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Review: Strong Central Performances Lead the Bleak but Authentic The Death of Robin Hood

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Lookingglass Theatre’s Untitled Vampire Play Amuses and Charms

by Lauren Katz
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Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
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Review:  From Musicmaker to Baker, Chicago to Nashville—Susannah Felts’ Novel The Come Apart Tells the Story

by Nancy S Bishop
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Review: Willem de Kooning’s Rich Canon Explored in Art Institute’s Drawing Exhibit

by Karin McKie
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Review: Family Legacies Run Deep in Steppenwolf’s Catch as Catch Can

by Doug Mose
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  • Music , Reviews

Review: The Aces Get a Colorful Thalia Hall Crowd Dancing

This article was written by Wendy Davis. The powerful, energized, girl-powered quartet The Aces has returned to Chicago stronger than ever! Playing at the historic Thalia Hall, this band has […]

  • Guest Author
  • November 7, 2025
    • Music , Previews

    Quick Spins: the Mountain Goats, Sadlands, Gina Barcal, MEGG, Pink Fuzz, and The Lemonheads

    Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]

  • Jim Kopeny / Tankboy
  • November 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Beyond Fest Heads to Chicago: Genre Film Festival Pops Up at Music Box Theatre in April 2026

    On the heels of Music Box Theatre’s popular annual Halloween programming, Music Box of Horrors, the theater announced this week a new partnership to bring Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest to […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • November 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Sydney Sweeney Transforms to Play a Groundbreaking Boxer in Tragic Yet Triumphant Biopic Christy

    Less a pure boxing film and more a tragic biopic with a hopeful ending, Christy chronicles the story of Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney, looking almost unrecognizable in early scenes), who […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Guillermo del Toro Becomes Creator in Finally Realizing His Own Heartfelt, Humanistic Version of Frankenstein

    Writer/director Guillermo del Toro has had a vision for his telling of author Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for a couple of decades—not just the makeup and production design but also what […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 7, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Whitney Celebrates Empty Bottle with Small Talk

    Empty Bottle is celebrating their 33 1/3 anniversary with a slew of shows that really capture what the small bar venue is all about. In their big lineup there seems […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • November 6, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Film Chronicling Important Global History, Nuremberg Equally Delves into Psychology and Justice

    Sometimes you read history, and other times you have history read to you. And the new film from writer/director James Vanderbilt (the established writer and producer whose only other directing […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 6, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Predator: Badlands, a Legacy Franchise Gets a Fresh Take That’s Part Action, Part Road Movie

    At this point, it should become the law of the land that filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is the only one allowed to make Predator sequels. With the streaming-only […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 6, 2025
    • Uncategorized

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 11/6 and Beyond

    It’s a “standard” weekend in fall this weekend as we are getting nice 60 degree tempts, some rain, and 30 degree temps with snow. But don’t let that tumultuous weather […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • November 6, 2025
    • Art & Museums , Chicago history , Feature

    Interview: Funding the Future and Filling the Gaps—A Conversation with 3Arts Executive Director Cat Tager

    3Arts traces its roots back over 100 years to Jane Addams and her work on behalf of women and immigrants. The 3Arts Club was one of eight clubs spanning the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 5, 2025
    • Circus , Food , Review , Stages

    Review: Teatro ZinZanni Boasts Outrageous Talent and Zany Jokes—But Lackluster Dining

    Teatro ZinZanni is a great way to spend a fall evening in downtown Chicago. Would I rely on it for dinner? Probably not. Would I do drinks beforehand? Probably. But […]

  • Row Light
  • November 5, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Groundbreaking Boxer Christy Martin Discusses Biopic Christy, Casting Sydney Sweeney and Teaching Her to Bounce Pass

    Because she was born in West Virginia and was the daughter of an actual coal miner, groundbreaking boxer Christy Martin was nicknamed the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in the early part […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 5, 2025
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