Matt Pais

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney on the sex appeal of Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland

May 9, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

As you'd expect, the must-see show in town right now involves two socially inappropriate men in their 70s considering if they'll sell out their TV prank show "Too Much Tuna"...

6 acts I hope not to see on the Lolla lineup

June 11, 2018 at 9:43 a.m.

We're in the home stretch of waiting for the announcement of the lineup for Lolla 2016 (July 28-31 at Grant Park), which should be coming later this month. I've already...

Massively overrated filmmaker Terrence Malick wastes more time and actors

June 12, 2018 at 7:23 a.m.

I wasn't counting, but let's make some estimates for "Knight of Cups" by the numbers: Times characters stroll slowly and that's meant to be profound: 68 Times characters look at...

Want to be trapped in a bunker with John Goodman?

June 9, 2018 at 4:39 a.m.

"10 Cloverfield Lane," a movie most people (including me) didn't know existed until its ad ran during the Super Bowl, seems like the kind of movie that could come out...

The Lolla lineup is coming soon–here’s who I think will be on it

June 11, 2018 at 7:46 a.m.

It's always fun and exciting to predict who will appear at Lolla, the biggest music fest in Chicago that this year gets even bigger--stretching to a four-day bash July 28-31...

4 good things and 4 terrible things about the MTV Movie Awards nominations

June 11, 2018 at 7:40 a.m.

Clearly no one expects the MTV Movie Awards, which announced its 2016 nominations this morning, to line up with the Oscars. MTV's annual event is a place where teen-targeted movies...

12 Fall Out Boy songs that weren’t on the radio but you need to hear

June 12, 2018 at 7:24 a.m.

For years I've been puzzled by the air of negativity surrounding the public's perception of Fall Out Boy (appearing Saturday, March 12 at United Center), the originally Chicago-based band that...

What’s been the funniest movie in the decade since ‘Borat’?

June 12, 2018 at 7:11 a.m.

When I think about the times I've laughed the hardest at a movie, "Borat" is definitely one of them. I don't know how much it would or wouldn't work for...

ARe YoU sEriOus wItH tHeSe tRaCk TiTLes, Zayn?

June 9, 2018 at 3:48 a.m.

I'm not going to get into all the details of Zayn Malik's split from One Direction and the tension between the now-solo singer and the group that made him famous....

Music Box Theatre launches series asking if beloved comedies are still funny

June 12, 2018 at 8:18 a.m.

We've all had that moment: You sit down to watch a movie that used to crack you up and then ... it doesn't anymore. Is it because nothing is as...

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