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Review: In James Gunn’s DC-Verse, Supergirl May be Derivative, but She’s a Heroine in Her Own Right Nevertheless

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Review: As Much a Battle of Wits as Weapons, Copshop Leans Into Its Murderous Mayhem

Filmmaker Joe Carnahan is a man of action. Or more specifically, he’s a man who makes action happen in his movies. I wouldn’t necessarily say there’s anything unique or special […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 17, 2021
  • Blue Bayou
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Emotional, Beautifully Filmed Blue Bayou Centers on Family, Immigration and Overcoming the Past

    Something of a spiritual companion piece to last year’s immigrant story Minari, writer/director/star Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou is the story of a Korean-born man, Antonio LeBlanc (Chon), living in Louisiana […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 17, 2021
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Explores Price of Faith and One Couple’s Rapid Ascension and Devastating Descent

    In the opening moments of the new biopic directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick), The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Tammy Faye Bakker (played flawlessly by Jessica Chastain) is being […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 17, 2021
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    Review: Soulslike Tails of Iron Offers Brutal Difficulty and Gameplay

    While some people don’t like “soulslike” as a genre descriptor, I have no problems using it. Sure, soulslike is just another name for action role-playing game, but there are just […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 17, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Gamedec Puts You in the Shoes of a Virtual Investigator

    I remember when I first started to play World of Warcraft, way back during its alpha phase, and there would be Game Masters physically manifesting in their GM robes to […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 16, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Clash of Chefs VR Has the Recipe for Fun  

    Some games work better for virtual reality than others—at least in its current state—and cooking games are definitely a fit for the still fledgling medium. If you’re a fan of […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 16, 2021
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/16 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 16, 2021
  • Cry Macho
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Clint Eastwood Directs and Stars in Cry Macho, a Road Movie About Masculinity, Sensitivity and Father/Son Bonds

    After nearly a decade of films attempting to tell the stories of unsung or misunderstood American heroes (American Sniper, Sully,  The 15:17 to Paris, Richard Jewell), 91-year-old Clint Eastwood has […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 16, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: The Amazing American Circus Is a Novel Card Battler

    There has been an absolute glut of video game card games lately. I don’t know if Slay the Spire was the catalyst, or it was the game that got me […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 15, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: SkateBIRD Has a Few Issues that Clip Its Wings

    SkateBIRD is a game I’ve seen at a few festivals over the years, and it has always drawn a crowd. It’s obviously adorable, and a game concept that is easy […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 15, 2021
    • Festivals , Music , Previews

    It’s Riot Fest Eve, Let’s Get Ready for One of Chicago’s Best Music Fests

      Riot Fest is set to start melting your face with their myriad of heavy and eclectic sounds at Douglass Park…let me check my notes… TOMORROW! With so many festivals […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • September 15, 2021
    • Game , Games & Tech , Preview

    Preview: Coromon Has Its Own Spin on the Pocket Monster Genre

    Growing up, I missed the whole pocket monster craze by a few years. I was just slightly older than the kids getting into it, even though I was still a […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • September 14, 2021
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