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Interview: Actor Tony Hale on Toy Story 5, Flailing in the Voiceover Booth and Physical Comedy Learned on Sitcom Sets

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Gin Blossoms Are “On It” at Rivers Casino

by Anthony Cusumano
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Review: Grant Park Music Festival Celebrates Juneteenth with Leah Dexter and Christopher Guzman

by Louis Harris
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Review: Olivia Wilde Returns to the Director’s Chair for The Invite, a Cringe-y yet Still Captivating Chamber Piece

by Lisa Trifone
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Review: Pixar Does It Again with Toy Story 5, Bringing the Franchise into the Digital Age

by Steve Prokopy
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  • Film , Film & TV , Television

Recap: White House Plumbers (S1 Ep3) — Fun Yet Unfocused Episode Finally Gets Around to Watergate

Will the leading men of White House Plumbers ever catch a break? After two episodes of buildup, the infamous Watergate heist (or heists, because as we see in “Don’t Drink […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 30, 2023
    • Art & Museums , Chicago history , Lit , Music , Nonfiction , Photography

    Review: You Weren’t There, but He Was: Kill a Punk for Rock and Roll, by Marty Perez

    According to the foreword of Kill a Punk for Rock and Roll, music photographer Marty Perez is a very likable guy. The fact that providing a bio in the book […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • May 30, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Return to Grace Has a Great Premise but No Payoff

     I’m a sucker for games that have the player character exploring abandoned sci-fi facilities and derelict spacecraft. I love to piece together a mystery, and Return to Grace promised a […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: System Shock Is a Brilliant Remake

    GLaDOS is perhaps the most famous rogue AI in video games, but long before I played Portal I was facing off against an antagonist an AI that absolutely terrifies me […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Family Comedy About My Father Works Best When It Doesn’t Try Quite So Hard to Be Funny

    While the new film starring and co-written by stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, About My Father, is a decidedly average autobiographical comedy, as a story of the unbreakable bond between a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 28, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Kandahar Is Less Action Pic, More a Statement on the Futility of War

    The third film from the director-actor combo of Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland) is a messy, chaotic work about the messy, chaotic way that modern […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 28, 2023
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Review: A New Perspective on Mediterranean at Ema

    By Bruce Kong Mediterranean cuisine is known for countless, flavorful dishes that can be enjoyed under the hot summer sun. Fresh herbs play a primary role in Mediterranean cuisine, shunning […]

  • Guest Author
  • May 28, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Its Latest Live-Action Adaptation, Disney Drains The Little Mermaid of All Its Magic, Charm

    The 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid ushered in a new golden era of Disney’s storied animation legacy. A sanitized version of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fable about a […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • May 26, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: With a Compelling Central Performance, Influencer Makes the Instagram Life a Dangerous Career Choice

    In ways that probably won’t make any sense unless you actually see Influencer, the new film by director Kurtis David Harder (Spiral, Summerland) about popular social media figures has a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 26, 2023
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Muna and Nova Twins Get All the Love From a Sold-Out Salt Shed Crowd

    Right from the get-go, you can tell Muna loves their fans as much their fans love them. The band made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson has […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 26, 2023
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: Against All Odds, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History, by Edward Achorn

    In a year or so, the 2024 Democratic National Convention is coming to Chicago, marking the 27th time the city has played host to one or both of the major […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • May 26, 2023
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Succession (S4, Ep8) — Kendall Is Tested on a Strenuous Election Night

    With how watchable, well-written, and entertaining Succession‘s characters are to watch, I find it too easy to forget that, at their core, none of them are good people (except Roman […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 25, 2023
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