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- Film, Movie Feature Feb 19, 2021
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A new perspective at Sundance with virtual reality
The New Frontier program introduced groundbreaking multimedia series watched through a pair of VR goggles.
- Film, Movie Review Feb 19, 2021
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What we loved at Sundance 2021 . . . from our couch
The best of the virtual fest is coming to you soon.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 5, 2021
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Hit 'Em on the Blackside melds social justice and sketch comedy
Congo Square launches a new online series.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 27, 2020
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Elsa Hiltner advocates for transparency in theater design salaries
A crowdsourced spreadsheet pulls back the curtain on who makes what at theaters across the country.
- Film, Movie Review Oct 9, 2020
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Black women have mid-life crises, too
The 40-Year-Old Version deftly offers a fresh and exciting perspective on a tired film trope.
- Film, Movie Feature Oct 5, 2020
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Laughing and screaming with Chris Redd in Scare Me
The comedian talks finding his voice and acting his ass off.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Sep 29, 2020
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Black artistic leaders take charge at several Chicago theaters
"There is no other way forward": reflecting on those who shaped them and the future they envision
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jun 16, 2020
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Beyond the Canon highlights BIPOC playwrights
If you want to decolonize theater, start with the script.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Apr 29, 2020
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Remembering Michael McCarthy
Tributes from actors, comedians, and friends of the Chicago comedy legend.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 18, 2020
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Sandra Bland's life and death provides the inspiration for graveyard shift
The Goodman's production is lyrical and heartbreaking.
- Film, Movie Feature Feb 10, 2020
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What we loved at Sundance
There are a lot of great movies coming your way in 2020.
- Film, Movie Feature Feb 5, 2020
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Reviewing while Black at Sundance
On criticism, inclusion—and exclusion—at one of the most diverse Sundance festivals in history.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 23, 2020
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Barbara Jordan's story takes center stage in Voice of Good Hope
City Lit's docudrama captures some of the “moral muck” facing the south's first Black Congresswoman.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 19, 2019
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Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them is Christopher Durang at his darkest
Eclipse Theatre's all-Durang seasons finishes strong with a brutal black comedy about post-9/11 paranoia.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 30, 2019
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N gets lost in both sides’ debates over the use of racial epithets.
Sturdy performances can't hide the faulty premise underlying David Alex's new play.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 16, 2019
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Despite some flaws, The Master Comic offers a compelling portrait of a predator
The grimy legacy of Bill Cosby haunts this world premiere at MPAACT.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 2, 2019
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Hope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy shows the 1960s through the eyes of an immigrant family
Teatro Vista presents Evelina Fernández's play as part of the 2019 Destinos festival.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 25, 2019
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August Wilson's King Hedley II shows the ravages of the 1980s
Ron OJ Parson's production for Court Theatre hits with torrential force.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 11, 2019
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It's a silly place, but you should go to Spamalot
Your quest for a comedy master class ends at the Mercury Theater.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 7, 2019
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International Falls brings a Seinfeld twist to a stand-up tragedy
A comedian and a desk clerk in a podunk town share laughs and secrets.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Preview Aug 7, 2019
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Wrong Way Journey takes a trip through the life of one Black, queer, Christian woman
In R.C. Riley’s solo show, a rape and a crisis of faith lead to self-acceptance.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jul 24, 2019
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Teatro ZinZanni proves that variety shows are the spice of life
Love, Chaos & Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy, thrills, and music.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 29, 2019
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In Six, Henry VIII's wives come back as pop divas
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 15, 2019
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Black women and the city
'Ain't nobody want to hear us,' say the stars of the joyous Single Black Female.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Preview Apr 25, 2019
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The I Am . . . Fest celebrating women of color comes to the Goodman Theatre
Three days of performances and workshops encourages participants to become leaders in their communities.
