as long as i've lived in Chicago (since 2013 now), i've been hearing complaints about the Joseph "Jeff" Jefferson Awards. a year wouldn't go by without someone complaining about the organization, the biases within the committee, the lack of diversity in membership
In Pursuit Of, produced by Sub Rosa Theatre Collective, now performing at the Greenhouse Theater Center, is the kind of production I hate writing about. not because I didn't think it was any good, on the contrary; long time readers know all too well that when the opportunity
hello there! it's been a second, but I have emerged to share news of a wonderful new show that I'm tangentially involved in. the show is called Kubrickian, written by Zack Peercy, directed by AJ Schwartz, performing at The Factory Theater now through March 28th. here&
well, folks. the 98th Academy Award Nominations are here. as far as these things go, they're pretty decent! perhaps even great! if you're someone who wants to try and play catch-up and seek out the films nominated for Hollywood's Biggest Night, we've
hello all! happy 2026! I have a big catch-up post coming soon with some fun bits and bobs, including Golden Globes Thoughts, TV Thoughts, and a mini-review of the Paddington Musical now playing in London's West End. BUT BEFORE ALL THAT! with Oscar Nominations around the corner (officially
editor's note: i've been having some technical issues with the website, so apologies for that, hopefully this is still getting to subscribers' inboxes okay. due to the nature of this piece, this review is not behind the paywall. enjoy! my son is barely thirteen-months-old and
hello all! thanks for your patience as work/life/Everything Else has bogged me down and kept me away from my usual casual Movie Coverage on here. I needed something to shake me back into writing, so I asked the general public (aka, my Instagram followers) to send me any
"What you collect helps you understand who you are." those words from Aunt Rhonda (Delia Kropp) - co-owner of the barely-scraping-by Wax Harvest Card Shop in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood - may be true, but it's how you collect that drives most of the
hello! it's been a second, hasn't it? work has been busy, the High Holidays Happened, so i've had a few bumps in getting back to our regular Movie Recap schedule. to assist with this, we're gonna do a big ole recap of
