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Quasi Review

In 2001 Super Troopers introduced us to the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe. This movie about a rag tag group of state troopers showed us a new style of comedy with humor that was sophomoric but not too high brow. The following movies they released always stayed ahead of the trends and made you laugh out…
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April 21, 2023
Celebrate Mexico Fest at Navy Pier

Navy Pier, in partnership with the General Consulate of Mexico in Chicago and the Government of Jalisco, is excited to announce Mexico Fest, which will take place May 5-7. Navy Pier will host over 30 artisan vendors from Mexico to form a “mercadito” (marketplace), free performances by Mexican musicians and dancers and exciting workshops for…
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April 20, 2023
Evil Dead Rise Review

I remember watching the first Evil Dead movie at home with my family. I was 8 years old and my father had rented it from the local video store. I was excited to see it but also nervous because I remember how spooky the image on the VHS box looked. Once the movie got into…
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April 20, 2023
AEW Unrestricted feat Dalton Castle

Dalton Castle is one of my favorite wrestlers. From his entrance to the song he uses and the assistance of The Boys, I love watching him in the ring. Check out this episode of AEW Unrestricted and get to know Dalton Castle. Dalton Castle almost gave up on wrestling! Thank goodness he didn’t or we…
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April 19, 2023
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES Graphic Novel

Internationally renowned publisher Humanoids announced today a brand new graphic novel about one of the most influential avant-garde bands in rock music history, ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND STORY. From multi-award winning artist Koren Shadmi (The Twilight Man, Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater) comes the story of New York’s most iconic figures…
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April 18, 2023
Showing Up Review

Growing up I was enamored with the artist lifestyle. I wanted to be a photographer and a writer and after high school, I went to Columbia College. Columbia was/is the school for those wanting to go into arts. During my time there I met musicians, artists, writers, and those who had the same dream as…
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April 14, 2023
Pixar Putt Returns to Navy Pier

Pixar Putt, the ultimate pop-up, open-air mini-golf experience will be returning to Navy Pier from Saturday, April 22, through Monday, September 10. To celebrate its return, Navy Pier will be giving away free tickets on our Instagram and Facebook pages the week of April 17. The course consists of 18 fun and interactive holes inspired…
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April 14, 2023
Mafia Mamma Review

When I first saw the trailer for Mafia Mamma the first thing that came to mind was the 1999 movie Mickey Blue Eyes. That movie revolved around an art dealer who finds out that his girlfriend’s father is a mob boss and how he gets entangled in their business while trying to get married. Mafia…
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April 12, 2023
Bababoo and Friends

Disclaimer: The Fandads are receiving a Wilma Whale Pull Along toy to give our readers in exchange for this review. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Friends, while our kids have outgrown the board books and cute toys, I always see something that I think is cool and would want to buy for them.…
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April 5, 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review

Super Mario has been a part of my life since I played the Mario Bros arcade machine. I remember spending a good amount of quarters playing that game. When Mario and Luigi finally came home on the Nintendo Entertainment System I would have to go to my friend’s house to play the game. I never…
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April 4, 2023