CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Film Review: ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Rambles Along Until Doomed to Fall
CHICAGO – Watching “Evil Dead Rise,” i was reminded of Roger Ebert’s one and only review of “Friday the 13th Part 2.” In that review Ebert found little to stir him on the screen and instead lamented the audience that would willingly go to see the latest in a string of dead teenager movies. I’m reminded that my parents took me to the original “Evil Dead” at the tender young age of seven, so i was used to gore, but this claustrophobic exercise offered nothing to grab onto or to entertain.
Rating: 0.5/5.0 |
After a brief prologue at a rural cabin by the lake, we flash back to a decrepit Los Angeles apartment building. Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) is a single mom of three kids who finds her estranged sister Beth (Lily Sullivan) showing up on her doorstep. She sends her kids out to pick up pizza while the two sisters get caught up. But when they get back, an earthquake causes a hole to open up in the garage.
Evil Dead Rise
Photo credit: Warner Bros.