Lizzo at Metro Chicago: Exchanging Confidence
If I have kids, I want one to be a girl. That’s the desire Lizzo brought through her empowering performance at Metro Chicago Friday. There were several themes that the […]
Film Review: Family Life, Oddly Satisfying
In one of the odder but still quite satisfying films you’re likely to see this year, Family Life comes courtesy of high-profile Chilean directors Cristián Jiménez and Alicia Scherson, who […]
Grant Park is Going to Host a Massive Pokemon Go Festival in July
Pokemon Go. Remember that craze from last summer? People aimlessly walked around the city while staring into their phones in futile pursuit of a digital Bulbasaur. A girl in Wyoming […]
Film Review: Megan Leavey, The True Story of a Young Marine and Her Wartime Dog
For reasons I’m not sure I can explain, I felt the need to resist this film at first, because on the surface it felt like it was using cheap sentimentality […]
Watch Free Movies This Summer at Public Parks Throughout Chicago
You may want to prepare yourself and get a blanket and freshly baked baguette ready. Summer is here and along with it, a bunch of free screenings of your favorite movies […]
Film Review: Rachel Weisz is Magnetic in My Cousin Rachel
The type of obsessive love story that only makes sense as a period piece, My Cousin Rachel is the tale of Philip (Sam Claflin, most recently seen in Their Finest) […]
Film Review: It Comes at Night Finds Absolute Terror in the Unknown
As any connoisseur of fine horror films will tell you, what makes a scare film superior and stand up to repeat viewings is not a rapid succession of jump-out-of-your-seat moments. […]
TV Review: Season 5 of House of Cards is as Icy and Devious as Ever
It’s hard to believe that just over four years ago, a streaming service producing its own content was unheard of. The likes of Hulu and Amazon and especially Netflix were […]
Film Review: The Mummy Stumbles Before A Dark Universe of Expectations
Wait, are you telling me I re-watched Dracula Untold for nothing? I have a vague recollection of Universal attempting to reboot its ample stable of monster characters into a shared […]
A Piece of the Joffrey Ballet Returns Permanently to New York City
Sixty-one years ago, Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino launched the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Twenty-two years ago, the company made a sudden exit, making a surprise relocation to […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/8 – 6/11
Festival season has been having a fantastic start this year and it is now in full force! Ribfest Chicago, 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, Spring Awakening, Printers Row Lit Fest […]
Someone Hacked ABC and Leaked Steve Harvey’s New TV Show
Steve Harvey just can’t catch a break it seems. First, he made a bit of a fool of himself announcing the wrong winner while hosting Miss Universe a few years back. […]