Review: The Suffrage Plays Celebrate Centennial of Women’s Voting Rights
Tennessee became the 38th state to ratify the 19th amendment on August 18, 1920, the last of the required 36 states. A women’s right to vote was officially adopted on […]
Review: Despite a Strong Performance, Harriet Isn’t The Biopic Tubman Deserves
Cynthia Erivo is best known for her Tony-winning stage performances; I still queue up this performance (watch until the end) when I’m in need of a bit of inspiration—I can’t […]
Review: Latest Action-Packed Terminator Installment Could Be the Start of Something Interesting
In what was designed to be a direct sequel to James Cameron’s marvelous one-two punch of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator: Dark Fate brings Cameron back into […]
Review: Outer Worlds is a Competent Bethesda-like RPG
I love the Fallout series, but I don’t love all of the decisions Bethesda has been making in regards to the Fallout series lately. There’s the controversy about Fallout 76, […]
Review: Strong Cast and Scenic Setting, Yet Frankie Underwhelms
Writer/director Ira Sachs has made some of the more consistently thoughtful and emotionally nuanced films in recent years (Married Life, Keep the Lights On, Love Is Strange, Little Men), which […]
Review: More Is Just More in Overlong, Predictable Motherless Brooklyn
I like film noir and I tend to like the chances that Edward Norton takes in many of the roles he plays, so imagine my excitement hearing that he was […]
CTU Strike Comes to a Close, Classes Back in Session Friday
The Chicago Teachers Union strike came to a close on Thursday afternoon after the union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot agreeing on one final sticking point – making up the 11 […]
Review: We Were Here Together is a Great Co-Op Puzzler
I love puzzle games, and I love co-op games. I always liked it best when a two player puzzle game has bits of asymmetrical puzzle solving—one person works on one […]
Elk Walking’s Warm and Inviting Sound Returns with “Over the Hills”
If you aren’t familiar with Chicago Elk Walking, then now is the perfect time get acquainted with them. The band began their musical journey as the acoustic duo of Savanna […]
These are the Games We’re Playing this Halloween 2019
GTFO Today through the 2nd GTFO enters into the second Alpha test. What we’ve seen of GTFO is an extremely horrifying—and extremely difficult—co-op first-person shooter with stealth elements. You […]
Review: Masks, Wigs and 1960s Costumes: It’s Not Halloween, It’s Jonathan Bree
It’s a treat when you connect with two opening acts but quite rare for both to give you chills. It says a lot that they left a mark at all […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/31 – 11/3
It’s snowing on Halloween. Just because hell has frozen over, it doesn’t mean you should refrain from all the fun events going on. From horror movies to Dia de los […]