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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

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: The Elgin Master Chorale and Director/Conductor Andrew Lewis Produce a Masterful Performance of Stacy Garrop’s Terra Nostra in Elgin

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Review: All is Not What it Seems in Normal, the Latest Action Flick from Writer of John Wick

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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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Cinderella
  • Film , Film & TV , Review

Review: Kay Cannon’s Modernized Cinderella Tries To Do So Much, It Doesn’t Do Any of It Well

About a decade ago, Kay Cannon’s script for Pitch Perfect became one of the most endearing, funny and commercially successful female-led films in recent memory. It’s a sharp screenplay, filled with […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 3, 2021
    • Features , Music

    It’s the First Friday of the Month, So That Means It’s Bandcamp Friday!

    If you arent aware, first Fridays aren’t normal  Bandcamp Fridays! The monthly push for fans to buy music from their favorites artists and labels took a short break in June […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 3, 2021
  • Zone 414
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Visually Interesting with a Curiously Intriguing Story, Zone 414 Channels Ridley Scott Sci-Fi

    As far as I’m concerned, the perfect blend of science fiction and film noir will and always will be Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. Mine is hardly an original thought, but […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 2, 2021
  • The Gateway
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Character Actor Shea Whigham Shines in Gritty, Surprisingly Emotional The Gateway

    There’s something about the presence of actor Shea Whigham in pretty much anything that makes me feel better about whatever it is I’m watching. With nearly 100 film and television […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 2, 2021
  • Yakuza Princess
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Japanese Pop Star Masumi Leads a Bold, Brutal and Bloody Yakuza Princess

    Right out of the gate during Brazilian filmmaker Vicente Amorim’s (Motorrad) latest work, Yakuza Princess, I learned something new and very interesting—that Sao Paulo, Brazil plays host to the largest […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 2, 2021
  • We Need to do Something
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Family Tears Itself Apart From the Inside in Debut Feature Film We Need to Do Something

    While many recent horror films have taken on the guise of a domestic drama, in which some evil or corrupt force exploits the cracks in the family dynamic and uses […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 2, 2021
  • Superhost
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Superhost Gets the “Influencer” Thing Right, if Not Always the Scares

    Sometimes a horror movie can be very good at what it does but still not be especially scary. We had a higher-profile example of that in last week’s Candyman, but […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 2, 2021
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Review: The Medium Does Many Things Well, but Frustrates with its Gameplay

    There are so many elements to a video game. Doing some elements well does not guarantee others came together quite so nicely. The Medium is a game that does story, […]

  • Dan Santaromita
  • September 2, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Preview

    Preview: Tandem: A Tale of Shadows Mixes Perspectives for Clever Puzzle Platforming

    I had a chance to check out the dark and whimsical Tandem: A Tale of Shadows before, and this puzzle platformer just keeps getting more interesting. With a style that’s […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 2, 2021
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/2 and Beyond

    While everything seems to be open like the old days, there is still that looming presence of the Delta variant in the background threatening all we’ve done to get back […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 2, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: See the Best of Noir Now in The Third Man, Full of the Style and Shadows of Postwar Vienna 

    The nighttime streets are dark and shadowy, elegant in rubble and 19th century buildings. Cobblestones glisten in the light from street lamps. Carol Reed’s 1949 film, The Third Man, shows […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • September 1, 2021
    • Features , Music , Reviews

    Take a “Drive” with Divino Niño and Their Great New Song

    It’s always a good day when Divino Niño releases a new song. It’s been just over a year since they released the ethereal track “Made Up My Mind” and over […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 1, 2021
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