The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal, is a mishmash of tropes that leans more on action than character.

Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by Dreamer Isioma, Third Coast ...

Chicago musician and artist Keenyn Perry displays stellar style in Gucci, vintage, and Run-D.M.C. as he shops at Trader Joe’s ...

Chicago rapper and mental health advocate Kaicrewsade builds tracks by connecting musicians and builds safe spaces by ...

At night, I dream of a thousand Timothée Chalamets setting fires in the streets to declare that a country under fascism is ...

Hell No! Songs of Protest and Resistance Luna Blues Machine headline; the Crooked Mouth, Kyra Leigh, and Escargatoire open. Thu 5/1, 8:30 PM, Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, $10–$20, 21+ ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

A new exhibit and a mini festival presented by Jane Addams Hull-House Museum connects Hull House Theatre's history with today ...

Joshua Harmon's Prayer for the French Republic looks at anti-Semitism and the Jewish diaspora through one French family's history.

Kayla Drescher and Harrison Lampert want their new improv and magic venue to be a place for community and emerging talent.

Morgan Garrett is a homegrown American freak who makes music for car wrecks. The Philadelphia-based artist often performs his slapdash variety of electronic music while wrestling an acoustic guitar.

Leya, the New York duo of violinist and vocalist Adam Markiewicz and harpist Marilu Donovan, strike a curious balance between medieval folk, classical music, and avant-garde pop.