Review: Rage 2 is an Incredible Shooter Buried in a Massive and Boring Open World
The hype was real. I mean, really real. Rage wasn’t the best game, but I was one of the few people that actually liked its Borderlands meets Fallout aesthetic […]
Review: A Plague Tale: Innocence is Beautiful, Horrifying, Poignant
Minor spoilers follow: You can tell when a game is made with passion, and A Plague Tale: Innocence just oozes that feeling. Developer Asobo Studio, developer of 2016’s ReCore, has […]
Review: Saul Bellow Would Approve of Court Theatre’s Exhilarating Production of The Adventures of Augie March
If you believe in heaven or hell, then perhaps I can persuade you that Saul Bellow is viewing the current events at Court Theatre with approval. David Auburn’s adaptation of […]
Reproductive Rights Activists to Rally Thursday
Reproductive rights activists will hold a rally on Thursday in Daley Plaza in the wake of sweeping legislation passed in recent weeks that heavily restricts reproductive freedoms in multiple states […]
Lori Lightfoot Becomes Chicago’s First Black Woman Mayor
Lori Lightfoot officially became Mayor of Chicago Thursday morning at a swearing in ceremony at the Wintrust Arena on the Near South Side, becoming the city’s first black woman and […]
Review: “Game of Thrones” Series Finale Shocks, Impresses With Profoundly Sad, Immensely Satisfying Ending
Major spoilers follow. Seriously. You’ve been warned. The final episode of “Game of Thrones” begins how it should: in silence. It’s a thoughtful silence, one that both reflects—and objects—on behalf […]
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Opens Up to Circus Programming in 2019
It will be the 6th year for Physical Theater Festival Chicago (May 31–June 8, 2019), and as in previous years, they are bringing acclaimed international shows to Chicago stages, but […]
Review: Killing Game at Red Orchid Is Thrilling, Creative … and Bizarre
Eugene Ionesco’s Killing Game is a thrilling and creative piece of staging and performance at A Red Orchid Theatre. Directed by Dado and featuring 13 formidable actors playing 108 parts, Killing Game takes […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Brings One Solid Week of Films to Music Box Theatre
On Friday, a week of films kicks off at Music Box Theatre that could only have been curated by people who know a thing or two about what they’re doing. […]
Review: Perturbator’s Bright Lights & Big Sounds Rocked Thalia Hall
As I walked up the Thalia Hall stairs and over heard the opening band just about to start their set, I was filled with an overwhelming energy. There is just […]
Review: All Creatures Here Below Explores a Tragic, Captivating Relationship
I can absolutely understand people not responding well to the second feature from the writing/directing team of David Dastmalchian and Collin Schiffi, who last made the bleak and haunting Animals, […]
Review: A Gripping True-Life Crime Drama in Trial By Fire
In a time when some of the most compellingly filmed dramas are found on television or some streaming service or another, it felt like a bit of an adjustment watching […]