This article was written by Nick Glover. “Who cares about his painting?” an actual quote from Make Me Famous, seems to be the question at the center of this documentary […]
Something about director David Mackenzie’s (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) tonal approach to his latest film, Relay, reminded me of the recent The Amateur, in that both are the […]
Based on a true story from about 100 years ago, writer Noah Pink and director Ron Howard tell the story of Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his wife Dora […]
With an ear for noir-ish dialogue and a visual style that still feels very much like his work with his brother Joel, Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t once again teams the […]
A glowing blue invertebrate washes ashore somewhere along the coast of Florida. A set of six-pack beer rings dangles from its head. Nearby, a group of teens does what it […]
Get ready for a weekend very full of amazing events and hopefully not flash floods! There are so many festivals still going on to help you make the best out […]
Written by Elizabeth Deneff Noriko, a handroll bar that opened its doors to patrons this past February, is taking Chicago by storm. Located in Fulton Market under Perilla Fare, the […]
The kids are going back to school and it’s time for some much needed quality time with your best friend. They have been patiently waiting for their time in the […]
Netflix launched the TV series Too Much this summer amid a lot of buzz—well-deserved buzz, as Too Much is the first follow-up TV series from creator Lena Dunham since her […]
It’s storm season these days, with summer squalls and August tempests hitting town with blustery regularity. But a cyclone of a different sort blew into Ravinia last Friday night, when […]
Redtwist Theatre is high-kicking and playing on the edge for Season 21, themed “Defiant Femmes.” It is a timely theme and, in my opinion, needed to bolster the energy and […]
Opposites may or may not attract but they can certainly produce lively theater. After years of creating solo portraits of famous composers—Gershwin, Chopin, Debussy among them—Hershey Felder pairs Sergei Rachmaninoff […]
