Watching this long-delayed American musical (the film was supposed to be released in 2015) set in India, starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson (but shot before she became an Oscar winner), I […]

After a painful divorce, Ben (Thomas Middleditch from “Silicon Valley”) has decided he is inconsolable and attempts to kill himself. But each time he tries, something unexpected keeps him from […]

Short films still have a nearly impossible time finding an audience outside of a film festival setting (or even during one). The good news is that over the last couple […]

I’ll give filmmaker Clint Eastwood points for trying something different, even if it doesn’t always work. He’s been acting and directing for so long that he’s seemingly able to spot […]

It’s often said that film is the most collaborative of arts. It takes a village, so to speak, to create ninety minutes of story and visuals that move us, inspire […]

The number of women running for Illinois Congressional or statewide executive offices is at 28, a number the Chicago Tribune identifies as a response to the defeat of Hillary Clinton […]

Alexa and Chris Knierim are skating in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and they’ve overcome many medical hardships to get there. The day set for their wedding in 2016, Alexa […]

A homeless Chicago couple, Amie Smith and Shawn Moore, are suing the city of Chicago after eight of their tents were removed and thrown away in the last year. Destroyed […]

A new poll released by gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss shows the Senator leading in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup against Governor Bruce Rauner. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, shows […]

With the Illinois 2018 gubernatorial race on par to be the most expensive race for governor in history, Propublica Illinois has created a widget using data from the Illinois State […]

Chicagoans hunkered down Thursday night and weathered a rough commute Friday morning as more than 5 inches of snow fell in the area overnight, with larger amounts falling in some […]

Tenants of the Wilson Men’s Hotel, a Single Room Occupancy building in Uptown, are demanding City Pads LLC developer Andrew Ahitow cease his eviction of residents and make them part […]