Review: Snocaps Get Off to a Great Start in First Night at Thalia Hall
I honestly can’t think of a better way to see a surprise new band with a name like Snocaps than fresh off our first snow of the season. And they […]
Review: Filmed Version of Merrily We Roll Along Revival Starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez Is a Close-Up Gift to Musical Theater History
Over the course of his storied career, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim had quite a stunning list of successes and very few misses. His greatest fail, however, came in 1981 […]
Review: Detailing the Publication’s History and High Esteem, The New Yorker at 100 Offers a Glimpse into Process, Legacy
Directed by Marshall Curry (an Oscar-winning shorts filmmaker) and narrated by Julianne Moore, The New Yorker at 100 tells the fairly straightforward but no less interesting tale of both the […]
Review: Zarella, River North’s New Bustling Pizzeria
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a TikTok detailing a dinner out at a new River North spot. I saw mozzarella sticks and pasta, in a dimly lit, cozy […]
Review: Dame Jane Glover and Music of the Baroque Keep The Messiah Fresh
As I listened to Dame Jane Glover conduct the Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus in Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” for the third time in as many months, it dawned […]
Interview: Madeline Blair and Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine
Even before its release, Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine is something of a success. Rarely does a new arts and literary journal receive more than 300 submissions for its first call. […]
Review: In Hamnet, Oscar-Winner Chloe Zhao Channels Grief, Family and Shakespeare for One of the Year’s Best
The cinema has been feeding us a steady diet of sad mothers in recent weeks. When I saw Rose Byrne tear up the screen in If I Had Legs I’d […]
Review: Zootopia 2 Brings Fresh Ideas and Familiar Animals to a Crime Caper With Multiple Moving Parts
I had to recheck my notes to fully grasp that it’s been almost 10 years since the original, wildly successful Zootopia hit theaters. But now, two of its original directors […]
Interview: Japanese Filmmaker Hikari on the Real Companies Renting Friends, Mourners and More That Inspired New Film Rental Family
In her new film, Rental Family, the filmmaker known as Hikari traces the isolated life of American actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser, in his first lead role since his Best Leading […]
Review: A More Dickensian Approach to A Christmas Carol for the Goodman Theatre’s Centennial
Several versions of A Christmas Carol are familiar on television, in the movies, and, specifically, live at the Goodman Theatre. It’s a start to the holiday season in Chicago, usually coinciding […]
Review: The Heartbeat of the Drone—Scottish Piper Brighde Chaimbeul
Two middle-aged men were waiting for the doors to open. “How did you find out about her?” we asked. One of them said he read an article in the New […]
An Ode to Thanksgiving’s Most Treasured Dessert with Pie: A Global History
If you want to wow during the dessert course this Thanksgiving, don’t bother with the baking; all you’ll need is a stop at The University of Chicago Press for a […]