Over the past couple of months, Ravinia Festival has been building up anticipation for the 2026 season. Specifically they’ve been noting the changes going into the Hunter Pavilion, which has […]
In this day and age, it’s tough for a first-time horror filmmaker to not only find an untapped subject or threat to make terrifying, but also to find tools to […]
The novels, and the movies based on the novels of, best-selling author Colleen Hoover seem to have one mission, and that is to make you sad. Sure, maybe by the […]
Karen Lewis was a teacher, labor leader, and president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)—among many other things. Reading through I Didn’t Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education […]
Midcentury America was a scary time. We worried about the Bomb because the Russians had one too—and it might be bigger than ours (theirs was plutonium). Today is scary too […]
Although actress Amy Landecker (Transparent, The Handmaid’s Tale, I Love My Dad) has dabbled in directing television, shorts, and web series in recent years (most notably Tig Notaro’s hilarious Under […]
The “Ed Heads” were out in force at the storied Fitzgerald‘s in Berwyn. (Svengoolie fans holla Burrr-wynn!) The weather was a balmy 65 degrees, and it was even hotter inside. […]
Under the direction of David Bloom, the Grossman Ensemble gave an enjoyable performance at the Logan Center Performing Hall in Hyde Park on Friday. This 13-member ensemble commissions and performs […]
The celebrated hip-hop historical musical that took the world by storm, Hamilton, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is back in Chicago after a two-year absence, and it does not disappoint. The intelligent […]
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
It’s certainly not unusual for a Disney/Pixar animated work to get emotional; hell, the two Inside Out movies are literally about emotions. But it’s difficult to recall a Pixar release […]
Following up her exceptional directing debut, The Lost Daughter (which also featured a staggering turn from Jessie Buckley), filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal has created a version of a familiar horror story […]