Game Review: Splatoon 2 Stays Fresh
Nintendo has a way of taking a genre of game that could be intimidating to some players, and making it not only accessible, but fun and fresh. Splatoon 2 harnesses […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 7/24 – 7/26
Summer’s still kicking and there is so much to do in our fantastic city. Let’s give this final full week of July a nice fresh start! MONDAY & TUESDAY, JULY […]
A Life With No Limits and Dream Logic Meld Dance, Circus, Theater With Science
Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre, an acrobatic dance theater company that is in its 4th year of touring the U.S. with several shows, is bringing a new work to Chicago. They will […]
Eclipse Theatre’s Megastasis Takes a Tense Dive Into Lives of Young Black Men
Two black men on a street corner, drinking beer. One is a college student, the other a dad talking about how he loves to buy books for his daughter. Two […]
See Hamlet in the Park With All the Famous Lines–Only 100 Minutes
The Prince of Denmark is going to the park this summer. You’ll be able to see a 100-minute version of Hamlet at four city parks in July and August. Venues […]
Big Thief’s Emotionally Charged Performance at Millennium Park w/ Overcoats
Brooklyn band Big Thief have had a recent upsurge of popularity. Their recently released album Capacity has been met with critical acclaim, and it’s no wonder; the album is flooring. It’s one of […]
Fool’s Journey: A Misfit Circus Cabaret at Chopin Theatre
Where does a fool’s journey begin and end? The Misfit Circus attempted to answer that question on opening night as a cavalcade of Tarot cards, quirky characters and stellar circus […]
Film Review: Florence Pugh Shines in the Chilling Lady Macbeth
Based on Nikolai Leskov’s novella Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (and adapted by Alice Birch), Lady Macbeth confirms something that probably wasn’t that difficult to figure out: Things were pretty awful […]
The Screaming Eagle of Soul Rises Again at House of Vans
[soliloquy id=”15711″] Last year, Charles Bradley played two sold out nights in Chicago at some of the most beautiful venues in the city: the second at Thalia Hall and the […]
Neo-Futurists Close Out Another Hilarious Season of It Came from the Neo-Futurarium
Last Saturday I had the rare treat of seeing a staged reading of the 1975 made-for-TV film “Someone I Touched” at the Neo-Futurarium in Andersonville. The original film (I say […]
Game Review: The End is Nigh Post-Apocalyptic Platform Perfection
The End is Nigh is an insidious platformer by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel. McMillen is known for his contributions to indie games Super Meat Boy and The Binding of […]
Film Review: Girls Trip Is a Raunchy Celebration of Black Women’s Sexuality
In a setup that sounds remarkably familiar, four women (known collectively as the Flossy Posse) who have been friends since high school decide to take a much needed trip together […]