Fresh Start to Your Week: 6/26 – 6/28
Hope everyone is recovering from the fun and festive weekend! Whether you were partying at Mamby on the Beach, enjoying the massive Pride Parade, or out at the Logan Square […]
Hitler on the Roof Is Akvavit Theatre’s Manic Meditation on Propaganda
Hitler on the Roof, I was happy to learn, is not a parody of Fiddler with Hitler playing Tevye. No, it’s a tragicomedy subtitled “A Play for Two Clowns.” The […]
Film Review: A Troubled World War II Love Story, The Exception is a Misfire
This is a classic example of a host of talented people missing the mark because the resulting film places its emphasis on the least interesting characters. The Exception is the […]
Film Review: Sally Hawkins is Remarkable in Maudie
You’ve likely never seen a story before like the one told in director Aisling (The Daisy Chain) Walsh’s Maudie, even though this particular one springs forth from real life, which […]
Film Review: The Bad Batch is a Provocatively Terrifying Fever Dream
Writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour is one of the most provocative filmmakers working today, but you might not realize it because her films also happen to be works of art worthy […]
Film Review: Alia Shawkat Delivers a Truly Haunting Performance in Paint It Black
Making the transition from acting to directing is Amber Tamblyn, working from a book by Janet Fitch concerning Josie (Alia Shawkat), a young woman trying to cope with the sudden […]
Film Review: Whisky Galore! Doesn’t Have Much Going On
It didn’t surprise me in the slightest to find out that the Scottish film Whisky Galore! was, in fact, a remake of a 1949 Ealing Studios work (which in turn […]
REVIEW: Rare Passion – Tempel Lipizzans are a Unique Pleasure
When I was a little girl, I was horse crazy. I tossed aside Barbies after doing their hair a few different ways but hoarded My Little Ponies, Breyer and Grand […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/22 – 6/25
It’s the last full weekend in June and the events just keep pouring in! Obviously one of the big highlights of this curated weekend is Sunday’s big 48th Annual Gay […]
Review: Ladies’ Night with Chastity Belt, Sneaks, and Bunny at Subterranean
It was a sure-fire Ladies’ Night at Subterrannean last Thursday as three girl-powered bands graced the stage to play a diverse array of music! The show’s first opener, […]
Game Review: ARMS is a Punch Above
Nintendo hasn’t established a new genre with ARMS, but like Super Smash Bros. before it, they have taken the fighting genre and made it accessible while flipping it on its […]
Preview: Mamby on the Beach 2017
While our city is far more urban than it is ever going to be tropical, Chicago flaunts a fair number of beaches, and Mamby on the Beach takes advantage of […]