The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

In red bean, an experimental film by Tianjiao Wang, tempered by a 16-mm lens, the artist observes much and judges little.

June has come and gone, and with it, one of the busiest times of year for drag and burlesque performers. Between Pride events and summer kickoff parties, my peers and I have been bustling the past ...

Born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Fred Wesley got his start on piano and trumpet, but after his father brought home a trombone when he was 12, he got hooked.

Michael Miner, a former Reader editor and columnist, was truly a journeyman of Chicago journalism and has the distinction of ...

This outdoor concert is part of a series presented by the University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life organization as part of a summer tribute to big bands.

AI-generated hentai sits at a provocative crossroads where fantasy meets technology, and desire is woven into each and every line of code. Once a niche corner of anime fandom, hentai has since evolved ...

Ryan Weinstein is Coffin Prick, the remaining prick of Coffin Pricks. In the early 2010s, four Chicago punk stalwarts came ...

We had to bring you some of the imaginative stuff as always. Our cover story this week comes from film contributor Kat Sachs, ...

Every 30 minutes on opening days, visitors to ACRE Projects are greeted with the song of a mechanized choir in “hiccup" by Tess Oldfield.

In “Living Without the Gods,” Chicago-based Indian artist Shaurya Kumar probes the removal of spiritual artifacts under colonial occupation.