Review: Day Two of Warm Love Cool Dreams Keeps the Party Going
While the tempos weren’t THAT much warmer than the first day of Warm Love Cool Dreams, day two certainly felt a little more palatable. The day lent itself more toward […]
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Review: Ego Death Theatre Collective’s A Dog’s House Will Make You Cry
Nothing floods the tear ducts like a good ol’ dead-dog story. In A Dog’s House, written by Micah Schraft, directed by Carol Kelleher, performed at the Greenhouse Theater Center, we […]
Chicago Is Lit: June Literary Events in and Around Chicago
Tuesday Funk June 2, 7 p.m.Hopleaf5148 North Clark StreetFree The monthly reading series brings fiction, poetry, essays, and other works, in all genres, read live by the authors. This evening’s […]
Review: Day One of Warm Love Cool Dreams Is a Refreshing Take on a Festival
While Memorial Day weekend was chock full of big festivals, tons of street festivals, and more things that anyone could handle in one weekend, Warm Love Cool Dreams stood above […]
Review: Chicago Repertory Ballet Performs The Rite of Spring and Two World Premieres
The Chicago Repertory Ballet has been presenting fresh takes on Shakespearean stories and classical music masterpieces, such as Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, since its founding in 2011. Founder and artistic director […]
Review: Oscar-Winning Documentarian Daniel Roher Shifts to Narrative for Tuner, Part RomCom, Part Heist Movie and All Heart
If nothing else, Daniel Roher’s Tuner gets credit for originality. Co-written by Robert Ramsey, the Oscar-winning director (the absolutely must-see documentary Navalny), Roher turns to narrative film for this story […]
Interview: Reva K Puts a Modern Spin on ’90s Rock
The Revalution has begun. Chicago-based singer-songwriter Reva K is celebrating the release of her self-produced debut album, Welcome to 20 Something, a short but sweet, indomitable blend of fresh and […]
Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann
The new edition of Joyce E. Hofmann’s Field Guide to Illinois Mammals is sturdy and beautifully packaged, savvy, and erudite. It’s easy to hold in your hand while out in […]
Feature: Food Roots Film Shares Billy Dec’s Filipino Origins + Mexican Radio Opens with Mezcal
The documentary Food Roots was screened at AMC River East on May 19 as a benefit for Common Threads, a national nonprofit that shares cooking and nutrition education with families […]
Review: Despite Its Whimsical Animation Style, Decorado Offers a Deep and Timely Critique of Contemporary Culture
The work of Alberto Vázques (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children,Unicorn Wars) features a cutesy art style that embodies childlike whimsy. But such visuals are deceiving. The stories that unfold in his […]
Review: John Carney’s Latest Music Movie Power Ballad Is a Slight yet Heartfelt Tribute to Songwriting and Finding One’s Voice
There are a handful of filmmakers esteemed enough in my opinion to warrant seeking out their latest films without any other details beyond that they’ve made them. Martin Scorsese. Greta […]
Review: Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells Center the Bittersweet Yet Charming Grief Dramedy Miss You, Love You
Oscar-winning screenwriter Jim Rash (who co-wrote Alexander Payne’s The Descendants) has penned and directed his most emotionally charged film to date (after The Way Way Back and Downhill), Miss You, […]