The Dirt series is probably my favorite racing franchise. Not only are there  high quality versions coming out of Codemaster every other year or so, you can get them in […]

Guest author: Alex Orona Torchlight is a popular isometric action RPG series that has gained a cult following since its inception in the days of the Xbox 360. Now with […]

I love when video games shuck off normalcy and embrace ideas that might be considered avant-garde. Non-traditional storytelling, heavily stylized graphics, and experimental gameplay are great because they shift what […]

It’s not uncommon for promising short films to be developed into feature-length productions, the extended runtime giving the filmmaker the chance to really explore the narrative that began in the […]

Definitely taking a unique approach to the “dangerous hillbillies in the wooded mountains” sub-genre within the horror movie space, Spell tells the story of an African-American corporate attorney named Marquis […]

Chicago and horror may not seem synonymous, but the city and surrounding area have produced a bevy of creators of chilling art and hair-raising tales. Author Ray Bradbury hailed from […]

In a week front-loaded with average or subpar horror offerings, it’s nice to feel lifted by a documentary about the doughnut industry in California—something of a doughnut hotspot in America. […]

An expanded version of writer/director Jacob Chase’s effective short Larry, Come Play centers on a young autistic boy named Oliver (Azhy Robertson, who played the son in last year’s A […]

Courtesy of Blumhouse, the genre production house that gives and keeps on giving, comes this sort-of sequel/reboot (press notes call it a “continuation”) of the 1996 cult favorite The Craft, […]

I’m a sucker for space shoot ‘em ups—it’s cathartic to just dodge bullets and blast ships for a while.  Usually, I can just turn my brain off and go along […]

Chicago’s four-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird unveiled their Chicago Artist Workshop virtual concerts on Tuesday evening with Rebuilding/Crossing Bridges, a concert that featured a performance by another Grammy Award […]

Jackbox Games has been doing sarcastic, witty nerdy things right since…well, before they were Jackbox Games. Their name at the time was Jellyvision. The year, 1995. Their hit? An acerbic […]