Fresh Start to Your Week: 10/30 – 11/1
The month-long lead-up to the big October day is finally coming to an end! The next few days are going to be costume-filled fun as Halloween lies smack dab in […]
Review: Windy City Blues Layers Love and Politics Over the Early Days of Chicago Electric Blues
Note: Windy City Blues has been selected by Spertus Institute for its One Book One Community book of the year. Spertus has several events planned around Rosen’s book. If you […]
8 Tasty Halloween Treats – Chicago Style
Trick-or-treating time is upon us, and we’re all about the treats. Luckily, we’re in a sweet spot when it comes to candy. There are a number of famous candy companies […]
Gallery: Chicago Botanic Garden’s Amazing Jack o’ Lanterns
Continuing on in our Halloween weekend excitement, we’re bringing you the best of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 2nd annual Night of 1000 Jack o’ Lanterns. The event features at least […]
11 Blast-From-The-Past Halloween Episodes to Stream Now
It’s Halloween weekend, and October’s finally going full force. If you’re feeling more like staying in, or just want something to keep you in the mood between fantastic Halloween events […]
Have a Blast This Halloween Weekend! Tips for Magic, Theater, Lit, Music, Food
Looking for some spooky events to attend this weekend? Or maybe you’d rather take in a fun Halloween play? Whatever you’re interested in, Chicago has something for you! Third Coast […]
Film Review: Todd Haynes Aims for Younger Audiences in Magical Wonderstruck
Director Todd Haynes simply refuses to stop impressing me. After creating the chilly love story of Carol two years ago, he follows that up with the PG-rated, puzzle-box fable Wonderstruck, […]
This Halloween, Treat Yourself to the Tricks in 1932’s The Old Dark House
If the words “Have a potato” send a chill down your spine, then you’ve likely seen the classic 1932 haunted castle treat The Old Dark House, directed by James Whale. […]
Film Review: Revolutions of the Night: The Enigma of Henry Darger
In director Jessica Yu’s wonderfully in-depth 2004 documentary In the Realms of the Unreal, the life and uncovered writings and art works of hermit-like artist Henry Darger were put on display […]
Film Review: Jane Proves a Stirring, Impressive Portrait of a Dedicated Scientist
For most of the 2000s, documentary filmmaker Brett Morgan has found new and unique ways to tell stories that easily could have been just another biography, simply piecing together of […]
Film Review: Daring Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos Again Captivates with The Killing of a Sacred Deer
One thing very few people would ever accuse the works of Greek-born filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster) of being is accessible. Not that his films are difficult to understand […]
Film Review: Social Commentary Is Lost in Subpar Suburbicon
Somewhere in Suburbicon is an interesting commentary on planned communities, race relations, and the quiet corruption of middle-class morals circa the late 1950s. And perhaps in the original screenplay that […]