In Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the beast with fiery halitosis reverts to the quasi-heroic, less fearsome persona from “Godzilla vs. King Kong.” Both movies feature a hodgepodge of sci-fi expository technobabble, strange mysticism, convoluted mythologies and strained replications of human emotions.
After three decades in Arlington Heights, Bangkok Cafe will serve its last meal Friday night. Owner Kim Cho attributed her decision to close the restaurant in the village’s downtown to the aftereffects of the pandemic and family health issues.
“The Beautiful Game,” a new Netflix movie starring Bill Nighy and Michael Ward, is about a real international soccer tournament called the Homeless World Cup. Don’t go in expecting documentary realness or grit, however. This is a movie-movie, tidily constructed to leave audiences feeling inspired and uplifted.
While British actor David Payne channels Sir Winston Churchill in “Churchill,” Curious Theatre Branch co-founder Jenny Magnus examines the nature of goodness, this week in Chicago-area theater.
Mark your calendars for performances by Bad Bunny, Ledisi and Thunderstruck, a host of Easter events and more happening this week.
Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Paramount Theatre to postpone its revival of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” audiences will find that this taut, smoldering production was worth the wait.