Growing up and living female in America is a perilous endeavor. There is the gropey swimming coach, the miscarriages, the catcalls as you ride your bike, the malicious male colleague, […]
In this clever and modest retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood,” writer-director Kelsey Taylor’s To Kill A Wolf tells the story of a reclusive Oregon woodsman (known only as the […]
I’m not sure if anyone else is feeling this, but I sure as hell feel like I’m getting utterly spoiled this year with great Chicago music. Moontype, Smut, Free Range, […]
Richard Engling is a Chicago theater guy—actor, director, artistic director. He’s taken his years of experience as the raw material for a trilogy of novels about life in Chicago storefront […]
This article was written by Nick Glover. From August 22 to August 24, the CFS screens a series of films all from 35mm Technicolor prints. The films being shown are […]
This article was written by Nick Glover. “Who cares about his painting?” an actual quote from Make Me Famous, seems to be the question at the center of this documentary […]
Something about director David Mackenzie’s (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) tonal approach to his latest film, Relay, reminded me of the recent The Amateur, in that both are the […]
Based on a true story from about 100 years ago, writer Noah Pink and director Ron Howard tell the story of Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his wife Dora […]
With an ear for noir-ish dialogue and a visual style that still feels very much like his work with his brother Joel, Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t once again teams the […]
A glowing blue invertebrate washes ashore somewhere along the coast of Florida. A set of six-pack beer rings dangles from its head. Nearby, a group of teens does what it […]
Get ready for a weekend very full of amazing events and hopefully not flash floods! There are so many festivals still going on to help you make the best out […]
Written by Elizabeth Deneff Noriko, a handroll bar that opened its doors to patrons this past February, is taking Chicago by storm. Located in Fulton Market under Perilla Fare, the […]