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Home » Vol. 47 No. 5

Tag: Vol. 47 No. 5

Issue of Nov. 9 – 15, 2017

Posted inBlogs

The new Australian drama Jungle is a gem of low-budget genre filmmaking

by Ben Sachs November 15, 2017August 18, 2021

A canny survival-in-the-wilderness tale from the director of The Belko Experiment is now available to stream on multiple online platforms.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of November 9, 2017

by Chicago Reader November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Volume 47, Number 6

Posted inBlogs

Romance and escapism trump reality

by Aimee Levitt November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Escape! Wonderful escape!

Posted inFood & Drink

The Delta’s red hot tamales spotlight Chicago’s links to Mississippi

by Mike Sula November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

At the Wicker Park barstaurant, Adam Wendt chefs up the iconic original snack—and offers constructions southern-food aficionados might find controversial.

Posted inFilm

78/52 is a film nerd’s paradise

by Leah Pickett November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary slices and dices the shower scene from Hitchcock’s Psycho

Posted inNews & Politics

A metal detectorist makes a living helping Chicagoans find lost jewelry

by Anne Ford November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

“Seventy percent of my calls are ‘ring tosses,’ where the spouse throws a ring in anger,” Jim Evans says.

Posted inFilm

Michal Węgrzyn’s Rage is a fast-moving thriller about a TV journalist in Communist Poland

by Ben Sachs November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

It screens at this year’s Polish Film Festival in America.

Posted inBlogs

The improv group Cook County Social Club says no to good taste

by Steve Heisler November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

This quintet reunites at iO Theater for more shameless, whiz-bang comedy.

Posted inBlogs

John Oliver nails why Amazon’s HQ2 would be bad for Chicago

by Ben Joravsky November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

The Last Week Tonight host tells the world what Chicagoans have known for years: cities are wasting billions on corporate welfare in the name of “jobs, jobs, jobs.”

Posted inFilm

Catch dazzling abstract works at the Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation

by J.R. Jones November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Two free programs screen Saturday at Block Museum of Art.

Posted inBlogs

Former president Barack Obama reports for Cook County jury duty, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chance the Rapper slams Emanuel’s plan to build $95 million police training academy.

Posted inArts & Culture

Don’t celebrate the Russian Revolution

by Dmitry Samarov November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Two new art exhibits try to recast a bloody, inhumane time period in a positive light.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Who’s steering Chicago’s driverless future?

by John Greenfield November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

The new “Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism” seeks to ensure self-driving vehicles do cities more good than harm.

Posted inArts & Culture

Akeelah and the Bee, Die Walküre, and 14 more new stage shows to see

by Chicago Reader November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

An inspirational kids’ show and a not-be-missed Lyric Opera production are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s Amazon bid is an extension of a Richard J. Daley-era rich-get-richer scheme

by Ben Joravsky November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago 21 development plan is alive and well in Rahm and Rauner’s HQ2 offer to Jeff Bezos.

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