On Thursday morning, Bobcat Goldthwait is driving to the Music Box Theatre for a test screening of his latest documentary. It’s a short drive for the comedian/writer/director who just recently moved to DuPage County and gave himself the nickname the “Daniel Craig of DuPage.” “I had to get out of [DuPage],” Goldthwait jokes. “The autograph […]
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Raya and the Last Dragon’s representation dilemma
Even with Asian-American talent on and off the screen, the film reflects back a myth of monolith.
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Drury Lane’s Beauty and the Beast revival is showing its age
An attempt both to transcend repetition and please audiences results in a show that won’t fully satisfy anyone.
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Quentin Tarantino is still out of ideas
It’s more of the same hatred for human progress in The Hateful Eight.
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Inside Out has a small but significant Chicago connection
The ideas behind Disney-Pixar’s new film about emotion have local roots.
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Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella is an unexpected lesson in economic history
The latest Disney spectacle considers the myth of the bourgeoisie.
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This year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts are consistently, modestly enjoyable
An 80-minute compilation of Oscar nominees and honorable mentions opens this weekend at the Landmark Century.
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Galavant is just what the singing, dancing doctor ordered
A little frivolity never killed anyone.
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How Hollywood drains the subversion out of Into the Woods
Disney’s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s stage musical extinguishes much of the show’s power.
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Peter Max isn’t a fad, he’s a great artist
In defense of Peter Max, acid-age designer and painter
Posted inNews & Politics
What the hell is this place? Dulcelandia
Dulcelandia offers a variety of lucha libre wrestlers to bash until all the chile candy spills out.
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The Dead Prince has trouble coming to life
Strange Tree Group’s The Dead Prince plays down the dark themes that characterize the best fairy tales.
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The boys who made The Jungle Book sing
The Boys, a documentary about Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman, is a surprising and fascinating adjunct to Mary Zimmerman’s new stage production.
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“That felt wrong”: Mary Zimmerman on The Jungle Book
The director on why she cast André De Shields as King Louie in The Jungle Book, and how she felt about a recent flap over her use of Silk Road stories.