Review: With The Old Man and the Pool, Mike Birbiglia Returns to a Winning Formula of Heart and Humor
Over the last 15 years or so, chances are you’ve come across comedian, author, filmmaker, podcaster and storyteller Mike Birbiglia.…
Review: American Framing Highlights Trio of New Exhibits at Wrightwood 659
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Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Is a Chaotic Mix of Tones and Styles
In many ways, director Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead trilogy, the original Spider-Man trilogy) was the absolute perfect choice to…
Review: Days of Wine and Roses—My Amy: The Life We Shared by Tyler James
My Amy: The Life We Shared by Tyler James Chicago Review Press Guest review by Adam Kaz Authors who write…
Review: Cedille Records Continues to Release Excellence, Including a Grammy Award Winner by Jennifer Koh
Chicago’s classical music label Cedille Records has continued to release compelling CDs highlighting our city’s deep musical talent, both performers…
Review: House Theatre Unearths the History of Haiti with The Tragedy of King Christophe
If we depended on the news media to learn the history of the island nation of Haiti, we would not…
Review: In Red Orchid’s Tense Last Hermanos, Two Brothers Are Desperate to Escape Across the Border
Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta is a play about two brothers, set at some time now or in the recent past…
Preview: Paved Paradise Label Expo Returns to Middle Brow on May 5
Last year, a nice collection of like-minded labels (Ghostly International, Chicago’s very own Numero Group and indie behemoth Secretly Group,…
Preview: Joffrey Ballet to Premiere New Work Adapted from Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men
The Joffrey Ballet’s spring program will combine an iconic John Steinbeck story transformed into a modern ballet with Serenade, a classic…
Review: The Business of Beauty at the Art Institute Displays William Morris’ Genius in Home Textiles and Design
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” English textile…
EXPO Chicago 2022: Our Reflections on the Annual Art Fair at Navy Pier
The 2022 EXPO Chicago took place April 7-10 in Festival Hall at Navy Pier with 140 leading galleries from 25…
Review: It’s Magic With Cocktails in Sean Masterson’s Message in a Bottle at Chicago Magic Lounge
To sit in a beautiful, bustling lounge, surrounded by plush art deco fixings and dolled-up people, while sipping a cocktail…
