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Review: At Chicago Children’s Theatre, Goodnight, Moon Has a Talented Cast in Constant Motion and Merriment

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Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin Joins Andre Boreyko and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an Excellent Concert at Symphony Center

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Review: French Filmmaker François Ozon Adapts Albert Camus’ The Stranger with Haunting, Art-Filled Visuals

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Review: Nora Wendl Explores the Relationship That Resulted in That Famous House in Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth

“The house is a house, but it is also a metaphor; it has been described as a quantity of air trapped between floor and roof, … as a glass cage, […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • May 27, 2025
    • Children's books , Food , Lit

    Review: A Sweet and Wonder-filled Book, Our Food Grows written by Sarah M. White, illustrated by Tessa Gibbs

    Throughout human history, children grew up watching plants grow and become food. They helped plant seeds. They helped tend the field or orchard. They helped harvest the rice or the […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • May 27, 2025
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Interview: With A Triple D Stamp of Approval, Sfera Now Ships Nationwide

    Sfera Sicilian Street Food is well-known in Edgewater and beyond for their arancini. That beyond is about to grow after a visit from Flavor Town mayor himself, Guy Fieri, and […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • May 27, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Theatre Evolve Unleashes a Redeemed MedeaMedeaMedea

    The tale of Medea presents a paradox in contemporary times. Euripides, Ovid, and Seneca cast her as a villain who manipulates Jason, the Argonaut, to achieve her ambition of becoming […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 25, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth Is a Fun Adventure Flick, if Not a Must-See Big-Screen Blockbuster

    There was a time not too long ago that a film like Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, now streaming on AppleTV+, would’ve garnered a major theatrical release, a star-studded premiere […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: First-Time Filmmaker Laura Piani’s Winsome Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Proves RomComs Are Here to Stay

    They say necessity is the root of invention, and while writer-director Laura Piani may not have invented anything entirely new with the winning French rom-com Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Two-Part Documentary Pee-wee As Himself Offers a Comprehensive Look Into the Life and Motivations of Comedian Paul Reubens

    Using 40 hours of new, raw interview material from its subject as framework, the two-part documentary Pee-wee As Himself explores the complex and conflicted life of Paul Reubens, who somehow comes […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In R.L. Stine’s Fear Street: Prom Queen, 1980s Teen Drama Is Too Broadly Drawn for Thrills

    Adapted from yet another one of author R.L. Stine’s Fear Street books (specifically The Prom Queen) and following up the 2021 trilogy of films directed by Leigh Janiak, Fear Street: […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    ,Review: In The Surrender, a Family Drama Wrapped in a Thriller, the Mother-Daughter Relationship Is Key

    I believe it’s safe to add yet another film to the growing pantheon of horror titles that are actually family dramas in disguise. From writer/director Julia Max (helming her feature […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: After 30 Years, Tom Cruise Still Brings the Action, Emotion and Adventure in Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning

    Tom Cruise has been playing Ethan Hunt for 30 years; let that sink in. Sure, he’s taken on close to 20 non-Mission: Impossible roles since the first film in 1996, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 23, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Pegasus Theatre’s Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery Is an Uplifting Coming-of-Age Story

    Pegasus Theatre first performed Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery in 2017. Playwright Shay Yougblood’s story of Black women raising one of their own in 1960s Georgia has been remounted by Pegasus at […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 22, 2025
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/22 and Beyond

    Those random summery days are long gone as it’s been chilly for nearly a week! But don’t let the cooler temps get you down, There are tons of amazing events […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 22, 2025
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