Review: Tom Misch Sells Out the Metro on 4/26
Tom Misch has already built up quite the following. At just 22 years old, this enigmatic producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer from London is selling out concert spaces around the world, […]
Review: Disobedience Thoughtfully Channels the Necessity of Rebellion
On the heels of a well-deserved Oscar win (Best Foreign Language Film for last year’s A Fantastic Woman), Sebastián Lelio returns to theaters this week with Disobedience, a story of love and loss […]
True Story of Deception Inspires Timeline’s World Premiere To Catch a Fish
To Catch a Fish, according to the supplemental program notes, was inspired by Chauncey Wright, a Milwaukee native unknowingly caught up in a web of illegal activity. Written by Chicago […]
Illinois Senate Passes Measure to Offer Marijuana Alternative to Opioids
The Illinois Senate passed legislation this week that would allow medical marijuana to be prescribed as an alternative to opioids. Senate Bill 336, which passed by a 44-6 vote, would […]
ATF Agent Shot in Back of the Yards
An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was shot in the head early Friday morning during a joint investigation of illegal guns with Chicago Police task […]
Screens Monthly: May
It can be tempting in May to finally come out of hibernation, what with the months and months of winter finally behind us. But there’s a whole summer ahead of […]
Review: Charlize Theron Delivers Some of Her Best Work in a Magical Tully
To discuss Tully, the new collaboration between screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman (the two made Juno and Young Adult previously) is to take away a little bit of […]
Superdawg and the Super Couple Behind It: A Tribute to Flaurie Berman
If you’ve ever passed by Superdawg on Milwaukee at Devon and Nagle, you’ll have seen the gargantuan hot dog couple standing side by side on top. He, the Tarzan-suited strongman and […]
Watch 2666, Goodman Theatre’s Production of Roberto Bolaño Novel, Now Available for Free Streaming
Goodman Theatre’s 2016 production of Roberto Bolaño‘s masterpiece novel, 2666, has been filmed and is now streaming worldwide—you can view it free. The original 15-member all-Chicago cast plays 80 roles. […]
Retrospective at UIMA Demonstrates Visual Prowess of Artist Martin Hurtig
Putting together a retrospective of an artist’s work is always a challenging task, particularly when an artist such as Martin Hurtig (b. 1929) has enjoyed a long career that has […]
Review: Priests Bless Lincoln Hall
Much of punk’s initial beauty was in its breaking of the fourth wall that arena rock had built–it allowed the kid who could barely form a power chord to start […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/3 – 5/6
The months of April and May let me indulge in my biggest/nerdiest hobbies, from C2E2 to RSD. This weekend continues feeding into that trend with Free Comic Book Day (which […]