Review: Diane Keaton Deserves Better than Poms — and So Do We
The very first thing wrong with Poms (and there are many things wrong with Poms) is the prologue that sets up the premise for the setting of Diane Keaton’s latest misfire: […]
Review: A Convenient Glimpse of Inspiration in Tolkien
In a remarkably similar fashion to the recent Goodbye Christopher Robin (about the elements in Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne’s life that went into those stories), Finding Neverland (about […]
Review: No Pokémon? No Problem. Detective Pikachu is Still Fun for the Unfamiliar
I am fully aware and am happy to acknowledge that I am the absolute wrong audience for a movie set in a world where Pokémon exist, work and, for all […]
Review: Anne Hathaway Forces the Funny Out of The Hustle
This one made me a little depressed, and it did so because it made me realize that one of the more reliable actors working today (and a personal favorite) is […]
Review: At Raven Theatre, Will Hank’s Bar Survive The Undeniable Sound of Right Now?
First of all, there’s the bar. Jeffrey D. Kmiec’s design of Hank’s Bar is a classic and so realistic you will want to park on a stool and order a […]
Review: Matt Maeson Brings Funeral to Sold Out Night at Lincoln Hall
On Monday night, singer-songwriter Matt Maeson stared out into a packed house and told the story of playing Schuba’s a few years back. He said that soon after he was […]
Giveaway: Enter to Win Tickets to the Chicago Critics Film Festival
The seventh annual Chicago Critics Film Festival is just about a week away, and there’s no shortage of amazing films to choose from. Many of the highly-anticipated titles that will […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/9 – 5/12
There is always something fun to do in the city and this weekend is no exception! There are board game hang outs, tons of unique shopping opportunities, top notch concerts, […]
Review: There Are No Children in The Children at Steppenwolf Theatre—It’s a Cautionary Tale
There are no children in Lucy Kirkwood’s play, The Children. The play’s storyline is built on “the disaster,” which we don’t learn the nature of immediately. The disaster was an explosion […]
Preview: Keep it Nerdy in May with Stage 773’s Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival
It’s been a pretty epic April and May for anyone who belongs to the “nerd” tribe. We had a great (if overstuffed at times) C2E2, Star Wars Celebration at McCormick […]
Review: Orville Peck Brought Mysterious Cowboy Vibes and Pure Sincerity to Empty Bottle
I jumped onto the Orville Peck train a little late, only having discovered him on Twitter a few weeks ago. It wasn’t even his sound that lured me in, but […]
Donate Books; Spark Joy (In Others)
A few months back, there was a gross misunderstanding on the Internet. No, really. Noted tiny organizer lady Marie Kondo, filled with an unquenchable thirst for bibliocide, commanded everyone to […]