Star Trek: Mission Chicago Saturday Panel Catchup
Star Trek Mission Chicago continued at McCormick Place today, and if you’d been waiting for things to really kick off, Saturday was the day for it. The lineup of […]
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Star Trek: Mission Chicago Friday Panel Catchup
Some cons sort of amp up to their main day, with a short bit of weeknight programming or a full day that’s got a lot of room to breathe. […]
Dispatch: At the Chicago EUFF’s Second (and Last Weekend), a Variety of Options, from Somber Narratives to Illuminating Documentaries
Featuring films from across the European Union, the Chicago EU Film Festival continues through March 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center on State Street. As for films to check […]
Dispatch: Two Films to Consider Catching This Week as Siskel’s EU Film Festival Continues
This year’s Chicago European Union Film Festival continues at downtown’s Siskel Film Center through March 14, and if you’re looking for a film to see on a weeknight, our critics […]
Preview: Siskel Film Center’s Chicago European Union Film Festival Returns in Person; France Opens Two Weeks of Foreign Films
Now in its 25th year, the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Chicago European Union Film Festival returns to in-person screenings March 4-17, this year with France claiming the opening night slot […]
Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In […]
Support the Artists You Love as Bandcamp Friday Returns
It was a weird start to the year as January 7th rolled around no Bandcamp Friday occurred. For a minute there, I thought the grand experiment of waived fees allowing […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Selections to Watch For in 2022
As Sundance Film Festival rolls on and more films premiere, it’s easier to see just what a stellar line-up this year’s program is, another round of the intriguing, the entertaining […]
2021 in Review: What We Liked in Music
It’s been another weird year for music. While things have started looking up with venues opening back up in the latter half of the year and bands getting back into […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with Impressive Remakes and Disappointing Returns
Living Remakes are always a tricky prospect, and one probably shouldn’t engage in remaking one of the greatest movies ever made unless one has something new to say on its […]
Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]
Dispatch: Day One at an All Virtual (Again) Sundance Film Festival
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raging across the country, the organizers at this year’s Sundance Film Festival made the agonizing but important decision to cancel the in-person portion of […]