The Chicago Repertory Ballet has been presenting fresh takes on Shakespearean stories and classical music masterpieces, such as Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, since its founding in 2011. Founder and artistic director […]
If nothing else, Daniel Roher’s Tuner gets credit for originality. Co-written by Robert Ramsey, the Oscar-winning director (the absolutely must-see documentary Navalny), Roher turns to narrative film for this story […]
The Revalution has begun. Chicago-based singer-songwriter Reva K is celebrating the release of her self-produced debut album, Welcome to 20 Something, a short but sweet, indomitable blend of fresh and […]
The new edition of Joyce E. Hofmann’s Field Guide to Illinois Mammals is sturdy and beautifully packaged, savvy, and erudite. It’s easy to hold in your hand while out in […]
The documentary Food Roots was screened at AMC River East on May 19 as a benefit for Common Threads, a national nonprofit that shares cooking and nutrition education with families […]
The work of Alberto Vázques (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children,Unicorn Wars) features a cutesy art style that embodies childlike whimsy. But such visuals are deceiving. The stories that unfold in his […]
There are a handful of filmmakers esteemed enough in my opinion to warrant seeking out their latest films without any other details beyond that they’ve made them. Martin Scorsese. Greta […]
Oscar-winning screenwriter Jim Rash (who co-wrote Alexander Payne’s The Descendants) has penned and directed his most emotionally charged film to date (after The Way Way Back and Downhill), Miss You, […]
Before we get into the review of this top-notch psychological thriller, let’s do a quick recent history lesson. People have been posting eerie images of a fictional place called “The […]
I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat myself until I pass out if I have to: docudramas are not documentaries; they don’t show us exactly what happened because they are […]
The Internet has been ablaze with anticipation and speculation for months on when the Riot Fest lineup would drop and who exactly would be on it. A little bit of […]
It’s the end of the month and the events are overflowing! If you didn’t think we were in festival/markets/concert season then this weekend is here to prove you wrong! It’s […]
