I’m not angry with Seed of Life, just disappointed. There are plenty of reason to be frustrated, if not angry, however—especially with a game that does nothing right. I rarely […]

In the past year or so, as we’ve gone through a pandemic and other struggles, it’s become apparent to me just how powerful a force for good something comforting can […]

Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival started off as a slightly warm day before turning refreshingly cool by late afternoon. The genuinely pleasant day with a stellar lineup had pretty […]

The Music of the Baroque orchestra performed an outdoor concert Friday evening at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The first piece the ensemble played was a familiar movement from George […]

Riz Ahmed’s career choices of late have seen him star in everything from the world’s biggest franchise (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) to an impressive indie drama about a […]

Pitchfork Music Festival is finally back! After one year away due to the pandemic, the indie focused festival has made its return to Union Park. The weather was utterly perfect, […]

As more and more films arrive that have been made during the last tumultuous 18 months (and counting), it’s interesting to see the many approaches filmmakers have adopted in order […]

Dating & New York, perhaps the first true romantic comedy of the roaring ’20s, very much wants to be the When Harry Met Sally for the Tiktok generation. It nearly gets […]

Mellencamp By Paul Rees Atria Books/Simon & Schuster Release date September 14, 2021 The first music he loved was Motown soul music that he listened to on AM radio stations […]

Not unlike the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo (whose subject, Alex Honnold, is featured prominently in this film), The Alpinist is not just about a solo climber and what motivates […]

The topic of masculinity has been a common one in many movies made over the decades, almost to the point where I’m not sure anything new can be said about […]

There is a street in the South Loop—Dearborn from Polk to Harrison is only one block long—that is one of the most charming blocks in the city. I say the […]