Last week, Rob stirred the pot by taking on Netflix and offering Facets new service as an alternative. After some discussion in the Chicagoist office break room, we've decided that there's only one movie home delivery service worth the money: The Kevin Bacon Movie Club. Because you can never watch Tremors too many times. more ›

Being a fan of the House Theatre of Chicago and campy movies on the USA Network, last Thursday Chicagoist journeyed to the House's reading of "Tremors: Edited for Television" at the Neo-Futurarium. The House's take on this film included Shawn Pfautsch and Lucas Merino reading the roles of the protagonists Val and Earl (originally played by Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward), Stephen Taylor and Marika Mashburn reading the lines of the gun happy couple Burt... more ›

This week we endured the nasty heat wave, the sniping local politicos, and the weiner wars. This weekend, Chicagoist just wants to have fun. Lucky for us, three shows promise to deliver with a capital F: Sandbox Theatre Project’s Where We Live puts the courtship ritual and all its awkwardness under the microscope, as Jenn and Brandon come home to his apartment over and over again until they get things right. The results are engaging,... more ›