C2E2 2018: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Preview
Imagine, for a moment, that you can step inside the world of one of your favorite things. You’ll meet the creators, find out how they do it, talk to […]
Tension Builds as Ambiguity Becomes Retribution in hang at Remy Bumppo Theatre
We sit through 60 minutes of ambiguity and tension—about what? When hang finally reveals (almost reveals) its essential point in the final 25 minutes, we are caught up in the […]
Review: Aggravating, Dumb Birthmarked Totally Misses the Mark
This odd little family tale of two respected, married scientists, Ben Morin (Matthew Goode) and Catherine Morin (Toni Collette), is essentially an exercise in figuring out who among the characters […]
Review: Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer as an Artistic Odd Couple in Final Portrait
In his latest effort as a writer/director, Stanley Tucci (Big Night, The Imposters) has taken what is essentially a footnote in the long career of artist and known lothario Alberto […]
EU Film Festival: Week 4 Preview (and Closing Night)
Now in its last week at the Gene Siskel Film Center, the EU Film Festival boasts another fine crop of films to check out as the affair winds down. We’re […]
Run Review: Five Reasons to Run the Shamrock Shuffle (And One Reason Not to Run)
On Sunday, I joined over 21,000 green-clad runners for the annual Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in downtown Chicago. This being my first time participating in the event, I […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/29 – 4/1
March is almost over and April is right around the corner! There is so much going on this holiday weekend that it may feel overwhelming. But fret not, here are […]
Trial of Jason Van Dyke Could Begin This Summer
The trial of Jason Van Dyke—the Chicago Police Officer charged with first-degree murder for shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times and killing him—could begin this summer. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan […]
Willie Wilson, Paul Vallas Enter Already Crowded 2019 Mayor’s Race
Two more candidates officially announced their intentions this week to run for mayor of Chicago, making what appears to be an already crowded field for the 2019 election. Businessman Willie […]
An Enemy of the People Is a Well-Dressed Meditation on Politics and Human Nature
When I described the synopsis of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People to my date, he groaned. Politics, environmental crisis, public figures and large companies taking advantage of the little guy… […]
Review: Steeped in Nostalgia, Spielberg’s Ready Player One is Youthful, In-Your-Face Fun
There are those who think that living in the past and allowing nostalgia to be a chief driving force in your life is a bad thing, and it certainly can […]
Memes Become Scenes in Theater Wit’s Delicious Women Laughing Alone with Salad
Playwright Sheila Callaghan (writer/producer of Showtime’s Shameless) morphs memes into scenes in the delicious Chicago premiere of Women Laughing Alone with Salad. Guy (Japhet Balaban) is EveryGuy, a dope-smoking dilettante […]