As I walked up the Thalia Hall stairs and over heard the opening band just about to start their set, I was filled with an overwhelming energy. There is just […]

I can absolutely understand people not responding well to the second feature from the writing/directing team of David Dastmalchian and Collin Schiffi, who last made the bleak and haunting Animals, […]

In a time when some of the most compellingly filmed dramas are found on television or some streaming service or another, it felt like a bit of an adjustment watching […]

This year marks a milestone for the Chicago classical music community. In 1989 Jim Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, and, in the ensuing 30 years, this independent label has produced nearly […]

I genuinely love a good, grown-up romance film. I’m not talking about rom-coms, and you damn well better know the difference. But lately most of the attempts at genuine, heartfelt, […]

The best moment in The Lunchbox, the insanely underrated 2013 film by Ritesh Batra about a homemaker whose warm lunches end up getting delivered to a stranger, is the ending. […]

In a world where success can seem like it’s one well-received Instagram post away, being reminded of the thankless hours, the countless fails and the unrelenting hard work it is […]

You read Romeo & Juliet in high school. You saw Much Ado About Nothing one summer at the park. Even if you’ve never seen (or read) them, cultural references to Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello […]

  Very minor story spoilers follow: When I first saw the announcement for Days Gone at last year’s E3, I immediately thought, “why do we need this game?” I mean, […]

It feels like we just sped past spring and are diving right into summer! It’s the middle of May and there is plenty waiting for you in Chicago to discover […]

The world of John Wick is getting bigger. Maybe not for him, but certainly for the audience members who have stuck with this series of stunt-heavy, extremely violent films about […]

Daniel X. O’Neil sees art everywhere, but not in that Bob Ross on ’shrooms sort of way. Mr. O’Neil is a connoisseur and curator of what he calls Arte Agora, […]