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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/29 and Beyond
The cool temps are finally here and fall has begun. Break out your hoodies and coats because there is just…
Preview: Running Man Meets X-COM In Homicidal All-Stars
There have only been a few games based around murderous game shows, which is surprising to me because it feels…
Review: Wicked Returns and Thrills Its Exuberant Chicago Fans
I’m pretty sure I was the only person in the Nederlander Theatre who had never seen Wicked before. Most audience…
Review: Isonzo Is the Best WWI Shooter I’ve Played
I’ve been playing a lot of World War 1 shooters lately, and they’ve mostly been what I expected. You play…
Review: Smile Is a Debut Horror Film with Familiar Elements and Compelling Potential
Most recent horror movies that are actually veiled metaphors for the lasting impact trauma can have on a person’s psyche…
Review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism Is an ’80s-Set Teen Comedy With a Dark Twist
Directed by Damon Thomas and taking full audio/visual advantage of its 1988 period setting, My Best Friend’s Exorcism brings us…
Review: I Took a Chance on Let’s Sing ABBA and I Thank Them for the Music
ABBA is back with a new album after a 40 year hiatus, and what better way to celebrate than being…
Review: Zac Efron’s Goofy Energy Is a Bright Spot in an Otherwise Misguided The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Based on truly inspiring real events (which is not to say the film is inspiring; stay tuned…), The Greatest Beer…
Review: A Strong Ensemble Cast Help Elevate Dead for a Dollar an Otherwise Washed-Out Western
Casting no aspersions on the great filmmaker Walter Hill, his new western, Dead for a Dollar, isn’t particularly memorable or…
Review: Bros Channels the Best of Rom-Coms Through a Queer Lens, With Plenty of Laughs
Smart, insightful, an avenue for LGBTQ characters to tell their stories, and screamingly funny, Bros marks the first time a…
Review: Singing the Song of Us—The Lost Tribes, by Patrick T. Reardon
Reviewed by Michael Leach Patrick Reardon’s epic poem The Lost Tribes is a cri du coeur as thrilling for our…
Review: Moonscars Is a Stylish Side Scrolling Soulslike
It feels like you can’t open up Steam without being greeted by a new soulslike. With the runaway success of…
Review: The Salt Shed Closes Out Its Opening Season with Thao and Death Cab for Cutie
After thirteen nights, including a couple double headers, the Salt Shed’s first series of outdoor summer shows has come to…
Interview: Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane Talk Casting Bros, Rom-Com Chemistry and Celebrating Queer Stories
For years, many people only knew comic performer (and Northwestern University theater graduate) Billy Eichner as the crazed street interviewer…
Review: The Cool Kids Bring Night School to Thalia Hall
Well over a decade into their career, The Cool Kids remain two of hip-hop’s most unheralded influencers. Chuck Inglish and…
Review: Deadmau5 Reminds Chicago That House Music Is Still Thriving
EDM legend Deadmau5 (also known behind the persona as Joel Zimmerman) packed an eventful night of dancing, insane lighting and…
Review: The City in Your Pocket, AIA Guide to Chicago
Chicago is so much more than its buildings…still they’re hard to miss. Ever since Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable built…
Review: A Cultural Treasure in Exile, Kyiv City Ballet Triumphs at the Auditorium Theatre
The Kyiv City Ballet was starting a world tour and were stranded in Paris when the Russian invasion began in…
Review: Last Spa on Earth Expands Divino Niño’s Sound
Let’s cut to the chase here: to say that Divino Niño‘s newest album Last Spa on Earth was at the…
