Review: Babes With Blades Hits The Mark With a Futuristic Story of How to Get Along in Dystopia
The lights come up and a fight begins. A Recruit chooses to fight an officer as a test of her fitness to join the Army. Members of the Army look […]
Review: Ear Taxi Festival Hosts Scott Speck and the Chicago Philharmonic for an Evening of Premieres
Ear Taxi Festival 2025 continued its run of excellence with an Anchor Performance by the Chicago Philharmonic at Harris Theater on Saturday night. Under the direction of Scott Speck, Marta […]
Review: Giordano’s Ignite the Soul Plays It Safe With Surefire Dances and Reruns
No Kings protests made Saturday an auspicious day across the nation, and the perfect way to wind down was a dance concert by Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC). Ignite the Soul […]
Review: Gregory Jacobsen’s Smiles and Piles Bursts From the Walls at Zg Gallery
One of the many alluring things about River North’s Zg Gallery is that it is in open view from the outside. As you walk past the gallery on Superior, the […]
Dispatch: Some of the Year’s Best Performances Anchor Chicago Film Fest’s First Weekend of Screenings
Across its first weekend (Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19) the Chicago International Film Festival features several highly anticipated films with some of the year’s best performances; here are […]
Review: At Lyric Opera, a Festive and Fun Evening with the Orchestra and Coco In Concert Live to Film
As part of the 2025-26 season, the Lyric Opera Chicago presents Coco In Concert Live to Film, where the Lyric Opera Orchestra plays the entirety of the film’s score during […]
Review: Truth & Treason Recounts a Harrowing World War II Story of Resistance That Feels More Timely Than Ever
It´s easy to understand why one might be hesitant about watching Truth & Treason. It deals with too many hot-button issues, and could easily come across as preachy or politically […]
Review: Luca Guadagnino Tackles Complicated, Modern Issues with Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield in After The Hunt
It would appear one of the hottest tickets for an actor these days is a Luca Guadagnino gig: Daniel Craig recently starred in Queer; Challengers featured Zendaya and Josh O’Connor; […]
Review: Klaus Mäkelä, Antoine Tamestit, and the CSO Perform Hector Berlioz in a Dramatic and Exciting Way
With Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä at the podium, an expanded Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave dramatic and exciting performances of two symphonic gems by French composer Hector Berlioz on Thursday […]
Interview: Brian Dunne Turns Back Time at Beat Kitchen
In an alternate universe, singer-songwriter Brian Dunne’s latest album, Clams Casino, was a multiplatinum hit in the early 1980s, widely heralded as a cushy McCartney-esque masterpiece. Despite the throwback vibe […]
Dispatch: Chicago Film Fest’s First Saturday Features Some of the Year’s Best Arthouse Cinema
Saturday, October 18, at the Chicago International Film Festival is a busy day filled with some of the best arthouse cinema of the year; here are the highlights our film […]
Review: Wrightwood 659 Displays Three Diverse Exhibits That Play With Space and How We Exist in Space
Three new exhibits at Wrightwood 659 explore a variety of approaches to space and spatial impressions. Scott Burton: Shape Shifts may at first appear to be an exhibit of furniture […]