Review: The Gospel According to Horror, The Butcher of Nazareth, by David Scott Hay
The life of Jesus has been recounted for two thousand years: the scenes of his birth and infanthood, the story of his three-day visit to the Temple at the age […]
Interview: Filmmaker Bart Layton on Making Crime 101, Toning Down Chris Hemsworth’s Hotness and Crafting a Grown-Up Drama
British filmmaker Bart Layton wrote, directed and produced the groundbreaking debut documentary The Imposter (2012) about Frederic Bourdin, a charismatic French con artist and serial identity thief who pretended to be […]
Review: An Evening of Mind-Blowing Strings with Sudan Archives and Cain Culto
Following last year’s release of her astronomically spectacular powerhouse album, The BPM, multi-instrumentalist and singer Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name as Sudan Archives, has embarked on […]
Preview: The Salt Shed Is Back for More Tears with Crying at the Shed 2026
What is this salty discharge? The average human tear contains about 2% electrolytes. Especially emotional droplets need even more salt ions to maintain balance in the eye. Therefore, there is […]
Review: In Hedda Gabler, Remy Bumppo Theatre Portrays Hedda as a Fascinating, Immoral Woman Desperate for Freedom
Hedda and Nora. A 19th century Norwegian playwright created two female protagonists that resonate with us strongly today. Nora, in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879) reminds us of the […]
Review: Holiday at Goodman Theatre—A Smart New Adaptation That Deserves a Sharper Production
There is so much good about the Goodman Theatre’s current production of Holiday that I wish it were better. It’s an understatement to say that the play arrives with some […]
Review: Second City’s Black and Highly Flavored Celebrates Black Comedic Excellence
That sketch comedy tends to be a predominantly white art form is a bit of a “chicken and egg” situation—it took seven years before Bob Curry became the first Black […]
Review: Climate Change Music with Renee Fleming at Lyric Plus CSO at UChicago
Since nobody seems to be talking about climate change any more, classical music in Chicago has taken up the mantle, at least during the first week of February. Soprano Renée […]
Review: At the Elmhurst Art Museum, a Local Artist’s Photography Exhibit Glows with Singular Wonder
Artist Kelli Connell with Sonnet for my Acquaintances
Quick Spins: Blackwater Holylight, Vienna Vienna, Ulrika Spacek, Dust Bunnies, Blood People, and Ashes and Diamonds
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
Review: Patti LuPone at the Auditorium—a Warm Welcome on a Cold Night
It was a cold Saturday night when Patti LuPone returned to Chicago. But LuPone brought a warm message in a revised edition of Matters of the Heart, the concert piece […]
Dispatch: One Last Sundance in Park City, One Last Round of Film Reviews
Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival…. Next year, it will be Boulder. Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie One of the strongest docs at Sundance […]