In a conversation with a fellow film critic recently, they mentioned how, regardless of the outcome, they are always in favor of a filmmaker taking big swings with their production. […]
In a time when so many films are adding to the fear and paranoia about where technology is taking us, The Wild Robot dares to examine the unlikely connective tissue […]
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson inaugurated the Chicago Humanities Festival’s autumn 2024 season in front of a packed, enthusiastic crowd at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. In […]
On opening Jason Hammel’s The Lula Cafe Cookbook, it is beautiful. The images are sparse except the detail of the food. All simple dishes, solely attention to detail plating. It […]
Can you hear it? That finely tuned purr? It’s not the sound of a Rolls-Royce or Jaguar in the garage—but instead that other pinnacle of British engineering, Michael Frayn’s classic […]
Edgar Miller has been called the forgotten man of Chicago art. But with the new exhibit Edgar Miller Anti-Modern, 1917–1967 at the DePaul Museum of Art in Lincoln Park, he […]
Although it feels much longer than a year, I’ve only been listening to Burr Oak since January of 2023 when I saw them alongside other local greats like Minor Moon […]
Brace yourself for Anora, the latest display of emotional chaos from writer/director/editor/truth-teller Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket). Part of Fantastic Fest, Anora is the story of Ani, […]
Film critic Steve Prokopy continues his coverage of the best in new and genre films from Fantastic Fest. Bring Them Down As the new Irish film Bring Them Down begins, […]
It’s one of my life’s great treasures to stumble upon a new artist you connect with, made even better when they’re from our great city of Chicago! I only recently […]
Steep Theatre’s world premiere play, Happy Days Are Here (Again) replays a familiar story (sexual abuse in the Catholic Church) and introduces a new one (a Palestinian adapting to American teen life) […]
Snagging a Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and giving Demi Moore arguably the best role of her career, The Substance hits like a hammer with its […]