Review: Beyond Genre, Kishi Bashi Soars with the Chicago Philharmonic
Kishi Bashi is a well-known artist in the Indie music sphere. Based in Athens Georgia, where other Indie luminaries such as the B52s and REM launched their careers, his blend […]
Review: Diverse Views of Abstract Art at the Oak Park Art League
The current exhibition at the Oak Park Art League, Abstracted Abstractions, explores the diverse elements of abstract art. On display are 59 works by 39 artists that include a wide […]
Interview: Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on Showing Up—the Film, and for the Work of Making, Sharing Art
If the films of Kelly Reichardt have a binding theme, it’s that her works are populated by characters in search of their place in the world, both in a geographical […]
Review: Galileo’s Daughter by Remy Bumppo Theatre Meditates on Family and Science
Galileo’s Daughter, a world premiere being presented by Remy Bumppo Theatre, is more a meditation on family and science than a play in a strictly theatrical sense. The story is […]
Review: Told Slant Outperforms an Air Purifier Live at Beat Kitchen
Last Tuesday night’s show at Beat Kitchen was undoubtedly one of the best shows I’ve been to since moving to Chicago almost two years ago. Not only was it one […]
Review: American Ballet Theatre Serves Up a Legacy of Longing and Nostalgia at the Auditorium Theatre
The American Ballet Theatre is a venerable institution also known as America’s National Ballet Company. Their stop through Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre proves that it is a title well-earned […]
Review: Goodman’s The Cherry Orchard Presents Robert Falls’ Talent in Full Bloom
For more than 35 years, Robert Falls has led the Goodman Theatre to become one of the country’s very best regional houses. Past triumphs include both starry Broadway transfers (Night […]
Review: A Couple’s Love Story Drives World-Changing Conservation Efforts in Moving DocumentaryWild Life
The newest documentary film from Academy Award-winning directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, Meru), Wild Life is a bit of a departure for the pair: There are very […]
Review: Democracy from the Inside and Outside, Democracy’s Rebirth: The View from Chicago, by Dick Simpson
Dick Simpson is one of those rare political scientists who has also been a politician. He knows how the sausage is made, even if there is much he doesn’t like about […]
Review: Showing Up Explores the Intersection of Art and Life in Immersive, Often Humorous Ways
In their fourth collaboration, writer/director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams have made their most ambitious work to date. Showing Up is the story of a struggling artist named Lizzy […]
Review: Nicolas Cage is Dracula in Horror-Action-Comedy Renfield, About A Toxic, Blood-Sucking Friendship
Like most “original” ideas from “The Walking Dead” and “Invincible” creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield isn’t that original, but it is damn fun. From director Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie, […]
Review: Jagged Little Pill Is a Visceral and Beautiful Look at the Myth of Suburban Perfection
I remember Alanis Morrisette back in the mid-’90s on MTV. Her album Jagged Little Pill was ubiquitous on the radio and on a continuous loop in my daughter’s bedroom. The […]