Now that the turkey’s gone and the pumpkin pie a memory, it’s time to get in the full swing of the holiday season. The Magnificent Mile’s had its lighting and […]

I first came across George Batchelor’s  Far from Noise during this year’s Bit Bash. I never got to experience the game hands on, as it seemed to have a constant […]

By Matthew Nerber Q Brother’s Christmas Carol, currently running at Chicago Shakespeare’s newly minted Yard, takes the holiday favorite and translates it into a full-fledged hip-hop musical, complete with song, […]

I’m sure that most people’s Thanksgiving weekend was filled with family gatherings, online and in store shopping sprees, and plenty of good cheer! Let’s keep the great feeling of the […]

One of the most unique and enjoyable films to rise up through the ranks within the horror-comedy genre this year is director Tyler MacIntyre’s Tragedy Girls. A twist on the […]

I’ll admit, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a documentary about the world-famous New York-based, all-male, gay dance troupe Le Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (referred to as […]

Gilbert Gottfried has always been an anomaly in the world of comedy. He’s not the only one whose entire act seems to be built around screaming tasteless yet hilarious jokes […]

An entire generation of children (and probably more than a few adults) learned a great deal about what they know about science from PBS TV personality Bill Nye, whose series […]

This is an odd duck to be sure, but it should come as no surprise that when you place Denzel Washington front and center in your odd-duck story, you get […]

When a film critic doesn’t have much to say about a film, they’ll often resort to padding their word count with a play-by-play on the film’s plot. This happens, then […]

This guest Screens post was written by Matthew Nerber. A Thanksgiving tradition as reliable as Grandma’s pumpkin pie, the Music Box Theatre once again invites fans of the 1965 best […]

This guest Screens post was written by Matthew Nerber. Since opening in 2001, the Gene Siskel Film Center has proven to be one of the city’s premiere movie-houses, with an […]