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Review: Wu Han and David Finckel Celebrate the Harris Theater’s 15 Years

The Harris Theater marked its milestone 15th anniversary with a memorable performance by both artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Pianist Wu Han and her husband cellist […]

Louis Harris /
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Da Sacred and Profane: The Best of Royko: The Tribune Years—Review

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I met my good friend, Flats Slobnik—tuck pointer, softball shortstop, and professional Chicago everyman—at our favorite watering hole, Brzbchynski’s Tavern on Pulaski and Lower Wacker Drive. Karol Brzbchynski, a 300-pound […]

Dan Kelly /
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Review: 3100: Run and Become Intrigues More Than It Inspires

3100

It’s easy to be impressed by someone who completes, or even runs, a traditional marathon. Now try to imagine running one that is 3,100 miles long and takes more than […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Review: Actress Judy Greer Disappoints in Directorial Debut, A Happening of Monumental Proportions

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The title of this film betrays its true nature, but the fact that A Happening of Monumental Proportions marks the directing debut of actress Judy Greer is something to celebrate. […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Review: A Comedian Gone Too Soon Remembered Fondly in Love, Gilda

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Love, Gilda, a documentary about the life and way-too-early death of “Saturday Night Live” cast member Gilda Radner, is almost too easy a subject to make a film about. Naturally, anyone with an […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Review: Life Itself Lacks Any Signs of Actual Human Life, or Heart

Life Itself

If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to advance reviews on this film, then you know that it’s one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2018—and deservedly so. Writer/director Dan […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Review: Michael Moore Explores the Path to Trump in Fahrenheit 11/9

Farhenheit 11/9

The latest from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 11/9 (the date refers to the day in 2016 when we all learned that Donald Trump would be America’s next president and […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Chicago Museums Partner with Smithsonian Magazine for Museum Day on September 22

The city of Chicago is filled with high-class museums and institutions. Each year, countless residents and out-of-town visitors flock to popular destinations such as the Adler Planetarium and the DuSable […]

Adam Prestigiacomo /
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Review: An Unexpected Comedy Duo Makes Blue Iguana a Good Time

Although the setup to this British crime comedy is a bit of a stretch, the execution is often quite funny, and let’s face it: anytime you get a chance to […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Review: Dark Family Dynamics Drive a Thrilling, Tense Custody

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In 2013, writer/director Xavier Legrand made a short film called Just Before Losing Everything, about a woman attempting to extract herself and two children from what she felt was a […]

Steve Prokopy /
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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 7/26 – 7/29

Festival and markets, concerts and art shows, beer and more beer. There is so much happening in Chicago this weekend it would be a shame to miss out on some […]

Julian Ramirez /
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Review: Grapetooth’s Coming Out Party

Grapetooth is technically made up of just Clay Frankel and Chris Bailoni, but its show at Lincoln Hall Saturday night made the act seem much more like a community project. […]

Sam Kayuha /