Less a pure boxing film and more a tragic biopic with a hopeful ending, Christy chronicles the story of Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney, looking almost unrecognizable in early scenes), who […]
Writer/director Guillermo del Toro has had a vision for his telling of author Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for a couple of decades—not just the makeup and production design but also what […]
Empty Bottle is celebrating their 33 1/3 anniversary with a slew of shows that really capture what the small bar venue is all about. In their big lineup there seems […]
Sometimes you read history, and other times you have history read to you. And the new film from writer/director James Vanderbilt (the established writer and producer whose only other directing […]
At this point, it should become the law of the land that filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is the only one allowed to make Predator sequels. With the streaming-only […]
It’s a “standard” weekend in fall this weekend as we are getting nice 60 degree tempts, some rain, and 30 degree temps with snow. But don’t let that tumultuous weather […]
3Arts traces its roots back over 100 years to Jane Addams and her work on behalf of women and immigrants. The 3Arts Club was one of eight clubs spanning the […]
Teatro ZinZanni is a great way to spend a fall evening in downtown Chicago. Would I rely on it for dinner? Probably not. Would I do drinks beforehand? Probably. But […]
Because she was born in West Virginia and was the daughter of an actual coal miner, groundbreaking boxer Christy Martin was nicknamed the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in the early part […]
The Lyric Opera of Chicago gives us a fall doubleheader with two classic Italian operas rooted in the verismo tradition. Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (1890) and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (1892) […]
I’ve come to realize recently that action movies or thrillers set in extremely cold temperatures are so much better than ones set in warmer environments. I don’t know if it’s […]
On a pleasantly chilly Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and I headed downtown for boozy tea at Casa Chi. We exited the sunny, bustling street, peeking our heads into Michael Jordan’s […]
