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Film Review: THE COMEDY (directed by Rick Alverson)
THE JOKE’S ON WHO? As a story, The Comedy is as blunt as its title, devoting 94 unrelenting minutes of character development to a man-boy whose development and character are equally questionable. Tasked with bringing some sense of soul to the dead-eyed, over-privileged slacker Swanson, Tim Heidecker (the Tim half of Adult Swim’s Tim and…
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Chicago Theater Review: PONTYPOOL (Strawdog Theatre Company)
THE LANGUAGE OF THE ZOMBIE Over a decade ago, author Tony Burgess penned the experimental novel Pontypool Changes Everything, which featured what could be called “zombies” but focused more on semiotics in a highly stylized and sometimes off-putting way. A few years ago, Burgess adapted that novel into a screenplay for the well-received film Pontypool,…
Theater Review: HAIRSPRAY (San Francisco Playhouse)
by Chuck Louden | July 25, 2026
in San Francisco
(Bay Area), TheaterTheater Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (JK Entertainment / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | July 24, 2026
in Chicago, TheaterOff-Broadway Review: 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (New World Stages)
by Lynne Weiss | July 24, 2026
in New York, TheaterOff-Broadway Review: THE PIANO AND ME: A NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC (59E59 Theaters)
by Lynne Weiss | July 24, 2026
in New York, TheaterTheater Review: & JULIET (North American Tour / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | July 23, 2026
in Chicago, Theater, Tours

