting today and running through 11:59pm on Friday, June 11. There are only three days left in our second annual fundraiser for the Chicago Independent Media […]
Jyroscope and Montana Macks Announce Happy Medium with “Frozen in Time”
Jyroscope, the hip-hop group consisting of I.B. Fokuz, Collasoul Structure and DJ Seanile, has been dropping amazing projects throughout their decade of making music. Whether it’s been mixtapes like On […]
Review: Imperfections Aside, In the Heights Is a Big, Bold Studio Musical Stacked with On-Screen Talent
It’s well established that translating a stage musical to the screen is not easy (remember Cats?!). If it’s not a filmed concert version of the stage show (see: Hamilton streaming on […]
Review: Edge of Eternity Mixes Melodrama and Mediocrity
There are a few games I’ve run into while writing reviews that end up being a massive block to my productivity cycle. It’s either the game is broken, doesn’t work […]
Preview: The Hand of Merlin Is a Mash-Up of Arthurian Legend and Lovecraftian Horror
Lovecraftian Horror is not often associated with medieval, and I don’t think I remember a time where it’s been associated with Arthurian legend. But Hand of Merlin introduces a multiverse […]
Review: Vermintide 2 Sees Keriliian Reborn as a Sister of the Thorn
As the world crumbles around the Ubersreik Five (or four, it doesn’t matter) the elf Kerillian has been seeking the aid of Lileath, but without a response. In an act […]
Review: Adorable Super Animal Royale Drops onto Xbox Game Preview
Developed by Pixile Studio, Super Animal Royale is a top-down, 2D battle royale where you’re put into the shoes of a variety of cute, cuddly “Super Animals” who are thrust […]
3CR’s Guide to Record Store Day Drop 1 2021 in Chicago and Beyond
Record Store Day, which once upon a time took place during the third weekend of April, has had a tumultuous last couple years. COVID-19 forced the annual day of record […]
Four Days to Go in Our Drive to Save Chicago Media. Donate and Double Your Dollars
Dear readers and friends of indie media: We are only four days away from the deadline for the 2021 Chicago Independent Media Alliance #SaveChicagoMedia fundraiser. Our goal for this year’s […]
Review: In Monuments, a Husband Takes His Wife’s Ashes on a Road Trip to the Field Museum
Is existential comedy a thing? If it is, then Monuments, a new film by Chicago-based filmmaker Jack C. Newell (Open Tables, 42 Grams), fits in that category—or maybe it’s just […]