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Summer’s in full swing . . . get out there and enjoy our city! FRI 7/1 Want to book shows at clubs? Get your band booked…
The Black Phone is based on a story by Joe Hill, Stephen King’s son. It would be nice if the filial connection were not the most…
In 2013, a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast (Anastasiia Budiashkina) wants to represent her country in international competition and make her journalist mother proud. But when their car…
Weekly deadlines being what they are, this column was written before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. We knew this was coming, thanks to the…
I’ve seen the phrase “aggressive adorability” used in relation to the Minions, the incoherent, yellow, denim-clad creatures who first appeared as Gru’s henchmen in the 2010…
Turns out “fake news” was a problem long before a former reality television star rose to political power. In a different kind of rise (but with…
It’s not surprising to learn that Christos Nikou worked on fellow Greek writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos’s 2009 breakout Dogtooth—his debut feature is part and parcel of the…
In 2016, Monty Cole made his directorial debut in Chicago with Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape at now-defunct Oracle Productions—and what a debut it was. His…
Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve…
Back in the Before Times, I saw Carisa Hendrix perform as her alter ego, dipsomaniacal Lucy Darling, at the Chicago Magic Lounge. Combining va-va-voom Golden Age…