Nobuyuki Hanabusa stepped on to the stage dressed all in black like a beat poet and slipped behind a small rig that looked like a DJ booth. On it were a camera […]
Enra Melds Dance, Technology, Circus & Music with Proxima
No, Not That Henry IV. Remy Bumppo Explores the Puzzle of Pirandello’s Henry IV
Remy Bumppo’s production of Pirandello’s Henry IV takes us on a wild ride in the mind of a man who may or may not be insane, may or may not think he’s […]
Joffrey’s Romeo & Juliet: Sad and Sweet With a Beautiful Flourish
We all the know the story; two star-crossed lovers separated by their families, major fights and deaths in the streets, all leading Romeo and Juliet to tragically bring their lives to an […]
Congratulations, Bob Dylan
It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have some fond appreciation for Bob Dylan. His songs are like stories, his lyrics like poetry. Melodies infused with wisdom, with many keeping political issues at […]
Review: Street Art and Gentrification are the Focus of Streetopia
Erick Lyle’s Streetopia hits shelves this month. The book is a collection of works from 24 San Francisco artists and writers associated with the “New Mission School” street art movement. The book […]
Ten Creative Ways to Celebrate Halloween in Chicago
It’s not hard to have fun on Halloween. You can stay in, costumed or plain-clothes, and hand out candy to cute little kids in costumes. There’s haunted houses and corn mazes and […]
The Accountant Film Review: Mostly Unpredictable and Highly Entertaining
In one of his most interesting roles in recent years, Ben Affleck takes on the persona of Christian Wolff, a math genius who also happens to be on the highly functioning side […]
A Bloody Good Time – A Look At Classic Horror Movies
Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees. For some movie fans these are the ultimate names in film horror and with Halloween approaching movie fans may want to rewatch their favorite scary movies. […]
Strange Foods Chicago: Inaugural Festival in November
Last week I had lunch with Keng Sisavath, the man behind the Instagram account Strange Foods Chicago. Since the spring of 2015, Sisavath has attracted 37,000 Instagram followers, created a youtube channel, […]
Ear Taxi Festival: Final Thoughts on an Awesome Experience — and a Few More Reviews
The six-day Ear Taxi Festival (ETF), which concluded on Monday evening, was an extraordinary event that shined a bright light on Chicago’s contemporary classical art music scene. Our local scene proved eminently […]
Music Box of Horrors Returns For Another Year of 35mm Grainy Evil
Every October, for an exhausting but enriching 24 hours, the Music Box Theatre unleashes some of the creepiest, bloodiest, scariest and just plain weirdest horror films in existence, most of which are […]
Some of the Best Films to See During Week 1 of Chicago International Film Festival
The 52nd edition of the Chicago International Film Festival is upon us, beginning tonight with the Chicago premiere of the highly acclaimed La La Land. This is the new project of Whiplash […]
