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Review: Raven Theatre Creates a Sizzling Production of the Sam Shepard Masterwork, A  Lie of the Mind

A Lie of the Mind, Sam Shepard’s 1983 play about two families and the tragedy that binds them, is a sizzling 2.5 hours of solid acting, direction and pacing. At […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 25, 2025
    • Beyond , Front page , Soapbox

    Buy Today. Boycott Tomorrow!

    Tomorrow is the day you can do something to fight fascism funded by corporate greed. Don’t feed the beast. Withholding unnecessary spending is a powerful form of resistance against today’s […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 24, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: The Gorge Filmmaker Goes Long on Creating Monsters, What he Learned from James Cameron and Teases The Black Phone 2

    Filmmaker Scott Derrickson is something of a oddity in the movie-making world. He doesn’t seem to make movies with the intent of earning loads of money from them. I’m sure […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 21, 2025
    • Broadway , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Broadway in Chicago’s Clue Pays Joyful Homage to the Original Classic Film and Board Game

    Four women and a man stand on stage crouched in a line with three men standing behind them as they search for something. All actors are looking to their left off in the distance with a frightened look on their faces.

    There have been two murders at Boddy Manor, and the stakes have never been higher. Wadsworth, Yvette, and the dinner guests are becoming increasingly terrified, and no one quite knows […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • February 21, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey Subverts Expectations and Offers Gory, Unpredictable Scares, Too

    With his previous film, Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter) opted for surreal, atmospheric horror that worked surprisingly well for a lot of people, especially those who don’t see […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 21, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Panda Bear and Toro y Moi Headline a Wild and Magical Night at Salt Shed

    On first glance the pairing of Noah Lennox’s Panda Bear and Chaz Bear’s Toro y Moi seems a bit dissonant. While both Lennox and Chaz have one foot deeply entrenched […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 19, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Pinter’s Triangle Gets a Brisk Portrayal in Betrayal at Goodman Theatre

    A triangle has three sides. But the three sides are not always equal, as we learn in maths. Or geometry, if you’re an American. And so it is in Betrayal, the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 18, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Soccer Mommy’s Evergreen Atmosphere Delights Thalia Hall

    About every two years or so we get something special from Soccer Mommy, the fantastic pseudonym of Sophia Regina Allison. Since her demo album For Young Hearts came out in […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 17, 2025
    • Circus , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Circus Quixote at Lookingglass Theatre Retells the Classic Knight’s Tale With Heart and Magic

    After much too long a pause, Lookingglass is back. And with style. Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre’s adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel, Don Quijote of La Mancha, is a […]

  • June Sawyers
  • February 16, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Hubbard Street Dance’s Winter Series Is a Journey for the Senses

    Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is in its 47th year of cutting-edge performances and innovations in modern dance. The Winter Series at the Harris Theater Millennium Park opens with a dance that melds […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 16, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Captain America: Brave New World Packs a Lot of Story, But Feels Jumbled and Rushed

    If you only watch the Marvel movies and don’t mess with the adjacent Disney+ series, then the last time you saw Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) was when he was being […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 13, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In a Charming Third Installment, Paddington in Peru Goes for Big Adventure Without Losing Its Heart

    He’s cute, curious and loves marmalade, and that’s all we really need to know about the bear Paddington in order to make his adventures in London so damn entertaining for […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 13, 2025
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