Review: The Adult in the Room Tells Nancy Pelosi’s Leadership Story
Politics. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. This article is a review of The Adult in the Room, a one-woman show about U.S. House Speaker […]
Review: Hand Habits Headlined an Incredible TNK Show
[soliloquy id=”65799″] Tomorrow Never Knows always brings some of the best shows to Chicago and this year’s edition of the winter festival certainly delivered. One of the best evening of […]
Review: Despite Its Whimsy, I Have a Few Bones to Pick With Skellboy
Since I first played Kid Chameleon on Sega Genesis way back in the day, I’ve had a thing for games that let you swap headgear for specific powers. In […]
Review: House Theatre’s Verböten Adds a Lot of Heart to “Three Chords and the Truth”
The old rock trope says that punk music is “three chords and the truth.” That holds true for the fact-based story about a kid punk band from Evanston in the […]
Review: Court Theatre’s The Mousetrap Proves a Timelessly Enjoyable Murder Mystery
Perhaps best known as the longest-running play ever (notching north of 28,000 performances and counting), Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been continuously on stage in London’s West End since 1952. […]
Review: Toro Y Moi Throws House of Vans An Art Show and Party
“Let’s have a party, Chicago!” From the moment people trickled into the House of Vans Warehouse upon opening, Chaz Bundick greeted fans with a smile and his charismatic presence. The […]
Review: We Believe in Dinosaurs Details the Fight Over Creationist “Ark Park” in Kentucky
We Believe in Dinosaurs is the title of the handsomely made documentary feature directed by Clayton Brown and Monica Long Ross, but it’s also a statement repeated by several of […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? A Unique Chili to Remember and Savor
By George J. Tanber What! Another chili recipe? And you’re going to tell us it’s the best ever, right? It may not be the best ever in your book, but […]
Preview: System Link: Video Games as Memoir Illuminates the Impressive Intimacy of Interactive Storytelling via Video Games
Good art is about connection. Art is personal, to both its creator and observer. When we look at a painting hanging in a gallery, we see what it plainly is […]
Review: The Thrust of Once On This Island Is Gone, But the Heart, Wonder Remain
Just a few blocks north of the heart of Times Square and next door to the massive Gershwin Theatre (capacity: 1,900) is a more intimate space, an 800-seat theater built […]
Review: Without a Why, The Song of Names Lacks a Reason to Be a Film At All
The biggest problem with The Song of Names, in a film with many of them, is that it lacks a driving why behind any of the proceedings, anything to signal to […]
Review: Don’t Think, Don’t Question, Just Embrace the Weird of Color Out of Space
If all you seek out of your movie-going experiences is a freaky technicolor narrative that features Nicolas Cage going full-tilt unhinged along the way, allow me to direct you toward […]