Crying Suns keeps getting compared to FTL: Faster Than Light—and for good reason. In both games you control a lone ship against impossible odds, using your wits and relying on […]
Violinist Robert Chen and pianist Matthew Hagle kicked off the Music Institute of Chicago’s 2019-2020 concert season on Sunday afternoon with a delightful performance of music from the 18th and […]
I first encountered What the Golf? at this year’s Bitbash 2019. I instantly loved it. What I got to play was a sampling that brought me through various aspects of […]
As you walk the halls of the Museum of Dubious Splendors, you’ll find yourself immersed in an impossibly lush world of color, awash in gorgeous sunlight. You’ll hear serene instrumentals […]
Sniper Elite, the series known for its grisly x-ray bullet effects, is making the transition to Nintendo Switch. I should admit right away: I’ve always had a soft spot for […]
The very first thing that drew me to Orville Peck was the mask: a strap of leather covering the top half of his face and long flowing fringe obscuring the […]
Metal can be an intimidating genre of music to dabble in for most. On the surface level, metal bands can be seen as intense, loud, and maybe something geared towards […]
The Lyric Opera of Chicago will have plenty for those who like their operas dark and deep and full of danger. The season that opened Saturday night (September 28) will […]
The last tree. It’s a theme that symbolizes the environmental apocalypse at the heart of Alistair McDowall’s play X by Sideshow Theatre, directed by Jonathan Green. Some time in the […]
Borderlands has always been a shared experience for me. I don’t think I’ve ever played a Borderlands game solo. They’ve been strictly co-op experiences—I started with Borderlands splitscreen on […]
“I think I can hear dead people.” No, I’m not paraphrasing 1999’s The Sixth Sense. It’s a line from writer/director Molly Hewitt’s new film Holy Trinity, in which they also star. […]
There are times, especially with animated works, where I might be tempted to give points to a film with a strong visual sense, even if the story is a bit […]
