E-Day is finally here, 7 years after the last entry, in all its chainsawing, active reloading, gib exploding glory. It definitely has some big issues, feels a […] ...

Open House Chicago 2026 offered free tours of over 200 buildings around the city last month to an estimated 35,000 people, including several houses of worship. The two buildings we […] ...

Editor's note: this review contains Nobody Wants This Season 3 spoilers. Did we need a third season of Nobody Wants This? Netflix released all 10 episodes of the popular show's third season on October ...

Founded in Salzburg in 2023, DYNAMIKfest brought its first American edition to Chicago this month. Directed by violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, the festival is built around a residency model. Rather ...

It’s common knowledge that, as a critic, you aren’t really supposed to judge holiday-themed movies quite as harshly as you might other films you see throughout the year. These cheesy, […] ...

Redtwist Theatre’s Prayer Circle, a world premiere by playwright Erik Gernand, is a whiplash of a tale about a prayer group in a small church in suburban America. The pre-show […] ...

I’ve had my eye on Reka for a while now. Witch powers and a walking chicken-legged house is all that it took to pique my interest. It’s nice to see […] ...

Hayward, Gift Theatre’s world premiere play, begins during a funeral. The widow sits, veiled and clad in white, in the front row with the audience. Her four children are on […] ...

In Por’Knockers (a political satire) by Lynn Nottage, a group of five leftist terrorists meet in a small New York City apartment after they destroy a building. Reasons for the […] ...

HALLOWEEN IS HERE! It’s the rare occurrence of a Saturday October 31st so let’s make it a good one with all the fantastic events going on this weekend! Dress up […] ...

Theatre Above the Law’s world premiere of Grimm reimagines the familiar fairy-tale characters of the Brothers Grimm within the intimate confines of its Rogers Park venue. Michael Dalberg’s script ...

Kenji Tanigaki is a Japanese-born stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight coordinator, and director whose latest work, The Furious, might be the greatest action movie in the last 20 years. After training ...