As spirited and seemingly out of control as The Little Hours gets, it also commits itself to the period and the religious doctrine of the time, and it’s that authenticity that lends […]
Though it hadn’t seen nationwide release until today, The Big Sick is already all over the news. The film features Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani-born stand-up comedian who came up in the comedy world via our own fair […]
Probably the place that makes the most sense to watch this work is on a monitor hanging in an art museum—a place where many of the manifestos on art being recited in […]
This past Sunday was the halfway point of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks revival, which has been strange with odd times ahead of us promised. As we embark on the show’s second half, we wondered what our […]
There’s an organization in New York City, founded in 1997, whose mission is solely to present great films in great locations. Specifically, on rooftops. They are Rooftop Films, and every summer from […]
“Beginning with the Fool’s card in the Tarot deck, this circus cabaret style show exposes our unconscious thoughts and desires.” A new kind of show will premiere at Chopin Theatre on Thursday, July 20. The […]
In far north suburban Lake County, there’s a little town called Volo. It’s one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sort of places, save for two claims to fame. One is the incredible Volo Bog […]
On its face, the lineup at Pitchfork Music Festival doesn’t look cohesive. On just the Saturday alone of the three-day festival, to name a handful, you have power pop rocker Jeff Rosenstock, […]
Go away rain! P4K is this weekend and the last thing we need rainfall cutting this year’s amazing lineup short. If you aren’t up to date on P4K’s offerings this year, I […]
Several weeks ago, I went to hear Roxane Gay read from her latest book Hunger as a part of the Chicago Humanities Festival Now summer programming. The event fell on the second […]
During its sound check in Kansas City, I could faintly hear Caravan Palace play what sounded like “Rock it For Me” as I asked Violinist Hugues Payen what the message was of […]
I wanted to let you all know about an exciting new quarterly film series that caught my eye. The recent success of the DOC10 Film Festival has emboldened Chicago Media Project, a […]