Film Review: Sofia Coppola’s Latest, The Beguiled, Gazes Subtly at Desire
I’m not going to get into another discussion about how frustrating it is when a filmmaker remakes a well-regarded film, and then all people do after they watch it is […]
Review: The Lawrence Arms with Dillinger Four and Toys That Kill at House of Vans
When one imagines a pop-up concert venue, a dingy DIY space stereotype may come to mind. Makeshift setups, PBR priced at a dollar a pop and sound levels that would […]
Review: (Sandy) Alex G Lights Up Bottom Lounge 6/28
I always feel, like many, a certain kind of trepidation when going to see an artist I love but haven’t seen live before. This feeling intensifies when said artist is someone […]
O’Neill’s Only Comedy, Ah, Wilderness!, Recreates 4th of July Family Story at Goodman Theatre
Ah, Wilderness!, Eugene O’Neill’s only comedy, is a charming, light-hearted play with an element foreign to most O’Neill scripts: a happy ending. The hero, teenaged Richard Miller (truthfully played by […]
Pita Inn: A Suburban Pitstop With Show-Stopping Pita
When you grow up in the suburbs, there aren’t a lot of places to go. You may have earned your license after painfully sitting through hours after hours of driver’s […]
TV Review: Season 3 of Fargo Invokes a Conflicting Sense of Happiness and Fear
“Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then I’ll begin.” Have you ever listened to Peter and the Wolf? Written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, Peter and the Wolf is a musical […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/29 – 7/2
Summer in Chicago means packed weekends full of festivals! Thee are just so many things going on like Southport’s Sidewalk Sale, The Windy City Rib Fest, Naperville’s Rib Fest, the […]
Film Review: Baby Driver, a Tennessee Williams Play on Four Wheels
With Baby Driver, the latest from writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), being set in Atlanta (a rare instance where an Atlanta-shot movie is […]
Roll Out The Barrels–City Winery’s Fine Wines and How They’re Made
City Winery probably isn’t foreign to you. The 30,000 square foot venue on Randolph is in prime territory to get your attention, and its beautiful patio and constant stream of […]
Review: Chicago Monumental Provides View of Public Statues, Fountains, Tombs
[soliloquy id=”14888″] Larry Broutman, a Chicago-based photographer, has traveled over the world in his quest for travel and wildlife images. He has concentrated on remote tribal cultures and African […]
Mr. & Mrs. Wednesday Night’s Comedy of the Avant-Garde
The backroom of a dive bar is hardly where one expects to find fresh voices in contemporary performance art. Then again, The Hideout has never been just a dive bar. […]
Game Review: Nex Machina Reigns in Neon Bullet Hell
Arcade shooter Nex Machina is a neon ballet of voxelized mayhem and death – and it’s fucking awesome. Where many games flounder trying to recapture that “retro feel,” Nex Machina […]