Review: Everyone’s a Winner When Flyte Comes to Schubas!
Sometimes you really just need some good ol’ British folk-rock to brighten your day and you shouldn’t have to explain yourself. If there’s one band going today that is doing […]
Review: In Imagining the Indian, Filmmakers Ask Americans to Challenge Tradition, Respect their Native Neighbors
Many times when critics review an issue-oriented documentary, the writer will focus more on the issue and less on the filmmaking, and judge the film on how well the filmmaker […]
Review: Chris Evans and Ana de Armas (and Countless Cameos) Can’t Save Ghosted, a Joyless Action-Heavy Rom-Com
Forgive me for getting stuck on this, but this movie took four people to write; I won’t name them here because I don’t want to embarrass them. And those are […]
Review: Somewhere in Queens Offers a Heartfelt Glimpse into Tight Family Life
Profiling a familiar family dynamic, but with unexpectedly heartfelt and emotional results, director/co-writer/star Ray Romano makes his feature directing debut with Somewhere in Queens, the story of lovable loser Leo […]
Review: Satirical Race Theory at iO Theater Gets Better As It Goes
Improv comedy is the performative art closest in energy to a sporting event. No one—not the audience, not the performers—knows the outcome at the beginning, and both can expect successes […]
Review: Dark Comedy Wrestles with Father-Daughter Relationship in I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard in Milwaukee
One of Milwaukee’s newer theaters, The Constructivists, ends its fifth season with a crowd-pleasing production of Halley Feiffer’s I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard. In this 2015 play, a […]
Recap: Succession (S4, Ep4) — In Another Stellar Installment, the Strong Prey on the Weak
Editor’s Note: this article contains spoilers. You’ve been warned. This article is written by Sam Layton. With an episode like last week’s, how could anyone not be uncertain? When Connor […]
Review: Stars Align with Their Devoted Fanbase at Lincoln Hall
When you’ve been making art, touring and being just an undeniable powerhouse in the music scene, you expect there to be plenty of diehard fans in the audience. At Stars‘ […]
Review: Judy Blume Forever Honors a Prolific Writer and Her Profound Impact on Generations of Readers
It’s best to start with a confession: I’m no Blume-ite. Never was, either. During those turbulent pre-teen years when every kid is looking for answers and intel about life’s most […]
Review: Inspired by Similar Real-Life Experiences, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Is Equal Parts Action Thriller and Human Drama
Although not based on a specific true story, Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (likely named that so the film is not confused with Renny Harlin’s 2006 supernatural thrill The Covenant) is […]
Review: Evil Dead Rise Infuses a Familiar Horror Comedy Franchise with More Gore and Fresh Energy in Deviously Interesting Ways
Even devotees of the Evil Dead properties may not recall this, but in Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness film (aka Evil Dead III), it is established that there are, in […]
Recap: Barry (S4, Eps 1 &2) — As the Dark Final Season Begins, No One’s Learned the Right Lessons
This article is written by Sam Layton. When you watch a television drama that hinges on one very important main character, you expect to watch that character evolve. Even if […]