My most consistent and major gripe with the first three episodes of White House Plumbers is the insistence that the audience is supposed to care about Hunt’s (Woody Harrelson) family. […]
Contrary to the dark and depressing content of the other shows I’m currently writing about (Barry and Succession), I do, in fact, like to have fun and feel good. There’s […]
I’m a sucker for a good soulslike game, but you have to wade through a lot of bad titles to find the gems. Despite having its origins as a mobile […]
There’s a little bit of rain in the Sunday forecast, but most of the weekend looks like an excellent time with tons of incredible movies, another heaping offering of festivals, […]
Editor’s note: this article contains major episode spoilers. For a show with such universally praised writing, Succession has never employed a ton of symbolism. Most of its brilliance comes from […]
Fine acting can sometimes save a mediocre script. But pair fine acting with a fascinating story such as the curious friendship between two champions—and you might have theater magic. The […]
Chicago offers a variety of events to commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when America “officially freed” enslaved people. For an even deeper dive into the vast nation-building contributions of […]
The Memory Place is a multidisciplinary collection of vignettes that begins in the lobby of the Edge Theater. The audience is welcomed, asked to turn off their phones, and most […]
What was supposed to be a small, intimate country show under the heavenly starry lights of the Hideout turned into an electric, whiskey-drinking Thursday evening at Judson & Moore Distillery […]
From directors Bryan Darling and Jesse Finley Reed, the documentary All Man: The International Male Story tells the decades-long, trend-setting story of a male-centric clothing catalog that turned into one […]
It was with bittersweet emotions that I attended the Emerson String Quartet’s performance with Emanuel Ax at Symphony Center on Sunday. The Emersons have performed together since 1976, and the […]
Choreography by Jerome Robbins, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Leonard Bernstein are the calling cards of West Side Story. This is an energetic and passionate contemporary retelling directed […]
