As I woke up to get ready for the day and saw the snow-covered street outside my window, I wondered if I was dreaming? Maybe I should stop talking about the weather. […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 4/16 – 4/18
Interview: Personal Storytelling is at the Heart of Future Feat’s Indie Pop Anthems
When you take a listen to Future Feat‘s songs, there is something inherently familiar and fun about them. Led by singer songwriter Josh, Future Feat’s sound is this big burst of joy […]
Oprah and Oppression in MCA’s Poor People’s TV Room
Oprah is a leitmotif in the multimedia movement narrative Poor People’s TV Room, at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art from April 12-15. United States Artist Fellow Okwui Okpokwasili and director-designer Peter Born have […]
Interview: Shelby J on Her Extensive Collaborative Career with Prince
April 21st marks the second anniversary of shocking and tragic death of musician and showman Prince. To mark the event, Paisley Park, Prince’s private estate and production complex located outside of Minneapolis, […]
Review: A Strong Cast and Subtle Charm Work for Krystal
Sometimes, a movie doesn’t have to be great to be watchable; sometimes, just having a highly likable cast of actors that I genuinely adore is enough to get me through a film […]
Review: An Ordinary Man Explores Life After War Crimes
Brad Silberling is a man with many job titles. He’s been a television producer and director for quite a number of years, while occasionally dipping his toe into the world of writing […]
Review: The Scares Grow Tiresome in Marrowbone
Having just appeared in the darkest of dark comedies, Thoroughbreds, as well as such works as The Witch and Split, actor Anya Taylor-Joy is one of the more reliable new faces in films […]
Review: A Family’s Wine Roots Explored in Back to Burgundy
After a succession of high-energy, dialogue-heavy comedies such as L’Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls, Chinese Puzzle, and When the Cat’s Away, writer/director Cédric Klapisch returns with something a bit more easy going and […]
Review: Harrowing and Intense, Brace Yourself for You Were Never Really Here
The latest from writer/director Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, We Need To Talk About Kevin), You Were Never Really Here is about a lot of things for such a seemingly single-minded, unspeakably brutal account of […]
Review: Connection, Kinship at the Heart of Achingly Moving Lean on Pete
I walked into the latest from director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years) knowing absolutely nothing about it beyond the title, Lean On Pete. As someone who sees anywhere between 450-475 films per […]
Gallery– Our C2E2 2018 Wrap-Up and Favorite Cosplay
It’s a week since the doors to C2E2 2018 opened and all the cosplayers, fans, vendors and celebrities filled up McCormick Place with geeky goodness. Now that we’ve had time to rest […]
Get It On, Bang Some Gongs with Mind Over Mirror’s Bellowing Sun
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art co-commissioned Bellowing Sun, the sixth album from Jaime Fennelly’s Mind Over Mirrors, once a solo project and now a quartet including Jim Becker, violinist from Califone, Jon […]
