It’s not that I don’t understand some people’s knee-jerk negative reactions to the films of Guy Ritchie, but I remain a fan of his crime dramas—from Lock, Stock and Two […]
There are probably things that actor/director Sean Penn regrets doing in his life. His affiliations with the likes of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and Mexican drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo […]
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and things are looking up! More venues are opening up now with limited capacity, shows scheduled for the near future, and a new normal may be […]
When one speaks more than one language, and moves from one to another with any degree of frequency, one runs into them: words that don’t quite translate, because they’re not […]
May Day is a Chicago tradition, one that goes back to 1886. It’s woven into the city’s DNA, part of the bones of the big shoulders that hold up the […]
Last year as the pandemic was completely changing the way we live and entertain ourselves, Quiet Pterodactyl released Situation Chicago. The compilation album brought together 25 tracks by local artists […]
I tried to skateboard when I was a kid, but I never had the patience for it. That didn’t stop me from occasionally playing skating games, but it was never […]
I appreciate a good roguelike, especially if the developers attempt some outside-the-box type ideas. Orbital Bullet has certainly put its own spin on the subgenre, with all actions taking place […]
Matei Vişniec’s plays are a bit bewildering and disorienting. They‘re theater of the absurd with a twist. But Trap Door Theatre can be counted on to turn the work of […]
When I first played Fez way back in 2012, I remember I had a positive first impression. But for some reason, whether it be life or attention span, I never […]
There’s a special place in my heart for Chivalry: I participated in the Alpha for the original game, playing early builds with the developers and participating in the very early […]
In Grímur Hákonarson’s The County, a woman confronts not only the unexpected death of her spouse but the corrupt company that holds a monopoly over the small family farm they’d managed […]