Review: Animated Wonder Park Lacks Both Director, Inspiration
For a film that attempts to celebrate creativity and the power of imagination, the animated film Wonder Park is about as uninspired as you can get. This is the sort […]
Siskel Film Center’s EUFF Week 2: Variety of Selections Include Documentaries, Musicals
Week two of Gene Siskel Film Center’s European Union Film Festival sees more documentaries make their way into the schedule of 60 films from 28 countries, as themes from immigration […]
Works by Sarah Cook: Encountering Light Between the Shadows of Chaos and Order
In a world that is in constant motion, we all look for that fleeting moment of quietude, that meditative space, where we can enjoy a brief period of mindfulness. In […]
Out of SPACE Summer Concert Series Announces Their Temperance Beer Co. Shows
SPACE in Evanston is one of those special venues that instills a sense of wonder as you walk into its gorgeous space. Old speakeasy atmosphere mixed with a modern sophistication […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/14 – 3/17
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend! While many people are prepping for big parties drinking green beer, we have a few more eclectic suggestions for how to spend your weekend! Comedy, […]
Review: Poetry of Men in Two Pints by Abbey Theatre at Chicago Shakes
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Chicago Shakespeare brings us the esteemed Abbey Theatre (the National Theatre of Ireland) and a poetic two-handed conversation, Two Pints. The Irish pub holds […]
All You Need Is Lovecraft—Bucket O’ Blood’s 3rd Annual Lovecraft Death Day Soirée
Plenty of writers have mastered their craft, but few have fostered a genre. Howard Phillips Lovecraft—purveyor of pulp fictional cosmic terror—did both. Dying at age 46 on March 15, 1937, […]
Review: The Beths Bring It for a Sold-Out Lincoln Hall Show
Back at my seemingly second home of Lincoln Hall, I awaited a sold-out show from The Beths, New Zealand-based band who have garnered a ton of acclaim and led by […]
Polymorphism: Queer Encounters of Intimacy in Games Continues Through April at VGA Gallery
If love or sex comes up in a video game, it’s often the muscle-bound male protagonist bedding buxom women. Some games even have an accompanying minigame to put you in […]
Preview: Bit Bash to ‘TAKEOVER’ Emporium Logan Square with Four Locally Developed Indie Games
Love indie games? Want to play some indie games that have been developed right here in Chicago? Well, Bit Bash and Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square is giving you […]
Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019 Announces Their Headliners and New Location!
EDM fans can breathe a sigh of relief as React Presents has finally released more details about the annual electronic spectacle that is Spring Awakening Music Festival! SAMF 2019 the […]
New York Reviews: Andy Warhol—from A to B and Back Again at the Whitney Museum
The blockbuster exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art could be called Andy Warhol—From A to Z and Back Again. Because it’s a very comprehensive view of the life […]