Review: After a Long Vermintide 2 Hiatus, the Grail Knight Brought Me Back
For years I’ve been playing video games with friends—it’s always been our way of hanging out across the thousands of miles that separate us. For a long time, Vermintide 2 […]
Review: Waking is a Nightmare
Video games have been trying to tackle mental health more and more lately. Games like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice not only did the research to get it right, but was able […]
Preview: Eternal Hope is a Sorrowful Tale with Promise
I absolutely loved Limbo when it first released, and was dazzled and disturbed by Inside. There have been many copycats to the particular style of puzzle platformer that Playdead created, […]
Review: The Last of Us Part II is a Technical Marvel with a Draining Story
As one of the premier studios in video games, any time Naughty Dog releases a game it’s an occasion. The Uncharted series is incredibly popular, but their 2013 game The […]
Review: Neversong‘s Moody Nightmare World Doesn’t Strike the Right Chords
Some games take their worth from what they do new for a genre. Games like Braid that pushed the mechanics and story limits of a platformer, or your Cuphead that offer […]
Book Review: From Black Boy Lane to Anson Place, The Address Book, by Deirdre Mask
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth and Power by Deirdre Mask St. Martin’s Press In her introduction to The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal […]
Review: House Music and Friendship at the Center of Pulsating Beats
If you check out Beats this weekend, the latest from Scottish filmmaker Brian Welsh (from a play by Kieran Hurley, who co-wrote the script), it will help greatly if you’re […]
Review: A Girl Discovers Her Voice in Moving, Thoughtful House of Hummingbird
The American film landscape isn’t lacking for coming of age films, particularly those of the female teenage experience. Bora Kim’s lyrical debut feature film House of Hummingbird explores similar themes […]
Review: Irresistible…Isn’t
Considering our place in the world currently, many of the themes and topics on display in Irresistible, the latest film from writer/director Jon Stewart, seem alarmingly dated and not nearly […]
Review: Ella Fitzgerald’s Perfect Voice in the Spotlight in Just One of Those Things
Over her long and storied career, singer Ella Fitzgerald was given many titles, including the “First Lady of Song,” “First Lady of Scat,” and the list goes on. But what […]
Review: In Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the Music’s a Hit; The Jokes, Less So
How do you make a film about two passionate Icelandic would-be musicians who succeed in becoming their country’s representative on the immensely popular Eurovision Song Contest show and not have […]
Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/25 and Beyond
Tons of locations are open with limited service but many venues will remain closed for the foreseeable future and we need to remember to continue being safe this weekend and […]