Nina Metz

Nina Metz is a Chicago Tribune critic who covers TV and film. Before joining the Tribune she was a freelance writer and theater critic. She also worked as a news radio producer in Chicago and New Orleans.

Kiki Rough, who has gained a substantial following on TikTok and other social media platforms, films her “Recession Recipes” series of videos in her Northwest Indiana kitchen, Monday, Nov. 17 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

From TikTok to PBS: Kiki Rough’s ‘Recession Recipes’ are filling a need

November 24, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

The resident of Porter County, Indiana has gained popularity after launching her TikTok series less than a year ago

Replica of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, 1989, Leather sequins, bugle beads, and rhinestones, from the Richard H. Driehaus collection, on display at the Land of Oz: Beyond the Page exhibit at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

‘Wizard of Oz’ collection goes on display at the Driehaus museum

November 19, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Pegged to the opening of “Wicked: For Good,” the exhibit features items from the original 1939 movie

Zach Mortice, from left, Anjulie Rao and Kate Wagner, seen Nov. 5, 2025, are the editorial advisers of the forthcoming Chicago Review of Architecture. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

New Chicago Review of Architecture wants younger voices weighing in on the city’s built environment

November 12, 2025 at 8:34 a.m.

An offshoot of the New York Review of Architecture, the magazine will feature “erudite, humorous and hyperlocal writing."

From left: Rachel Sennott in "I Love LA" (HBO)/Justine Lupe in "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)/Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus" (Apple TV+)

Column: Women grapple with profound loneliness in a trio of new TV shows

November 7, 2025 at 8:49 p.m.

HBO's "I Love LA" and Apple's "Pluribus" explore female loneliness, even if that's not how they're promoted.

Rebecca Ferguson in "A House of Dynamite." (Eros Hoagland/Netflix)

In Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, Chicago is the target of a nuclear attack. Does the movie reflect reality?

November 3, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Experts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in Chicago analyze the risks, both as they're depicted in the movie and in the real world.

From left: Obaka Adedunyo and Robert Dean in director Jessie Maple's 1981 film "Will," screening at the 2025 Black Harvest Film Festival. (Janus Films)

The 2025 Black Harvest Film Fest spotlights a pair of hard-to-find restorations

October 28, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The lineup of films from Black filmmakers also includes a documentary about Black farmers in the U.S.

Martin Scorsese as seen in the docuseries "Mr. Scorsese." (Apple TV+)

Column: Most celebrity documentaries are about image management, ‘Mr. Scorsese’ tries at times to go deeper

October 23, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Apple's "Mr. Scorsese" tries to go deeper than most, and doesn’t always succeed.

Visitors walk through the Lincoln Park Conservatory's Fern Room on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Do ferns make sounds? A new installation at the Lincoln Park Conservatory ponders ‘what if?’

October 22, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

“Florasonic: Semblance of Fern” is the newest installation at Lincoln Park Conservatory's Fern Room.

Nick Offerman and a young friend as seen in the pages of Offerman's book "Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshed's Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery." (Charlotte Peters)

Nick Offerman’s life is a circus. It’s also a rousing manifesto against AI.

October 15, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

His busy schedule includes a new book that is "guide to tools and tomfoolery," plus a Netflix miniseries about a presidential assassination

Soundhustla Carl & the J. Grant Experience performs at The Promontory in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, May 1, 2021. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Hyde Park music venue The Promontory will close

October 14, 2025 at 1:19 p.m.

The entertainment venue on Chicago's South Side is set to host its last performance New Year's Eve

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