Review: Tim Burton’s Vision Crash Lands in Live-Action Remake of Dumbo
The latest in what is going to be a long line of Disney animated properties being made into live-action remakes, Dumbo is depressing. I thought long and hard about it, and […]
Siskel Film Center’s EUFF Week 4: One More Week of Acclaimed European Cinema
The 22nd Chicago European Union Film Festival is almost over, with just one more week of screenings remaining. Thankfully, there’s still plenty to see whether you’ve put off checking it […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/28 – 3/31
It’s the final weekend of March! Start scheduling your days off and make the most of them with some great events including some wonderful concerts, movies, discussions, and some delicious […]
Review: Family, Friendships and Lives on the Line in Goodman’s Stellar Staging of Sweat
If you go into a performance of Sweat, the two-act drama by Lynn Nottage on now at the Goodman Theatre, without knowing much at all about the plot or setting, […]
Book Review—Go Down, Moser: Way Down in Chicagoland
Chicago: From Vision to Metropolis By Whet Moser Reaktion Books Ltd. Does full-disclosure apply to Twitter acquaintances? If so, I know Whet Moser from the internet. I don’t follow many […]
Divino Niño Announces Their New Album Foam
It’s been quite a while since the last collection of Divino Niño songs. Luckily we won’t have to wait much longer since they just announced that their next album, Foam, […]
Review: Leikeli47 Plays a Full Set in (A New Style) at Subterranean
There is no better place to spend the first night with a new major haircut than at a Leikeli47 concert. Friday was sunny and a layer of optimism dripped off […]
C2E2 2019 Sunday Panel Catchup
We’ve finally reached the end of the biggest pop culture, comic and entertainment event within city limits, and this year it was bigger than ever, with Saturday selling out entirely […]
Game Over! Day 3 of Games at C2E2: DePaul E-Sports, and Nolan North Finish Off This Year’s Con
That’s it. C2E2’s over. It’s cos-played out, but if you missed it—or any day—we have a recap of what we saw while were there. And this year was so jammed […]
Gallery: Sunday Cosplay at C2E2 2019
Well, it’s been quite a weekend! Saturday was at capacity, completely sold out and packed from show floor to panel rooms (with some definite hiccups, to be sure), but Sunday […]
Review: The Art Institute’s Quartet of Rembrandt Portraits
This exhibit feels like it’s being billed as a big dealio, but, in fact, the Art Institute of Chicago’s Rembrandt Portraits, running through June 9, is merely four paintings, two of […]
New York Review: At Lincoln Center Theater, John Guare’s Nantucket Sleigh Ride Takes His Audience on a Screwball Trip
An electrocuted lobster. A Magritte painting come to life. A child pornography ring. The book and movie, Jaws. A crossword puzzle clue. Roman Polanski, Alfred Hitchcock, Walt Disney back from […]