Critics who sneer at these “experiences” often seem to be sneering at the people who like them.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 51
Issue of Sep. 27 – Oct. 3, 2018
Posted inBlogs
Arepas are stuffed your way at Lincoln Square’s Sweet Pepper
A new Venezuelan storefront joins several others trafficing in the griddled, stuffed corn cake of of Venezuela.
Posted inFilm
The Irish American Movie Hooley shows off a wide range of storytelling from the Emerald Isle and beyond
From Belfast crooks to grieving New York widowers to Dublin peace activists
Posted inArts & Culture
Facility Theatre’s mesmerizing Phoebe in Winter is an unlikely success
This astounding production packs a year’s worth of theatergoing into 100 minutes.
Posted inArts & Culture
With Unwanted, Dorothée Munyaneza creates a spectacle of grief and resilience
The artist revisits the ongoing horrors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Posted inArts & Culture
Mexican theater company Los Colochos’ Mendoza presents a visceral, blood-soaked tale of ambition and corruption
A new adaptation of Macbeth makes its U.S. debut at the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance’s Destinos festival.
Posted inArts & Culture
Humboldt Park is changing, but it’s Not for Sale
UrbanTheater Company’s production uses humor and empathy to offer a range of perspectives on gentrification.
Posted inFood & Drink
West Town’s Funkenhausen ain’t your opa’s German beer hall
Chef Mark Steuer (the Bedford, Carriage House, et al) gets personal but not too serious at his new West Town brasserie.
Posted inFilm
I Am Not a Witch signals the auspicious arrival of a fierce new talent, director Rungano Nyoni
A Zambian girl, falsely accused and imprisoned, refuses to be objectified or underestimated.
Posted inFilm
In Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company, Jean-Luc Godard contemplates the transition from celluloid to video
Originally broadcast on French TV in 1986, it’s having a rare Chicago screening at the Siskel Center.
Posted inArts & Culture
There’s a Coqui In My Shoe! is unworthy of Puerto Rico’s greatest amphibian
A young frog learns it’s not easy being green as he ventures on a journey of self-discovery.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Artificial Jungle pays tribute to Charles Ludlam, the patron saint of queer comedy
The campy caper is such a throwback, it borders on family-friendly.
Posted inReader partners
Grant Forshee, General Manager, and Tiffani Everett, Manager, of Jolly Pumpkin in Hyde Park
Grant Forshe and Tiffani Everett – sponsored advertisement
Posted inArts & Culture
Camazotz, the Mesoamerican bat god, arrives in Chicago alone and undocumented
Raúl Dorantes uses a mythical creature to tell an immigration tale.