How does a theater critic review a magic show? On the surface, this question might feel simple. Did the magician succeed in bringing the audience along for the ride? Did I […]
A ghost story requires that one suspends belief. Having grown up Catholic, I know all about suspending belief just from memorizing the Baltimore Catechism when purgatory was a real threat. […]
The 2023 Chicago Review of Books Awards shortlist includes literary works ranging in subject matter from queer motherhood to belonging and migration, Chicago’s Black cowboy culture, and women’s overlooked heroism during World War II.
There are few documentary filmmakers with a more distinct interviewing style than Errol Morris. But having seen nearly everything he’s directed over the years (The Thin Blue Line, the Oscar-winning […]
Riding the very thin line between musical-comedy gold and obnoxious garbage, the long-running stage show F**king Identical Twins: The Musical from writers/performers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp has been adapted […]
David Grann’s best-selling book Killers of the Flower Moon was primarily centered on the true story of the Osage Nation in the years immediately following the discovery of oil under […]
Let the spooky season continue to roll on! There are so many fun movies and events going on that take advantage of the season we can barely fit them in! […]
Weekday screenings continue at the Chicago International Film Festival, and while some of the event’s most anticipated film screenings have passed, there’s still plenty to see and do. Alien Island […]
Note: The event is sold out, but Ernest Hemingway’s Birthplace Museum continues to present tours and weekly events all year round. As the quintessential literary man’s man, it’s easy to […]
The Road Dance is a sad and romantic film with a too-good-to-be-true ending. Director Richie Adams (Of Mind and Music) seems to want to tie up everything with a blue ribbon, whereas […]
Puppeteer Sam Lewis. Puppets by Emilie Wingate and Tom Lee. Photo Credit: Yvette Marie Dostatni
Caftans!!!… Statement Jewelry!!!… Plot-driven Thrillers on Stage!!!… Yes, it’s the ’70s again at Raven Theatre as they present the first show of their 41st season—a revival of Lucille Fletcher’s woman-in-peril […]
