Taryn Allen

The Reader’s film editor highlights film festivals, previews, and events taking place in Chicago for the Spring Theater and Arts issue.

Anthony “Toeknee” Corrado is a full-time content creator who, in May 2023, was diagnosed with lymphoma.

An index of the City Life staff picks for Best of Chicago 2023.

Justin Cooper, 41, is a Black disabled photographer and filmmaker. He produces and cohosts a podcast at Crip Crap, a disability media company created by and for disabled people.

The Reader’s annual guide to World Music Festival Chicago.

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Events for your Sunday in Chicago including St. Lucia processions, go-go dancing class at Old Town School of Folk music, and more.

Will Tracy and Seth Reiss[’s] time in Chicago helped inspire their view of fine dining, and several experiences they had in and around Chicago are actually reflected in The Menu.

There are some 38 uninhabited islands in Norway,* and three in Humboldt Park. Of course, there are the two in the Lagoon, but these days Ørkenoy—the two-year-old Nordic-inspired brewery, cocktail […]

Local Band is a feature film about a fictional band that, like their real-life Chicago counterparts, still give it their all despite feeling doomed to fall through the cracks.

Local Band is a feature film about a fictional band that, like their real-life Chicago counterparts, still give it their all despite feeling doomed to fall through the cracks.

(A)Part: A Recipe Guide-book to Chicago (if you will) is meant to introduce the reader to different restaurants, recipes, neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks through the eyes of 27 different Chicagoans.

Tár is mesmerizing. Cate Blanchett’s masterful performance captivates the screen for nearly three hours as the principal character precipitously heads toward her downfall or strings together her magnum opus.

Adam Carston created Windy City Ballyhoo on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It’s a repository of Chicago movie ads, photographs, and film reviews from the last century.

Sierra Pettengill’s disquieting documentary uses only archival footage shot by the military and clips from period news coverage to explore this uncanny episode in the country’s history.

Bros is a genuinely funny movie with nuanced emotional heft.

Syms’s work—which ranges from performance art to gallery installations to this more straightforward narrative endeavor—is compelled by a preternaturally propulsive energy that sustains its momentum even as she explores various forms of expression.

The Chicago food pop-up takes the fish formerly known as “Asian carp” from invasive species to delicious snacks.

Together, [Ti] West and [Mia] Goth created an inventive, unique slasher genre, and a movie worth rewatching several times.

From horror movie fests and indie short films to the best in queer and international cinema, you’re guaranteed to find something new to watch this season.