Review: Depeche Mode Brings a Masterful Set to United Center
It was a special evening last Monday night at United Center as legendary electronic band Depeche Mode made their way through town. The band put on an incredible two-hour performance […]
Review: Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix Bring Napoleon and His Battles to Screen, Without Much Regard for the Man
Napoleon Bonaparte has been featured in films for nearly 100 years (going back to Abel Gance’s 1927 Napoleon, which clocked in at about 5.5 hours), but I can’t remember a […]
Review: Haskell Small Performs His Celebration of Healing Concert in Epiphany Center’s Golden Hour Series
In 2021 pianist and composer Haskell Small had a stroke that debilitated the left side of his body. From the beginning of his convalescence, Small was determined not to allow […]
Review: Filmmaker Todd Haynes Plumbs the Depths of Complicated Women in May December
Todd Haynes is a filmmaker’s filmmaker, an artist who makes not just movies, but cinema. From award-winning period pieces (Carol, Far From Heaven) to acclaimed documentaries (The Velvet Underground, Six […]
Review: Picosa Offers Beautiful Tango on Monday Night
Picosa gave an enjoyable performance at Allen Hall in DePaul’s Holtschneider Performance Center on Monday night. Made up of Jennie Oh Brown on flute, Andrea R. DiOrio on clarinet, Elizabeth […]
Review: Slow Pulp Sell It Out in Their Own Backyard at Thalia Hall
On the very last night of the North America portion of their 2023 world tour, Slow Pulp left their old home of Madison, Wisconsin, and returned to the majestic shorelines […]
Review: The Photography of Seung Jae Kim Captures Dramatic Views of Forests
Black-and-white photography has often been viewed as a powerful way to depict landscapes and nature. Unlike color photography, monochrome images can better emphasize the interplay of light and shadow, texture, […]
Review: Witch by Artistic Home Uses a 17th Century Story to Question Our Hope for the Future
“Where do we go from here? Can we imagine a better world? Or is it time to burn it all down and start over?” That’s part of the opening speech […]
Review: In David Fincher’s The Killer, Michael Fassbender Is an Exacting, Exhilarating Assassin with Something to Prove
The professional assassin who stands at the center of director David Fincher’s latest, The Killer, is never given a name, and I’m guessing that’s exactly how the character (played to […]
Review: Steppenwolf’s POTUS Follows a Manic Day in the Life of the Real White House VIPs—the Female Staff
This review and the final dialog are written by theater critics Nancy Bishop and Kim Campbell. POTUS is ostensibly a play about the President of the United States, in which […]
Review: Rachel Barton Pine and Inna Faliks Show Off the Blues at Ravinia
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and pianist Inna Faliks gave a lovely recital at Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall on Saturday night. The program included bluesy and soulful modern music by African […]
Review: Meg Ryan Renews Her Commitment to Rom-Coms, as Star and Director of What Happens Later
Many will think it’s appropriate that one of the architects of modern romantic-comedies, Meg Ryan, should take a crack at directing one herself; she even dedicates this directing effort, What […]