Fresh Start To Your Week: 5/22 – 5/24
I’m still reeling from the new episodes of Twin Peaks that aired last night. I went in expecting little resolution, more questions, and David Lynch at his most unrestricted, no […]
Mac DeMarco Gets Weird and Invites Us to Get Weird, Too
To say that Mac DeMarco is eccentric is putting it lightly; but that’s honestly why I, and his ever-growing legion of fans, love him in the first place. After seeing […]
Film Review: Obit., A Day in the Life of Writing About Death For the New York Times
As strange as it sounds, the new Vanessa Gould (Between the Folds) directed film about obituary writers at The New York Times is a genuine treat that celebrates inventive writing, […]
Film Review: Paris Can Wait, An Interesting Failure
It’s an interesting failure, but a failure nonetheless. At age 81, writer-director Eleanor Coppola (wife of Francis Ford Coppola) has made her first film, Paris Can Wait, a dalliance of […]
Film Review: A Quiet Passion, A Delicate Capture of Emily Dickinson’s Angst-Ridden World
One of the more delicate works you’re likely to see about such a strong personality, writer-director Terence Davies’ (The Deep Blue Sea, The Long Day Closes, Distant Voices, Still Lives) […]
Real Estate Keeps it Mellow @ the Vic
I’d seen Real Estate in concert before—at Pitchfork Music Festival, as the sun started to descend. It was the perfect forum for such breezy tunes. Cut to this past Friday […]
The Oak Park Art League Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright at 150
The Oak Park Art League pays tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright on the 150th anniversary year of his birth with the exhibition, Midwest Juried Exhibition: Elevating Nature, as well as other events […]
Film Review – Alien: Covenant, Feels Like An Autopsy of Ridley Scott’s Original Masterpiece
In Ridley Scott’s 2012 foray into the Alien universe, the prequel Prometheus, the mission was to find the origin of humankind. But with his latest work, Alien: Covenant, Scott reveals […]
The Rise of Integrated New Media Installations: What It Means When Public Art & Architecture Go Digital
No new building in Chicago was as highly anticipated in recent times as the engineering marvel that is 150 N. Riverside Plaza. The 54-story glass office tower–noted for its sharply […]
We Take a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Costumes of the Lyric Opera
[soliloquy id=”13643″] For me, a good lunch break is one where I pick up food from my favorite lunch spot and take a walk outside (weather permitting—this is Chicago […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/18 – 5/21
There are tons of things happening this weekend and the curated weekend is here to recommend some of the best ones. If you happen to have access to Showtime, I […]
Goodman’s Objects in the Mirror: A Reflection on Stories
There’s a cinematic quality to Objects in the Mirror, now playing at Goodman Theatre in a production directed by Chuck Smith. Minimal and expansive, Riccardo Hernandez’s scenic design dwarfs the […]