“The Suitcase”: Europe’s and America’s Holocausts seen from the Shawng Zeleezay
The ambitious Echo Theater Company is now staging the United States premiere of a surrealistic Polish play about the Holocaust.
“Jason Bourne” film: Don’t trust the CIA
What's arguably most interesting about Jason Bourne is its up-to-the-minute topicality, ripping those proverbial headlines right off the front pages.
“Our Little Sister”: A masterpiece
"Our Little Sister" is a film of surpassing beauty and sensitivity, a fully realized insight into family that unfolds patiently, with elegance and understanding.
American Gods: Cast, producers talk whitewashing, Mike Pence, new trailer
Imagine a world where supernatural personifications of the internet, capitalism, and media are newly formed gods hell-bent on taking power.
“Ghostbusters”: 30 years later, can this sequel stand on its own?
It's not easy making a sequel. Should you stick to the original formula?
Molière’s madcap merriment amuses
"The Imaginary Invalid" pokes fun at doctors and the class system with ribald humor.
China Miéville’s postmodern fantasies in “Three Moments of an Explosion”
The contemporary British fantasist China Miéville's collection of short stories is a diverse mix of styles.
Staceyann Chin takes Chicago by storm in one-woman show: “MotherStruck!”
The Chicago-based one-woman show brings audiences to tears of laughter and pain.
“Turn Me Loose”: Dick Gregory brought to life on NYC stage
Provocative and at times hilarious, the new one-man show captures Gregory's way of afflicting the comfortable.
“The Fits”: An adolescent girl at the edge of transformation
A girls' dance competition in Cincinnati sets the stage for this art-house film.
