I feel that John Hughes would approve. From noted graphic novelist Dash Shaw (“New School,” “Cosplayers”) comes an animation experience that combines a high school comedy with a disaster movie […]
In this strangely organic and homey approach to a biography documentary, David Lynch: The Art Life concentrates exclusively on the filmmaker’s early years, leading up to and concluding with the […]
Just when I think I have figured out what writer-director James Gunn is capable of, he goes and makes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and shows me he’s capable […]
[soliloquy id=”13314″] There is no doubt that a show headlined by Aimee Mann and featuring Jonathan Coulton as the opener is going to be a good time, but as Mann […]
It’s an odd recipe: a comedy and storytelling group mixed with a cooking game, simmered together to create a dish suitable for any gathering. In this case, it’s a winner: […]
It feels like I’ve been indulging in my biggest/nerdiest hobbies the past few weeks, from Record Store Day and C2E2 to the David Lynch Retrospective (which ends tonight with screenings […]
Spring has sprung, y’all! Despite the capricious weather’s best efforts, the flowers are flaunting their new blossoms, the grass is green again, and the sun beams a little brighter and […]
Every October, Chicago film fans look forward to the Chicago International Film Festival, the city’s longest-running festival featuring independent and international premieres. What many festival-goers don’t realize, however, is that […]
[soliloquy id=”13237″] Indie rock fledglings Magic Giant are already making a huge wave in the music world. Having formed in 2014, the trio released their self-titled EP the following […]
Love can be a wicked wicked game, we know, and it couldn’t be better echoed in this cover of Chris Isaak‘s “Wicked Game” by the up-and-coming ethereal music duo, m&e. The […]
With Mamby on The Beach entering only its third year in Chicago, we cannot wait to see how they outdo themselves from last year, and the lineup has helped to […]
“We Real Cool” By Gwendolyn Brooks The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel. We real cool. We Left School. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing gin. We […]
