A whirling, spinning roller coaster of emotion and drama, Waves, the third feature film from writer/director Trey Edward Shults (Krisha, It Comes at Night), is so fraught with heartbreak it may be heard […]
As difficult as it is to imagine, the Earth’s condition—both in terms of climate and physical characteristics—is not more a result of human shaping and interference than forces of nature. Everything from […]
Rutherford and Son, a 1912 play about power and family dynamics in northern England, is distinguished partly because it’s written by a female playwright. The production of the Githa Sowerby play by […]
Game streaming is a term I started to hear about around the time Netflix started dedicating themselves to streaming movies instead of continuing their mail-in disc system. I think the dream for […]
This last Thursday I had the pleasure of seeing The Foons at The Empty Bottle, and for a relatively new band they really knocked it out the park. They hail from right […]
I have a confession: I’ve never really played a Hideo Kojima game. Silent Hill always looked like the type of game I’d play, but I never got around to the series. And […]
For fans of the eternal goodness and life lessons of Fred Rogers, the last couple of years have been a real treat. Last year we got the Morgan Neville-directed Won’t You Be […]
The best thing I can say about the new crime actioner 21 Bridges is that it’s mercifully short, and that even in a subpar film like this, star Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) […]
Does knowing why Frozen’s Elsa has magical power make the Frozen universe or the character any more appealing or deep in any way? See, I don’t think so, but finding that out […]
Despite claims from administration loyalists that Congressional impeachment hearings are either “too boring” or “too complicated” for mere peasants to understand, much of America has been glued to the saga, which began […]
Ah, the calm before the madness that is Thanksgiving. Treat yourself to some fun events around town before family obligations and a food coma take over your next weekend. There’s great shows, […]
Sloan is coming through Chicago to play Bottom Lounge tonight. I’ve put together this point-by-point presentation to pique your interest and then convince you to attend this evening’s concert. Sloan has had […]
