Review: Picosa Offers Beautiful Tango on Monday Night
Picosa gave an enjoyable performance at Allen Hall in DePaul’s Holtschneider Performance Center on Monday night. Made up of Jennie Oh Brown on flute, Andrea R. DiOrio on clarinet, Elizabeth […]
Review: Slow Pulp Sell It Out in Their Own Backyard at Thalia Hall
On the very last night of the North America portion of their 2023 world tour, Slow Pulp left their old home of Madison, Wisconsin, and returned to the majestic shorelines […]
Review: The Photography of Seung Jae Kim Captures Dramatic Views of Forests
Black-and-white photography has often been viewed as a powerful way to depict landscapes and nature. Unlike color photography, monochrome images can better emphasize the interplay of light and shadow, texture, […]
Review: Witch by Artistic Home Uses a 17th Century Story to Question Our Hope for the Future
“Where do we go from here? Can we imagine a better world? Or is it time to burn it all down and start over?” That’s part of the opening speech […]
Review: In David Fincher’s The Killer, Michael Fassbender Is an Exacting, Exhilarating Assassin with Something to Prove
The professional assassin who stands at the center of director David Fincher’s latest, The Killer, is never given a name, and I’m guessing that’s exactly how the character (played to […]
Review: Steppenwolf’s POTUS Follows a Manic Day in the Life of the Real White House VIPs—the Female Staff
This review and the final dialog are written by theater critics Nancy Bishop and Kim Campbell. POTUS is ostensibly a play about the President of the United States, in which […]
Review: Rachel Barton Pine and Inna Faliks Show Off the Blues at Ravinia
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and pianist Inna Faliks gave a lovely recital at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall on Saturday night. The program included bluesy and soulful modern music by African […]
Review: Meg Ryan Renews Her Commitment to Rom-Coms, as Star and Director of What Happens Later
Many will think it’s appropriate that one of the architects of modern romantic-comedies, Meg Ryan, should take a crack at directing one herself; she even dedicates this directing effort, What […]
Review: Sofia Coppola Beautifully, Gently Recounts Life with a Superstar in Priscilla
Sofia Coppola is a filmmaker who, from the moment she arrived on the scene with 1999’s moody and melancholy The Virgin Suicides, announced herself with a style, perspective and narrative […]
Photos: Lauryn Hill and the Fugees Stun a Packed United Center
This past weekend at the United Center, something truly special went down: Ms. Lauryn Hill made her way to Chicago ready to stun. And stun she did as her set, […]
Review: Teatro Vista’s ¡Bernarda! Sizzles in a Time of Mourning With Sisters Behaving Badly
The house of Bernarda Alba has had a makeover. If you are familiar with the 1936 play by Federico Garcia Lorca, you may gain new insights about it when you see ¡Bernarda!, its […]
Review: Anatomy of a Fall Is a Gripping Procedural That Will Challenge, Engross Audiences
The opening scenes of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall are disconcerting and quietly upsetting, a glimpse into a dysfunctional domestic setting that immediately gives audiences a taste of the […]