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Review: In Michael Jackson Biopic, Michael Gets a Highlight Reel, Audiences Get the Greatest Hits, But No One Gets the Full Truth

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Interview: Normal Action Star Bob Odenkirk and Screenwriter Derek Kolstad on Being Underestimated, Staging Great Kills and Chicago Ties

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Review: At Chicago Children’s Theatre, Goodnight, Moon Has a Talented Cast in Constant Motion and Merriment

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Preview: Kick People and Save the Day, or Just Merrily Micturate In McPixel 3

Out of nowhere comes McPixel 3, the sequel to the chaotic McPixel, which released almost a decade ago now (wow, time flies.) If you’re not familiar with McPixel, it has […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • February 21, 2022
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    Review: Meteoric Extinction Is Just a Game In Dino Galaxy Tennis

    Anyone who follows my work knows I love co-op games, especially those you can play on the couch with your loved one. Dino Galaxy Tennis scratches that exact itch, and […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • February 21, 2022
    • Game , Games & Tech , Preview

    Preview: Submerged: Hidden Depths Has You Explore the Ruins of a Sunken World

    As I get older, I’ve started to appreciate games that aren’t wall-to-wall action. In fact, some of my favorite parts of games like Breath of the Wild and Elite Dangerous […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • February 20, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Searing New Documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing Calls Out a Company That Put Profits Over Safety

    On October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight crashed off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia, shortly after takeoff. On March 10, 2019, an Ethiopian Air flight crashed into a field […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 19, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Retro-Futuristic and Sincerely Romantic, Strawberry Mansion Is Wholly Unique

    Strawberry Mansion—writer-directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney’s wildly surreal, charmingly offbeat indie—is part dystopian sci-fi, part storybook fantasy, and part quirky horror, the sort of mishmash movie that calls to […]

  • Matthew Nerber
  • February 18, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Mouthwatering Food and Inspiring Politics Anchor an Educational, Entertaining Breaking Bread

    There have been a lot of documentaries in recent years about noted chefs, restaurants and food trends, but I haven’t seen one quite like Breaking Bread, from director Beth Elise […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 18, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre Picks Up Where the 1974 Version Left Off, For Better or Worse

    Thankfully not a reboot or remake, this Texas Chainsaw Massacre serves as a direct (albeit 50-years-later) sequel to the events of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 landmark work The Texas Chain Saw […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 18, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Documentarian Tony Stone Brings a True-Crime Sensibility to Kaczynski Chronicler Ted K

    From the director of the terrific documentary Peter and the Farm, Tony Stone, comes his narrative feature debut Ted K. The film borrows heavily from the doc aesthetic to bring […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 18, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Mash-up of Tones and Storylines, Dog Is Only Slightly Saved by Channing Tatum’s Enduring Charm

    I tend not to get lost in discussions of how films are marketed. If you’re dumb enough to fall for a film’s marketing campaign or don’t understand that trailers quite […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 18, 2022
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: A Memorable Evening with Lucy Dacus & Indigo De Souza

    This past Tuesday, Lucy Dacus returned to Thalia Hall exactly three years to the day since her appearance at the beautiful venue. Originally her show was set to take place […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • February 18, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Adapting a Video Game, a Charmless Uncharted Barely Holds Up as a Movie

    I have some very pointed questions to ask devoted players of video games who actually look forward to the occasional film adaptations of those games. And while these are serious […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 17, 2022
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: CrossfireX Is Simultaneously Better and Worse Than I Expected

    CrossFireX is a bit of a strange game. Its multiplayer component was developed by Smilegate Interactive—the same parent company that made Lost Ark. The single player component of CrossFireX was […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • February 17, 2022
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