The world premiere of The Fundamentals, Erika Sheffer’s new play now running at Steppenwolf, offers a funny and sharp indictment of America’s corporate culture. In Sheffer’s play–which was commissioned by […]
Nelson Algren was a star in Chicago’s bright literary firmament, but his light dimmed in the years after he won the 1950 National Book Award for The Man With the […]
I was excited to see Finding Neverland on opening night, but I was also a little skeptical. After all, the film of the same name is a film that moved […]
[soliloquy id=”8028″] All photography by Julian Ramirez MCA Prime Time feels as familiar as it is different with every passing show. The three times a year event has local artists […]
This is not a drill, people. The new Star Wars movie is almost here. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out in three weeks on December 16th and advance tickets […]
With 2016 coming to an end, we’re starting to make plans for next year and one of the bigger things that we’re looking forward to in 2017 is the return […]
Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year at the movies. This year was no different as several major films were released this week. Bad […]
I’m sure plenty of regular readers will be spending the weekend in a food-induced laze, basking in the Thanksgiving meal they enjoyed. Some of you will join the masses flocking […]
There’s an almost impossibly thin line separating the kind of vulgar behavior that can find its way to being charming, and stays at just plain vulgar. I’m still not sure […]
Warren Beatty, the writer, director, producer and star of Rules Don’t Apply, has stated that the film is not about Howard Hughes (Beatty), which is mostly true. That being said, […]
Done in a decidedly less flashy style than many of director Robert Zemeckis’ previous works (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Walk), his World War II-set Allied successfully manages […]
The latest animated musical from the folks at Walt Disney Animation Studios (Tangled, Frozen) has a great deal going for it. It’s animation style is warm, inviting and features a […]
