This new adaptation by Lauren Gunderson of Louisa May Alcott’s novel is very lively but takes a while to feel fully centered.
Category: Entertainment
Best TV of 2024: A modestly better lineup than usual, but did it feel that way?
Looking back, 2024 offered some fun shows, but too often, the good stuff was drowned out by endlessly rebooted IP.
What to do in Chicago: ‘Duke It Out! Nutcracker,’ Brett Eldredge or watch ‘Home Alone’ with Macaulay Culkin
Also this weekend, Brian d’Arcy James is in concert at Steppenwolf and the Chicago Philharmonic performs along with “Love Actually.”
At the Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival, the audience plays a part in theater-making
The 2024 event includes the musical “Broken Eggs,” the Chicago-set “Ashland Avenue” and a new stage adaptation of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” among others.
Column: 40 years after it premiered, ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ remains one of the best Doyle adaptations
The beloved British TV series adapted Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories with fidelity to their Victorian setting.
‘The Order’ review: FBI agent Jude Law takes on white supremacists in a tense movie based on a true story
Based on a nonfiction book from the 1980s, a string of bank robberies are investigated by an agent in rural Idaho.
‘I can smell a sale’: How notable Chicagoans shop for the holidays
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, writer Rebecca Makkai, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, a professional Santa and more dish on their gift-giving tips and traditions.
Spotify Wrapped is finally here. How can you see your 2024 recap?
It’s that time of year: Spotify has released its annual Wrapped, personalized recaps of users’ listening habits and year in audio.
Holiday live music in Chicago: 5 must-see concerts, including Franz Ferdinand and Samara Joy
Big-name acts like Jennifer Hudson and Bush will make appearances in Chicago this December to celebrate the season.
‘Nightbitch’ review: Amy Adams goes feral in a cautionary tale of love and parental imbalance
When parenting tilts far enough to push you into canine territory? That’s Marielle Heller’s movie, delivering the unexpected.