CHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
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TV Review: ABC’s ‘Mistresses’ Cheats on Good Television
Submitted by BrianTT on June 3, 2013 - 10:19amCHICAGO – At its worst, ABC’s “Mistresses” feels like “Nicholas Sparks: The TV Series” with all the horrendous plotting and melodrama that implies. At its best, it feels like a “Desperate Housewives” knock-off, in which the charisma of its leading ladies get viewers past the writing flaws.
TV Review: ABC’s Lame ‘Work It’ is Insulting to Both Genders
Submitted by BrianTT on January 3, 2012 - 10:07amCHICAGO – I try to approach every new series as a blank slate. However, it would be naive to say that things like pedigree and incessant advertising don’t have the same impact on me as they do you. I’m a fan of J.J. Abrams and so I look forward to his work more than, say, the team behind “According to Jim.”
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
Submitted by BrianTT on October 26, 2009 - 2:00amCHICAGO – From producer Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “Superman Returns”), “Trick ‘r Treat” is a fantastic horror anthology film that has inexplicably been rolling around the Warner Bros. offices for years, having initially been scheduled for release back in 2007. Finally getting a Halloween-tied Blu-Ray release, this is one of the best straight-to-DVD horror flicks in years, a consistently clever and enjoyable genre entry that will have horror fans screaming in glee this holiday season.
TV Review: Christian Slater Strikes Out Again With Dull ‘The Forgotten’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 22, 2009 - 8:02amCHICAGO – In the United States, the remains of 40,000 people remain unidentified.