Let’s Cafe: Biscuits and a Quirky Vibe at Smack Dab Chicago
Tucked away in an uninspiring strip shopping center is a gem of a place. While it’s not smack dab in the middle of the center, Smack Dab Chicago is a […]
Preview: Dive into the Frigid Waters of Subnautica Below Zero
Subnautica Below Zero has been one of my most anticipated releases this year. The standalone expansion to Subnautica—the widely acclaimed narratively driven survival game that landed a spot on our […]
Photos: Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown
Hundreds lined the streets along Wentworth and Cermak on Sunday for Chicago’s annual Lunar New Year Parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The parade featured colorful costumes, lion dances, […]
Review: Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline Explores the Troubled School to Prison Route at Victory Gardens
The pipeline in Dominique Morisseau’s play is the school-to-prison path followed too often by young people from disadvantaged backgrounds because of harsh school and police policies. The route is explored […]
Review: Remy Bumppo’s The Father Tricks With Our Minds in Story of Aging, Memory and Perception
The Father by French playwright Florian Zeller is a play about aging and dementia. But it’s not your typical touching human story designed to gain your sympathy for a troubled […]
Andy Paczos Captures the Grit and Beauty of Chicago Landscapes
The Ed Paschke Art Center presents the exhibition, Andy Paczos: The Eye and the Hand, which showcases the paintings of Andy Paczos. Paczos executes his landscape paintings by remaining on site […]
Interview: Taraji P. Henson on Comedy, Keeping Busy and Being Ahead of the Curve
I first met Taraji P. Henson a little more than 10 years ago when she was promoting one of the most important roles of her career, that of Queenie in […]
Review: At Steep Theatre, Red Rex Wrestles With Who Gets to Tell the Story
The Red Rex Theatre Co. rehearses a play about characters drawn from their own Rightlynd neighborhood in Ike Holter’s play at Steep Theatre. They hope this will be the play […]
Review: Rendezvous In Chicago Is a Blurry Snapshot of Love in the Windy City
Rendezvous in Chicago, the new film by Chicago-based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith, promises to be a set of comedic vignettes about love and life in the Windy City, but it […]
Review: Mads Mikkelsen Faces a Test of Endurance in Arctic
When Danish acting powerhouse Mads Mikkelsen showed up for an extended cameo in last year’s Van Gogh biopic At Eternity’s Gate as a priest providing comfort and advice to the […]
Review: A Variety of Styles, Emotions in Animated Short Film Oscar Nominees
As good or bad as you may believe the state of movies and the movie-going experience may be, I thank my lucky stars every year around this time that someone […]
Review: Harrowing, Heartfelt Stories in the Short Docs Up for Oscar
If you’re looking for a pick-me-up at the movies this weekend, checking out the Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films may not be the way to go. A powerful, haunting slate […]