Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Presents Under the Big Top

The 2018 spring show Under the Big Top by the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus promises a lot in the advertisements with some bold and risible quotes, “The campiest show on earth!” […]

Kim Campbell /

Review: Murderous Pursuits— it’s my Murder Party and I Can Cry If I Want to

Murderous Pursuits is the spiritual successor to The Ship: Murder Party, a game where deception and quick-wits reigned. Developed by the triple-threat studio Blazing Griffin, who work on films, post-processing […]

Antal Bokor /

Review: Marian Hill Emphasized Dancing and Good Times at Metro

[soliloquy id=”27843″] With the amount of pure energy and sound exuding from Marian Hill, it’s easy to forget that the group is actually just a two-person project. But numbers mean little to the duo, who […]

Pearl Shin /

Review: Even with Rough Edges, Beauty and the Dogs Is Raw and Timely

I can’t honestly say that I’ve ever seen a film from Tunisia, but Beauty and the Dogs, the latest from up-and-coming director Kaouther Ben Hania (Le challat de tunis) is […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Time Stand Still and Stars Align for Always At The Carlyle

Director Matthew Miele seems to favor a certain type of documentary—ones where history and celebrity collide but also blend beautifully together into stories of institutions, with such captivating works as […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Keeping Loneliness at Bay in Anything

In his second feature, Anything, actor-turned-director Timothy McNeil shows that he has the ability to tell a fairly simple story with complexity and grace. Although not a great film by […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: The Seagull Lacks Passion, Despite a Strong Cast

The first of two new films starring Saoirse Ronan coming out this month (On Chesil Beach arrives next week in Chicago), this adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull doesn’t add […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: The Holy Father in Close Focus in Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

This documentary about the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas and the first from below the equator, gives a great deal of insight into Pope Francis, who insists […]

Steve Prokopy /

Don’t Miss 2001: A Space Odyssey at Music Box Theatre

This is not so much a review as it is me putting you on high alert to this 50th anniversary 70mm presentation of Stanley Kubrick’s landmark science-fiction film, 2001: A […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Iconic Talents Totally Wasted in Shameful Book Club

I loathed this movie—every scene, every joke, every performance, every idea. And the shame of it is, I could envision a film in which the template of a book club […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Deadpool 2 Delivers a Sequel with Plenty to Chew On

Even the plot summary for Deadpool 2 is amusing: “Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a […]

Steve Prokopy /

Review: Conan Exiles–Barbaric Fantasy Survival

Open world survival was once the hot ticket, occupying the space in which battle royale currently resides. Ironically, both genres are in their heyday as Early Access promises are turning […]

Antal Bokor /