After nine months of taking care of her ailing/dying mother, Maya (Phoebe Dynevor, Fair Play, Bridgerton) has something of an emotional bender at the opening of director/co-writer Neil Burger’s Inheritance. […]
Alison Bechdel released an autobiographical book in 2006 titled Fun Home, based on her life growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania. It was a graphic novel that told the story […]
We are in a hair salon in Harlem, New York. Miriam (Bisserat Tseggai) is braiding Jennifer’s (Mia Ellis) hair. Hours have passed and there are still many more to go. […]
This is our first dispatch with brief reviews of some of the shows from the first week of the 7th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. From vampire dreams to dancing […]
Nova Linea Musica (NLM) presented its second concert on Wednesday at Guarneri Hall. It was a wonderful evening of dazzling performances, including new music from Chicago composer Paul Novak performed […]
Although he’s spent the last few years working in series television, director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch) returns to films (albeit one on Netflix) with Back in Action, co-written with […]
Sometimes just getting to hang out with characters is more than enough. Case in point: the new comedy from first-time filmmaker and music video veteran Lawrence Lamont, One of Them […]
Many adult readers remember, with a good dose of nostalgia, the excitement and awe they felt at the annual Scholastic Book Fair. Books were trundled into the school and displayed, […]
Arts enthusiasts in Chicago are about to have an unmatched opportunity, thanks to a collaboration between luxury hotel Pendry Chicago, French brasserie Venteux, and Nest Artisan Guild. During the Winter […]
Some time ago, a priest drove a bunch of us teenagers somewhere. As we headed down the Dan Ryan just past the turnoff for the Stevenson, he said, “Look out […]
Brady Corbet’s (Vox Lux) The Brutalist was recently named winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture—Drama, Best Director, and Best Actor. The film is about a fictional Hungarian architect, […]
Pedro Almodóvar. Tilda Swinton. Julianne Moore. Three names, three reasons to see a film—zero additional context needed. But if you insist… Best known for his work in Spanish (2019’s Pain […]