Fresh Start To Your Week: 7/10 – 7/12
This is a big week for music fans as Pitchfork Music Festival is just a few days away! To prep for the occasion, this Fresh Start is dedicated to some […]
Learn How to Be a Rock Critic at Steppenwolf, But Skip the Romilar
Two 3CR writers—Nancy and [Karin]—went to see Erik Jensen’s one-man performance of the life and times of rock critic Lester Bangs. Nancy wrote the review and Karin added comments. This […]
Cultural Legacy in the Year of Public Art: From Picasso to Mucca Pazza
At the start of 2017, the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events announced Chicago’s Year of Public Art (YOPA), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the famed untitled Picasso […]
Film Review: The Journey, Truth Buried in Artificiality
I learned something new while watching director Nick (Killing Bono) Hamm’s The Journey: there’s poetic license and then there’s “This story images that journey.” In other words, this isn’t what […]
Film Review: Errol Morris Masterfully Returns in The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
The latest work from master documentarian Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War) is meant to mark the end of an era of sorts. Specifically, it’s the […]
Film Review: The Sea Digs Deep to Show the Inner Workings of Grief
In the last couple of years, there have been a fair number of films that have impressively and respectfully dealt with the subjects of grief and loss—more specifically, they deal […]
Film Review: Lost In Paris, Breathtakingly Whimsical
In the last 12 years or so, the married Brussels, Belgian filmmaking and performing couple Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have been making some of the strangest and funniest comedies […]
TCR Mixtape No. 28: Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
We’re heading towards the middle of July and that means that Pitchfork Music Festival is right around the corner! P4K has been a highlight of Chicago’s music festival scene, constantly […]
Game Review: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Spins Up Nostalgia
Vicarious Visions has resurrected Crash Bandicoot much to the delight of those who believe we’ve gone too long without the dopey marsupial. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is the original […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 7/6 – 7/9
Hope everyone’s Fourth of July festivities were fun and safe! Now that we’re past the nonstop thunder of fireworks (for the most part), there are so many great events to […]
Preview: 29th Chicago Duo Piano Festival Starts This Friday
The 29th installment of the Music Institute of Chicago’s Duo Piano Festival kicks off with a performance by the winners of last year’s Chicago International Duo Piano Competition on Friday […]
Mamby on the Beach: Day Two in Review
On day two of Mamby on the Beach, I was excited to embark on another day of vacation in Chicago. I couldn’t wait to abandon my sandals again, and to […]