Interview: Anna Castellani on Loop’s Hottest New Food Hall
Anna Castellani, founder of Local Culture Management, is known for seeing what a city has to offer, seeing what the city needs, and creating spaces that enhance and reflect the […]
Preview: Long-Running Horror Convention Flashback Weekend Spotlights Directors, Cast Reunions to 2024 Event
Chicago’s largest and longest-running horror convention, Flashback Weekend, is throwing the spotlight on four legendary horror directors and three massive cast reunions for its 2024 outing, August 2-4 at the […]
Interview: Filmmakers Behind Sing Sing Discuss Casting Prison Theater Program Alumni, Filming in Prison and Fine-Tuning a Script Based on True Events
Examining both the dehumanizing experience of being in prison and the healing power of the creative arts, writer/director Greg Kwedar’s deeply moving drama Sing Sing is based on the real-life […]
Review: Italian Opera Drama The Bohemian Glimpses the Opulent World of an Underrated Composer
This article was written by Tory Crowley. Watching The Bohemian is like entering another world. In a sense, we are entering the world of real-life Czech composer Josef Mysliveček, who […]
Dispatch: Chicago’s 10th Dîner en Blanc Celebrates Fashion, Community and the City at Breathtaking Lincoln Park Affair
Celebrating its 10th annual event, Chicago’s Lincoln Park hosted the 2024 Dîner en Blanc last week, a summertime tradition celebrating the city, gastronomy, community and the crisp look of all […]
Review: Horror Film Starring Matt Smith Starve Acre Is a Slow Build on Haunted Land
Based on the 2019 book by Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre is a horror story that will unnerve and confuse viewers, leaving them to unravel the film’s threads late into […]
Review: Chicago Shakespeare’s Lord of the Rings, a Musical Tale—an Epic Fail
It took J.R.R. Tolkien three books, 62 chapters and more than a half-million words to tell his legendary story of Frodo Baggins and the quest to save Middle Earth. Adapted […]
Review: The Nature of Love Offers an Age-Old Question About Romance, With Oversimplified Answers
This article was written by Nick Glover. A sensual Quebecois romance, The Nature of Love is full of comments on high society, snobbery and love. The two leads are complex […]
Review: Indie Thriller Crumb Catcher Relies on Key Performances Over Strong Writing
This article was written by Nick Glover. Director Chris Skotchdopole’s feature debut Crumb Catcher shows promise but ultimately lacks the substance it needs to make it successful. With enough technical […]
Essay: Reflecting on Oppenheimer One Year On
This essay was written by Anthony Miglieri. The first teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer set off a literal countdown to shave away the moments until the film arrived in […]
Review: Susan Sarandon and Bette Midler Lead The Fabulous Four, a Moronic Comedy for Women of a Certain Age
When I read the plot synopsis for the new film from director Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof, How to Make an American Quilt), my first thought was “Who does Diane Keaton play […]
Review: Martin Scorsese Narrates Made In England, a Journey Through the Films of Powell and Pressburger
Much like his wonderful, epic-length documentary A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, the Scorsese-produced and narrated Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger is far […]