Hand Me the Mike #06: The 2009 Herzogs with Peter Raleigh

Razzle them... dazzle them...

Hand Me the Mike #05: Groundhog Day with Caitlin Durante

...Wrestlemania!

Hand Me the Mike #04: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead with Vincent Mollica

'Sorry' ain't gonna pay the bills, Chico!

Hand Me the Mike #03: Man of Steel with Jack McCoy

You are not alone...

Hand Me the Mike #02: Take Shelter with Isaac Feldberg

There is a storm coming...

Hand Me the Mike #01: What is it about Michael Shannon?

Werner Herzog once called Shannon, “arguably the most important [actor] of his generation.”

Working Hard in a World That's Hardly Working

Nashville, NEA cuts, a podcast about Michael Shannon, and the state of journalism.

Check-ups, Follow-ups, and 'Sorry, Baby'

There’s that old adage about how our cells completely replace themselves every seven years.

Uterus For All of Us: A neutral, independently fact-checked, objective, personal account of indisputable facts about a uterus and the American Dream, all starting with the movie Prometheus.

Man, I fucking love the alien abortion scene.

The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man: His name is my name, too.

If you had been in Chicago recently and noticed several eye-catching yellow flyers plastered around Logan Square and Wicker Park, one question may be on your mind: “Who — and/or what — is the Pee Pee Poo Poo Man?”  The first answer to that question is perhaps the more bizarre response:

A New and Improved 'Room Tone'

The newsletter is back and better than ever, baby.

Letting Them Go: 'May December,' Butterflies, and the Role of a Steward

Reflections on the symbolism in Todd Haynes' latest work from a gal who learned how to raise butterflies. It isn’t until halfway through Todd Haynes’ prickly melodrama May December that we finally get a glimpse into Joe’s inner life. In a film riddled with suggestion, sensuality, and