Review: House of Vans Kept the Party Going with The Breeders
[soliloquy id=”53562″] House of Vans is on such a killer streak right now. Opening their House Parties series with a Vince Staples curated lineup, Vans set the bar high for […]
Review: In the Aisles Explores Everyday Life, Romance on the Stock Room Floor
Fans of foreign films will recognize the two lead actors in Thomas Stuber’s In the Aisles, a sweet fable of love blossoming in the break room of a Costco-like warehouse superstore. […]
Review: My Friend Pedro’s Acrobatic Gunplay is Bananas
My Friend Pedro is a side scrolling shooter with a thing for bananas and acrobatic gunplay. Now, those aren’t two things that I would normally associate with each other, […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/20 – 6/23
It’s quite the weekend for fantastic events! Pride festivals all over town, tons of concerts, and your last chance to experience the wacky and fulfilling world of genre cinema with […]
Virgil Abloh’s Figures of Speech Tries to Find Balance Between the Tourist and the Purist
I should start off by saying I’m a big fan of Virgil Abloh’s work. From his deconstructed shoe designs and minimalist accessories to design work, it all has an aesthetic […]
Interview: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Filmmakers on Their Personal, Universal Story
“A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.” That’s the simple yet wholly accurate plot summary of the feature debut from […]
Review: The TV Girl Travelling All Star Band visits Lincoln Hall
The eccentric trio that is TV Girl made a return to Chicago Wednesday night. The guys debuted at Lincoln Hall after playing some of Chicago’s smaller venues over the past […]
How We Got the Most Out of Rage 2’s Dry Wasteland
Rage 2 wasn’t the best. Luckily, at this year’s E3 (link to coverage) it was announced that it was going to get some much needed love. Check out Bethesda’s “All […]
Review: “Fjord Noir” Draugen is Lonely, Haunting, and Gorgeous
I love adventure games, and the folks at Red Thread Games have a pretty impressive adventure game pedigree with titles like Dreamfall Chapters, with some at Red Thread making adventure […]
Review: Jez Butterworth’s The River Casts a Mood of Mystery at Boho Theatre
Basketball is loud and fast. Soccer is sheer perfect action. Football is hard-hitting, even brutal. But there’s a different kind of intensity in another sport: Fly fishing. Fly fishermen say […]
Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Father John Misty Were an Interesting Pairing
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Father John Misty are a pretty strange pairing, to say the least. The latter, a sardonic crooner with a penchant for irony […]
Review: Kevin Morby Successfully Reached For Heavenly Heights at Thalia Hall
It’s easy to get enveloped in Kevin Morby’s music. His songs are masterfully written takes on the world and emotion that make him a unique songwriter. Those words are then […]