Riot Fest will turn 15 this year, just a few months after my solar clock hit 40. Chicago’s premiere punk festival has come a long way since its beginnings as […]

I don’t want Brian De Palma to stop making movies, not ever. But I also don’t want him making movies like Domino, his latest work that is such a retread […]

I’ve already spotted think-pieces about the Elton John biopic Rocketman that break down scenes from the movie and declare them truthful or not, and after you see the film, you’ll […]

In a way, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the film that shows us that Warner Bros., the makers of 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, are fully committed […]

Iconoclastic film- and filth-maker John Waters told interviewer Michael Phillips that the first time he came to Chicago was with a “drive-away” car. He couldn’t believe a stranger trusted him […]

If you were asked to put a dollar value on a human life, what you would say? You might say that it’s not something that you can quantify, that you […]

Okay, we might be a little late getting on the Beat Saber hype train, but we’re glad we’re finally here. Beat Saber is a rhythm game where you have to […]

I’m a sucker for science fiction, especially sci-fi mystery that brings you into situations that have an obvious mystery: derelict spaceships/stations, unexplained phenomena, etc. So Observation was right up my […]

Spring Awakening Music Festival, which brings all the EDM goodness you could want, is so right around the corner! SAMF will be at their new location over at Poplar Creek […]

The last two days of May and the first two days of June are bringing you some amazing events! So if you need help planning the next few days, look […]

It’s not difficult to find great soul singers in Chicago, but to find one as magnetic and impressive as Johari Noelle is hard. The Southside singer has a long music […]

Hamilton has spoiled us. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s masterpiece of music and lyrics has taken pop-centric historic adaptations to new heights, and any that may come after it have large shoes to […]