Review: An Exceptional Night with Water From Your Eyes
Chicago’s summers are full of lots of street festivals and endless ‘must see spots’ you’ve seen for 5 seconds on social media. Going to a sold-out show on a weeknight […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/29 and Beyond
It’s been a rough week with the air quality just not being the best. Add to that the NASCAR Chicago Street Race to the mix and it’s gonna be a […]
Review: Yo La Tengo Double Dare To Play Metro for a Second Time in Three Months and Actually Follow Through
Yo La Tengo, back and better than ever, played their second show at the Metro Saturday night just a mere three months after their last in March celebrating the release […]
Review: At the Driehaus Museum, Hector Guimard Exhibit Explores the Work of the Paris Architect Who Designed Those Beloved Métro Stations
Hector Guimard was a French architect and designer who believed in designing the entire environment for living, in what he called Le Style Guimard. His integrated design work in the era […]
Review: Director’s Cut of God Is a Bullet Takes No Prisoners with Violence, Action or Drama in Cult-Centric Story
Just a few housekeeping notes before I dive into this review: for reasons I’m not quite clear on, the version I viewed of writer/director Nick Cassavetes’ latest work, God Is […]
Review: Jennifer Lawrence Cuts Loose in Sex-Positive Comedy No Hard Feelings
Alright yes, the new comedy No Hard Feelings, from Gene Stupnitsky, the director and co-writer of the equally raunchy Good Boys, is about a 30-something-year-old woman who agrees to “date” […]
Review: Wes Anderson Returns to Wonderful Form in Star-Studded, Highly Stylized Asteroid City
Having recently revisited five other key works by writer/director Wes Anderson and having a clear memory of how I feel about the others I haven’t watched recently, it’s fair to […]
Interview: Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey on Voicing a Cloud in Elemental, What She Won’t Miss About The Goldbergs, and the Fun of Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar
Long before Wendi McLendon-Covey was given the choice supporting role in 2011’s Bridesmaids, she was best known for playing Deputy Clementine Johnson on Reno 911!, after nearly 10 years as […]
Preview: See Theater in the Parks This Summer With Midsommer Flight, Chicago Shakes and Porchlight Music
We can look forward to theater in public parks all over Chicago this summer—and all free. Midsommer Flight will stage Shakespeare’s Cymbeline from July 7 to August 13. Chicago Shakespeare […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/22 and Beyond
It’s the last full weekend of Pride month and it’s looking like a full and diverse weekend! We’ll be getting warm days, HOT days, and some rain, but being in […]
Review: T-Pain’s Nonstop Wiscansin Party Invades Riviera Theatre
A couple of weeks ago, T-Pain put on Wiscansin Fest featuring a huge lineup of acts that took over The Rave in Milwaukee. It was the kick off to his […]
Review: Passing Strange at Theo Ubique Is a Gorgeous Musical About Identity and Much More
Who decides what is Black enough? That is a Gordian knot that has no solution. Is Blackness in the eye of the beholder or is it an accumulation of cultural […]