Review: A Place To Bury Strangers Is Still the Loudest Band In the World
A Place To Bury Strangers rose to prominence in the early aughts off the strength of being dubbed the loudest band in New York. Donning messy hair and a My […]
Review: Red Orchid’s Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin Is Drama, History and a Love Letter to Theater
Last week, the Russian government erected a new statue of Joseph Stalin in Moscow. Apparently Vladimir Putin is resurrecting the image of the brutal dictator. And this week, a Chicago […]
Review: Swipe the New Prince St. Pizza Puff at the Bandit
Are you visiting Chicago looking for the perfect restaurant to check off your Chicago food bucket list? Or are you a Chicago native looking for the hottest spot for a […]
Review: Truth or Consequences New Mexico Makes This Time of Year the Best Time of Year
We’re coming up on two months of Truth or Consequences New Mexico’s second EP This Time of Year being out in the world and although it has about 20 years […]
Review: James Gaffigan Leads Janai Brugger and the CSO through an American-Inspired Program
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave an enjoyable performance of an American-inspired program at Symphony Center on Saturday evening. With James Gaffigan conducting, the program included the warm and expressive voice […]
Preview: Physical Theater Festival to Feature Local Talent Plus Global Companies June 2-8 at Theater Wit
Next week Physical Theater Festival Chicago presents its annual weeklong exploration of physical theater from around the world. This year there’s a local twist. The festival, which runs June 2-8 […]
Review: In HBO’s Mountainhead, Four Ultra-Rich Men Gather to Bicker, Banter and Barter Against the World’s Future
Much like writer/director Jesse Armstrong’s series work on programs like Succession, In the Loop, and Veep, as well as his screenplay adaptation of Downhill, Mountainhead straddles the line between sensational […]
Review: A Daughter Seeks to Avenge Her Father in Character-Driven Actioner Tornado
Even with a handful of shortcomings, I have to give Tornado points for showing me something I’ve never seen before. Set in the desolate landscape of 1790s Britain, the film […]
Review: In Bono: Stories of Surrender, the U2 Frontman Recounts His Life More as the Stuff of Legend than History
Rather than do a simple book tour for his 2022 memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, U2 frontman Bono did a series of theater appearances that were more like a […]
Review: Karate Kid: Legends Revisits Familiar Characters (and Dialogue) More for Nostalgia’s Sake than the Film’s
It’s been 15 years since the last Karate Kid movie (the Jackie Chan-starring The Karate Kid, which was more about kung fu than karate, if we’re being honest), and more […]
Review: The Legend of Kingdom Come Spotlights the Art of Alex Ross
First published in 1996, the DC Comics miniseries “Kingdom Come” has become a pillar in the comic book pantheon. The amazing Gouache watercolor style paintings, the work of Alex Ross, […]
Review: First Floor Theater’s Evanston Salt Costs Rising Borrows a Lot and Reveals Little
First Floor Theater brings something strange but not altogether original with its debut of Evanston Salt Costs Rising, written by Succession writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery and directed […]