For much of Chicago’s history, its strident boosters with their overblown assertions of the city’s present and, even more, its future greatness have been a subject of ridicule. In 1952, […]
I knew of Rory McEwen as a singer of Scottish balladry and topical songs. But I never knew he was a highly respected botanical artist—until now. Presented in association with […]
Sexy siren and drag superstar Sasha Velour won the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017 with her iconic, signature reveal, which she brings in spades to the Steppenwolf […]
It was a dark and stormy night. … Well, it seemed like it was going to be, but the Grant Park Orchestra managed to perform its regularly scheduled concert at […]
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, […]
She Rides Shotgun, directed by Nick Rowland, is a crime thriller that, in many ways, feels familiar: a lovable, broken hero, a seemingly impossible goal, and—no spoilers—a painfully predictable ending. […]
A few years ago, filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky made the beautifully photographed and extraordinary Gunda, a documentary about the lives of farm animals that has stuck with me since I first […]
Without giving away my age, I’ll say that in 1988, I was far too young to see the original David Zucker comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police […]
Both an intense love story and a horror-tinged cautionary tale about relationships that are based on co-dependency, Together, the feature debut from Australian writer/director Michael Shanks, concerns a young couple, […]
In this sequel to the moderately popular 2022 original, The Bad Guys 2 follows the crew of animated animal villains (former villains, actually) down their new path of being Good […]
Elikki just broke a man’s wrist and she doesn’t regret it. What? He was being a creep and not backing down so the normally bubbly and lovely elf Elikki summoned […]
Finally a nice and cool summer weekend for us to enjoy all the great concerts, festivals, movies and more going on the next few days! Just in time for Lollapalooza’s […]
