Sheri Flanders | For the Sun-Times

Laundromat owner Owen (Mark Montgomery) asks out his client Fran (Cassidy Slaughter-Mason) in "Brooklyn Laundry."

Theater

Frayed duo of Northlight's heartwarming 'Brooklyn Laundry' tumbles into romance

Mark Montgomery, Cassidy Slaughter-Mason display great chemistry in John Patrick Shanley’s love story about hurt people.

By Sheri Flanders | For the Sun-Times

Trevante Rhodes plays a painter accused of murder who feels drawn to his defense attorney (Kelly Rowland) in “Mea Culpa.”

Movies and TV

Trevante Rhodes, now a part-time Chicagoan, makes some moves in Tyler Perry's new erotic thriller

“Moonlight” actor says he’s playing a suspicious ‘ladies’ man’ with his eye on Kelly Rowland in the steamy, locally made Netflix film.

By Sheri Flanders | For the Sun-Times