The Complete (Chicago) Beer Course: Maibock
When COVID-19 closed taprooms and cancelled festivals, I looked for ways to still engage with Chicago’s craft beer scene. I therefore decided to finally work my way through The Complete Beer […]
Chicago Markets This Week: Desperately Seeking Strawberries
One of the best things about farmers markets at the peak of the season is the rainbow of colors in that beautiful, fresh, local produce. We aren’t quite there […]
Space Heads to Sketchbook Brewing Co. with The Flat Five, Split Single and Jon Langford
Festival season is approaching and the awesome lineups are starting to come in. With everything going on concerning the pandemic, it’s easy to forget that festival season is a […]
Review: A Town in Decline Gets a Shot at First Place in Feel-Good, if Lightweight, Dream Horse
A few months ago, in my review of the Netflix drama The Dig, I discussed my love of a certain type of British film that was popular in the 1990s. […]
Review: Australian Crime Drama The Dry Solves Two Mysteries in the Midst of Drought and Despair
It’s been four years since I’ve seen actor Eric Bana in a film, and the film was one (Guy Ritchie’s appalling King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) I didn’t even […]
Review: Danish Revenge Thriller Riders of Justice Balances Action, Relationships and Mads Mikkelsen’s Characteristic Intensity
Although he’s made his living primarily as a writer, Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen has made a handful of really bizarre and mind-bending films (The Green Butchers, Adam’s Apple, Men […]
Review: If Not a Deep Dive Into Her Life and Work, All I Know So Far Showcases P!nk’s Immense Talent and Parenting Skills
P!nk (real name: Alecia Moore) is an artist whose music I’ve always enjoyed, yet I’ve never purchased or streamed a single album or song by her because her work is […]
Review: Simon Barrett’s Seance Is Full of Mood, Mystery and Predictably Mean Girls
You have to ask yourself, at a certain point while watching Seance, how many bodies have to pile up before someone decides to shut down the prestigious Edelvine Academy for […]
Can You Spare a Few Bucks? Time to Chip in to Support Local Media
We’re in the second week of our second annual fundraiser to #SaveChicagoMedia. You can read all about it and make a donation right now at the website for the Chicago […]
Preview: WTTW’s Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special Premieres May 21
Writer and producer Stacy Robinson’s documentary “Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special” offers an enlightening and engrossing hour witnessing Chicago’s hometown hero and “ultimate agitator,” coming to WTTW on […]
Review: Of Bird and Cage Is a Morally Bankrupt and Musically Inept Choose Your Own Adventure Nightmare
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Interactive media is the wave of the future, after all. So a metal album that’s also a game that is […]
Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 5/20 and Beyond
It’s another week closer to a fuller reopening of the city! More venues are opening up now with limited capacity, shows scheduled for the near future, and a new normal […]