Review by Brooks Whitlock British actress Vanessa Kirby is going to be nominated for an Oscar this year for her performance in Pieces of a Woman. With the acclaimed Best […]
When COVID-19 closed taprooms and cancelled festivals, I looked for ways to still engage with Chicago’s craft beer scene. I therefore decided to finally work my way through The Complete Beer […]
In what is a surprisingly adept footnote to the history of protests during the Vietnam War, the recently unearthed and restored documentary F.T.A. offers a contextual look at a ragtag […]
Well, it’s a new month so it must be time for a new film involving a time loop. I’m likely on the verge of growing weary of them, but the […]
Rarely has there been such a passive gameplay experience with as prolific a story as Loop Hero, the newest indie gem from Four Quarters and Devolver Digital. In Loop Hero, […]
Things aren’t fully ok in the world yet as the continuing pandemic is still keeping certain establishments closed and that means you should take precautions seriously. If you’re going out […]
The Music of the Baroque orchestra saw its plans for a spectacular 50th anniversary season crushed by the pandemic. To stay in touch with a loyal audience that in better […]
Steering away from the drunken silliness she wrangled out of her last directing effort, Wine Country, Amy Poehler now moves into the more serious realm of high school with Moxie, […]
Welcome to 2020 Continued, Chicago! Or at least that’s what 2021 has been seeming like. But while 2021 has had its moments of darkness already, things are at least attempting […]
Deck building games and roguelikes are all the rage nowadays, and along with titles like Slay the Spire and Nowhere Prophets comes a new twist on the genre. Fights in […]
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates brought a technology-infused optimism to the Chicago Humanities Festival panel in which he and actors Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, discussed Gates’ new book, […]
I love twin stick shooters, and when combined with roguelike gameplay, there have been some standout games that make it a winning formula. I think the biggest one that comes […]
