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This is a big week for music fans as Pitchfork Music Festival is just a few days away! To prep for the occasion, this Fresh Start is dedicated to some […]

Two 3CR writers—Nancy and [Karin]—went to see Erik Jensen’s one-man performance of the life and times of rock critic Lester Bangs. Nancy wrote the review and Karin added comments. This […]

At the start of 2017, the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events announced Chicago’s Year of Public Art (YOPA), in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the famed untitled Picasso […]

I learned something new while watching director Nick (Killing Bono) Hamm’s The Journey: there’s poetic license and then there’s “This story images that journey.” In other words, this isn’t what […]

The latest work from master documentarian Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War) is meant to mark the end of an era of sorts. Specifically, it’s the […]

In the last couple of years, there have been a fair number of films that have impressively and respectfully dealt with the subjects of grief and loss—more specifically, they deal […]

In the last 12 years or so, the married Brussels, Belgian filmmaking and performing couple Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have been making some of the strangest and funniest comedies […]

We’re heading towards the middle of July and that means that Pitchfork Music Festival is right around the corner! P4K has been a highlight of Chicago’s music festival scene, constantly […]

Vicarious Visions has resurrected Crash Bandicoot much to the delight of those who believe we’ve gone too long without the dopey marsupial. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is the original […]

Hope everyone’s Fourth of July festivities were fun and safe! Now that we’re past the nonstop thunder of fireworks (for the most part), there are so many great events to […]

The 29th installment of the Music Institute of Chicago’s Duo Piano Festival kicks off with a performance by the winners of last year’s Chicago International Duo Piano Competition on Friday […]

On day two of Mamby on the Beach, I was excited to embark on another day of vacation in Chicago. I couldn’t wait to abandon my sandals again, and to […]