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The Interrupters

Stopping gang violence, one banger at a time.


Movie Reviews & Stories
Chicago epidemiologist Gary Slutkin likens societal violence to bubonic plague in its capacity to spread uncontrollably through a cycle of retribution and domination. His urban organization, CeaseF   More
 
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 AP KRYZA

Game of Moans: Conan the Barbarian Reviewed

conan

Movies & Television
The Conan remake wasn't screened for press by WW print deadlines, so we bought ourselves a ticket and suffered manfully. Conan the BarbarianWW Critic's Score: 18 It is absolutely inevitable that almost every Arnold Schwarzenegger action film is going to be remade, and probably in the very near future. Which is fine. Essentially, they’ve all been remade 1,000 times, though und...   More
 
Monday, August 22, 2011 by AP KRYZA

Reggie Watts (Helium Comedy Club)

The art of eccentric improv.


Performance
Reggie Watts has no idea what he’ll say when he takes the stage at Helium Comedy Club this weekend. In fact, he won’t until the moment he actually grabs his mics—one plugged into the speaker,    More
 
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 AP KRYZA

The Tempest, or The Enchanted Isle (Bag&Baggage)

Into the Bard’s velvet goldmine.


Performance
Some Shakespearean purists scoff when modern scholars mess with their beloved Bard. They turn pointed noses skyward at deleted lines, and sigh dramatically at contemporary adaptations’ tendencies   More
 
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 AP KRYZA

The Change-Up

Two bros in a fountain.


Movie Reviews & Stories
Director David Dobkin has a magic formula for tricking meatheads into exploring their feelings: Simply take a worn-out shtick wherein man-children learn important lessons, then pepper it with enough   More
 
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 AP KRYZA

Domo Arigato, Mr. Bay

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is better, longer robot junk.


Movie Reviews & Stories
Watching Transformers movies, you can imagine a preadolescent, mulleted Michael Bay lording over other kids’ imaginations, demanding his classmates play the way he wants them to. But he has the c   More
 
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 AP KRYZA

TrollHunter

Fe-fi-fo-fun.


Movie Reviews & Stories
Norwegian creature feature TrollHunter is at once a clever parody of the increasingly tired “found footage” trope popularized by The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield and [REC], and a slick thrill   More
 
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 AP KRYZA

Brandon Seifert & Lukas Ketner Witch Doctor

The doctor of supernaturopathic medicine is in.


Books
In the wake of the runaway success of Robert Kirkman’s nearly decade-running The Walking Dead (and the critical and ratings success of its bar-raising AMC TV adaptation)   More
 
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 AP KRYZA

The Double Hour

Love, Italian style...with a twist!


Movie Reviews & Stories
The “mind-bending twist” has been a standard feature in thrillers for decades, but it wasn’t until The Sixth Sense spun heads with its final reveal that the twist became a cliché all its own,   More
 
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 AP KRYZA

Summer Guide 2011: Patio Pointers

Outdoor drinking for every occasion.


Featured Stories
There’s no greater pleasure on a hot day than plopping down on your favorite bar’s patio and combating the heat while encouraging dehydration with round after round of cold beers and frosty coc   More
 
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 AP KRYZA
 

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