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Few lineups are as perfect of Hand Habits and Tomberlin. The two acts specialize in incredibly personal and touching songs that are tailor made to sink into you head and […]

My biggest concern as the story of Girls of the Sun began to unfold was the presence of a white journalist at the center of much of the action in […]

For reasons I’m not sure I explain, we are in a cinematic era of fake female rock/pop singers. Gone is the fascination with biopics of real singers (with the exception […]

Filmmaker Julia Hart has a knack for casting. Three years ago at SXSW, I got to see her directorial debut, Miss Stevens, a surprisingly poignant road comedy about a high […]

Hoping to dispel the long-held belief that the late poet Emily Dickinson was a recluse who didn’t want a relationship or anyone to ever read her work (a mythology still […]

The greatest crime that the new James Wan-produced horror film The Curse of La Llorona commits is trying to link itself unnecessary to the universe of The Conjuring/Annabelle. Outside of […]

The Second City e.t.c.’s revue is a big deal–for actors and with any luck, its attendees. For the cast of comedians, the revue represents anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks […]

People made a big deal about Marvel Studio’s 10-year anniversary recently, but another Disney imprint is also celebrating a decade of quality filmmaking this year. Granted, the stories that comprise […]

Snow at the start of the week, then beautiful warm sunshine , now back to cool rainy days. The weather may be erratic but the events are just as great […]

Djembe! is a Disney-like journey through the history of the West African drum, a kind of “Around the Drum in 80 Minutes” diorama, and that’s OK. The intermission-less musical, in […]

The weather has been absolutely crazy this week,  from snow to temps in the 70s! No matter how crazy things get, you know that festival season is fast approaching.  We’re […]

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth By Ken Krimstein Bloomsbury Publishing Am I intelligent enough to critique the life’s work of philosopher and political theorist Hannah […]