Cultural Legacy in the Year of Public Art: From Picasso to Mucca Pazza
At the start of 2017, the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events announced Chicago’s Year of Public Art (YOPA),…
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Film Review: The Journey, Truth Buried in Artificiality
I learned something new while watching director Nick (Killing Bono) Hamm’s The Journey: there’s poetic license and then there’s “This…
Film Review: Errol Morris Masterfully Returns in The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
The latest work from master documentarian Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War) is meant to mark…
Film Review: The Sea Digs Deep to Show the Inner Workings of Grief
In the last couple of years, there have been a fair number of films that have impressively and respectfully dealt…
Film Review: Lost In Paris, Breathtakingly Whimsical
In the last 12 years or so, the married Brussels, Belgian filmmaking and performing couple Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon…
TCR Mixtape No. 28: Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
We’re heading towards the middle of July and that means that Pitchfork Music Festival is right around the corner! P4K…
Game Review: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Spins Up Nostalgia
Vicarious Visions has resurrected Crash Bandicoot much to the delight of those who believe we’ve gone too long without the…
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 7/6 – 7/9
Hope everyone’s Fourth of July festivities were fun and safe! Now that we’re past the nonstop thunder of fireworks (for…
Preview: 29th Chicago Duo Piano Festival Starts This Friday
The 29th installment of the Music Institute of Chicago’s Duo Piano Festival kicks off with a performance by the winners…
Mamby on the Beach: Day Two in Review
On day two of Mamby on the Beach, I was excited to embark on another day of vacation in Chicago.…
House of Vans Welcomes Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 on 7/13
There’s no two ways about it: House of Vans has been rocking it. Since opening their doors in February with a…
Film Review – We Just Hit the Jackpot With Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man was always my guy. By the time I discovered him in junior high school, the comic book Peter Parker…
Reunite with Blondie @ Ravinia
Blondie were one of the most important punk rock bands of the 20th century, and they’ve proved their staying power to…
Sofar Sounds Brings Concerts for a Cause with Give a Home
If you live in Chicago (or any of the other 358 cities involved) and haven’t been to a Sofar Sounds…
Fresh Start to Your Week: 7/3 – 7/5
It’s the week of Independence Day! That means plenty of parades, loud fireworks at all hours, and tons to do…
Mamby on the Beach 2017: Day One in Review
I noted in my preview that the starring role at Mamby on the Beach is the music showcased on four…
Film Review: Blessed With A Glorious 4K Restoration, Maurice is a Haunting Portrait of Victorian Gay Life
I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the mid-1980s to early 1990s films of director James Ivory…
Film Review: There’s Something Hopeful and Endearing about The Ornithologist
One never quite knows what to expect from the great Portuguese writer-director João Pedro Rodrigues (The Last Time I Saw…
Music Box 70mm Film Festival Preview
If you love movies and have lived in Chicago for the last few years, you’re likely familiar with the Music…
Film Review: Based in Chicago, The Big Sick is Equally Heartwarming and Heartbreaking
The first thing you notice about the romantic tragicomedy The Big Sick is how conventionally it begins. If you don’t…
