Review: In His Sophomore Directing Effort, Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away Follows an Assassin Fading Into Dementia

There are few actors as consistent and reliable as Michael Keaton, so it’s almost inconceivable that in his early 70s, the man has only directed two movies: this week’s Knox […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in Ham-Handed Arthur The King, an Adventure Story with a Mangy Dog

A great deal of the latest work from Mark Wahlberg feels manufactured, despite the fact that it’s based on a true story, this time of a pro adventure racer who […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Biographical Documentary Frida Reminds Us of the Complex Woman Behind the Icon

Poor Frida Kahlo. Much like that other Latin American revolutionary icon, Ernesto Che Guevara, she never imagined that—to a paraphrase Puerto Rico rock group Fiel a La vega’s song “Canciones en la […]

Alejandro Riera /

Review: Glitter & Doom Plays a Sugary Romance Against Indigo Girls’ Musical Background

Glitter & Doom is a musical romance between two young artists, one a sparkly circus performer (Alex Diaz as Glitter) and the other a melancholy singer/songwriter (Alan Cammish as Doom) […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Lit,

Review: Maps and Martyrs, Encounters in the New World: Jesuit Cartography of the Americas, by Mirela Altic

A strikingly drawn and boldly colored map, attributed to the Jesuit priest and explorer Jean de Brebeuf, is the image used on the cover of Mirela Altic’s Encounters in the […]

Patrick T. Reardon /

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/14 and Beyond

It;s a big weekend in Chicago as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will be taking over the city! Once this stormy day is done the weekend is looking to be nice […]

Julian Ramirez /

Review: The Ensemble Wins Big in Music Theater Works’ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Review by Row Light. In its 44th season, Music Theater Works and director/choreographer Christopher Pazdernik set their sights on a beloved musical, one that Pazdernik himself saw during its original […]

Guest Author /

Pitchfork Music Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup Headlined by Black Pumas, JaimeXX, & Alanis Morissette

We’ve all been holding our breaths waiting for Pitchfork Music Festival‘s lineup announcement. With the sudden changes at the festival’s namesake, there’s been a worry about what this years fest […]

Julian Ramirez /

Review: Momix Does a Trippy Remix of Lewis Carroll’s Alice

Lewis Carroll’s tales of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were a staple of my childhood. We read the unsanitized versions and Grimm’s most grim before I saw […]

Kathy D. Hey /

Review: Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

This is probably old news by now, but there was a time when Star Wars fans would have rather had EA release the old Battlefront games with a few modern […]

Antal Bokor /

Review: At Goodman Theatre, The Penelopiad Reveals What Happened at Home While Odysseus Was on That Odyssey

You may have read Homer’s The Odyssey in high school or college. It’s the story of Odysseus, a great hero, his adventures and of course, his journey, or odyssey. But did you […]

Nancy S Bishop /

Review: COBRAH Brings Her Queer “FEMININE ENERGY” to Thalia Hall

It always comes with great pleasure to have the opportunity to discover and see an artist live as they’re on the cusp of musical stardom. Swedish electro-pop artist Clara Blom […]

Andrew Lagunas /