Eat. Watch. Do. — Pitchfork guide, “Barbenheimer” reviews

It’s Thursday, Chicago.

And it’s a big weekend for movies, with “Barbenheimer” finally hitting theaters. The internet has memed the simultaneous release of these two very different films, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” and some moviegoers are planning to watch them back-to-back in a true double-feature experience.

If you’re looking to soak up some time outdoors instead, Pitchfork Music Festival comes to Union Park this weekend, or if theater is more your style, we’ve got recommendations for seven outdoor options to enjoy this summer. Plus, we have the latest on a new restaurant in Avondale called Smoque Steak.

Have a great weekend, we’ll see you next week.

— Kayla Samoy, deputy senior editor

Warm weather means it’s a great time to enjoy some live theater on a comfy blanket outdoors. While Shakespearean productions abound, there are also options for those who want to check out other playwrights or enjoy tunes from their favorite musicals. Read the full list here.

The owners of Smoque BBQ have opened a different kind of steakhouse in the Avondale neighborhood, and Smoque Steak is drawing crowds.

Tribune critic Louisa Chu takes a look at the modern steakhouse, which cooks steaks in an unusual three-step process with smoke, sous vide and searing in cast iron with butter. Read her full review here.

Come on, Barbie, let’s go party. Co-writer and director Greta Gerwig’s latest project has lots going on, a lot of it terrifically imaginative, writes Tribune critic Michael Phillips.

The movie is “a kind of cinematic seminar, full of ideas and feelings, along with the jokes, built around the cultural impact of a plastic star called out by her own movie as an emblem of ‘sexualized capitalism’ and ‘unrealizable physical ideals,’” he writes. Read his full review here.

“Oppenheimer” is filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “most haunted film to date,” writes Tribune critic Michael Phillips.

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It stars a pitch-perfect Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the thin man in the famously oversize fedora. Read the full review here.

Wednesday was National Hot Dog Day, but if you didn’t have a chance to grab this iconic Chicago dish, we have a list of 25 first-rate hot dog stands in Chicago and the suburbs.

Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place in Union Park July 21-23, continues to set itself apart from other fests by curating an eclectic set of performers across a variety of music genres. This guide has everything you need to know about this year’s lineup.

Roughly 12 miles east of Dallas, Texas, suburban Mesquite proves a bustling spot teeming with barbecue history and rodeo roots. We’ve got all you need to know about a visit to Mesquite, which is a hub for artists and the location of an award-winning rodeo.

No longer a startup story, this year the show examines the moral compromises of a feminist magazine featuring male nude centerfolds. The show has its issues, but it is “a fun, easy watch,” Tribune critic Nina Metz writes. Read her full review here.

The restaurant will replace Dick’s Last Resort at 315 N. Dearborn St. in the Marina City Towers and will likely open this winter, according to Kim Lapine, chief marketing officer for Legal Sea Foods’ parent company, PPX Hospitality Brands. Read the full story here.

Friday’s opener for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 87th summer in Highland Park fell far short of the moment, though Saturday saved the weekend, writes critic Hannah Edgar. Read the full review here.