Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/18 – 10/21
The weekend is here, so it’s time to start planning how you’ll be spending it! There are concerts, markets, art, and a little bit of burlesque awaiting you in our wonderful city, […]
Dispatch: A Dozen Films for Your Week at Chicago International Film Festival
If your weekend was such that you couldn’t spend hours at the cinema, never fear! The Chicago International Film Festival continues for another week, with several films either screening again throughout the […]
Now You Can Support Third Coast Review on Patreon
For the first time in the two-year history of Third Coast Review, we’re asking for your help. We’re inviting our readers to help our website grow into a dynamic news source for […]
Review: Minus The Bear Says Farewell to Chicago
“It’s amazing how short 17 years is,” Minus the Bear singer Jake Snider told the sold out crowd at the House of Blues on Wednesday. Indeed, despite a career spanning six albums, […]
Review: The Oath Is an Ideological Brawl, Part Dark Comedy, Part Thriller
I feel confident that when actor-turned-writer/director Ike Barinholtz began writing his directorial debut, The Oath, it felt like political satire wrapped in something like a science-fiction premise about a nation being torn […]
Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination in Pritzker Campaign, CTU Protests DeVos, IDOC Sued by Support Group for LGBTQ Prisoners – TODAY 10-19-18
Lawsuit Alleges Racial Discrimination in the Pritzker Campaign Ten staffers with the J.B. Pritzker campaign filed a lawsuit this week alleging racial discrimination and harassment towards people of color working in field […]
Review: Entertaining Studio 54 Is a Dance Party And Then Some
One imagines that Studio 54, the new documentary by Matt Tyrnauer about the infamous ’70s nightclub, played very well to NYC audiences when it opened there earlier this month. Chances are, the theater was […]
Review: Where Are the Scares? You Had One Job, Halloween.
I think we can all agree that at its core, a horror movie should be scary on some level. It can be many other things as well, but it needs to scare […]
Review: Carell and Chalamet Star in a Heartbreaking, Hopeful Beautiful Boy
You’ll watch most of Beautiful Boy with a lump in your throat. The story of a father and son (Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet) navigating the younger man’s battle with addiction, the […]
Review: Major Risk—And Major Reward—in Tense, Impressive Free Solo
For those fortunate enough to see 2015’s mountain-climbing documentary Meru, you witnessed a prime example of high-stakes risk sports that seemed as unprecedented as it was majestic and serene. That film’s co-directors […]
Dispatch: The Chicago International Film Festival Saves Some of the Best for Last
We’ve made it this far, film fans. There are just a few days left of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival, and believe it or not, there’s still plenty of films enjoying […]
Chicago and Paris Band Together for Cabaret: An Interview with Claudia Hommel
Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a week-long festival running October 28 through November 4 that brings together cabaret performers from the U.S. and France to explore the artistry and history behind cabaret singing, […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Luscious Linguine with Shrimp Scampi
By M.D. Walters Plans for a hearty fall dinner with friends usually don’t include bright, lemony shrimp scampi with linguine. But it came as a special request from a friend who admitted […]
Review: 88rising Is an Unstoppable Force
88rising is renowned for their ambitious projects and collaborations, but their latest tour, the 88 Degrees and Rising tour, was probably their most ambitious yet. Known for their ensemble of talented Asian […]
