EU Film Festival: Week 3 Preview
Time is running out to catch some of the best European films of the year at Gene Siskel Film Center’s EU Film Festival. Now entering its third week (out of […]
Interview: Jason Isaacs Plays a Man With a Chestful of Medals in The Death of Stalin
If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to film or television in the past 25 years or so, you’ve likely seen actor Jason Isaacs in something. From early appearances […]
The Impressive Mamby on the Beach Lineup is Here!
The festival lineups just keep coming and they’re are looking quite good! Today it’s Mamby On The Beach’s turn and they have added a very impressive lineup to the mix […]
Review: Q.U.B.E. 2 Punctuates Physics Based Puzzles with Sci-Fi Thrills
Q.U.B.E. 2 is Toxic Games follow up to 2011’s Q.U.B.E., a physics-based puzzle game by that’s long drawn comparisons to a less punctuated but more popular title, Valve’s Orange Box hit, Portal. In Q.U.B.E. 2, […]
Lookingglass Theatre’s Plantation! Views Reparations Through Farcical Lens
Plantation!, now receiving its world premiere in a production at Lookingglass Theatre directed by David Schwimmer, is a comedic take on race and reparations in the 21st century. Written by […]
I’m With Her Put on a Joyful Show at Thalia Hall
It seems that in each generation of bluegrass, there comes a new reigning trio of powerful women. Like Dolly, Linda, and Emmylou before them, Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and Sara […]
DePaul Art Museum Showcases Powerful Work of Chicago Artist and Activist Barbara Jones-Hogu
The DePaul Art Museum presents the first solo museum exhibition by Barbara Jones-Hogu (1938-2017) who was a Chicago-based artist, filmmaker and educator. The exhibition, Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite 1968-1975, […]
Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, Myrkur, and Khemmis Brought Metal to The Metro
Formed in 2012, Khemmis are at the frontier of a new era of doom metal. Although there are elements of classic doom metal, their sound is mainly infused with progressive, […]
Review: At Windy City Playhouse, Southern Gothic Invites You to the Party
RI was supposed to see Southern Gothic a week ago, but life got in the way and I didn’t make it then. Thankfully, the team at Windy City Playhouse (3014 W. […]
Review: Intimacy and Vulnerability Played to Masterful Effect in Rogers Park
From Chicago-based director Kyle Henry (Fourplay) and screenwriter Carlos Treviño comes Rogers Park, a relationship drama about the two couples living in the northside Chicago neighborhood over the course of […]
Game Review: Tangledeep Flirts with Roguelike Perfection
Developer Impact Gameworks’ debut title Tangledeep is a graphical homage to the 16-bit SNES era of video games touting true roguelike gameplay. A true roguelike should have procedurally generated levels, […]
Melting Pot: Shop Italian in Montclare and Elmwood Park
Wonder where to get fish heads for that seafood gumbo you want to tackle or fresh-made sausage for your gravy? Search no further. Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Market in Elmwood Park has […]