Review: An Abundance of Black Joy in Second Cityโsย Dance Like There Are Black People Watchingย
โAfter a meeting with several Black alumni and current Second City employees, we have come to the conclusion that theโฆ
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Dispatch: Siskelโs European Union Film Festival Concludes with Compelling Personal Stories
The Chicago European Union Film Festival screens throughout March at downtownโs Siskel Film Center. Third Coast Review staff bring youโฆ
Review:ย JAWNYย Playsย theย Headlineย Showย ofย Hisย Dreamsย atย Thalia Hall
I was part of the chosen few who decided the best way to spend my St. Patrickโs Day in Chicagoโฆ
Lollapalooza Will Take Over Grant Park with Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and More
There are tons of festivals that grab hold of Chicago but none quite like Lollapalooza. The once three-day festival transformedโฆ
Review: Show Me The Bodyโs World War Tour Attracts Hardcore Fans Across All Scenes at Metro
Thereโs no better way to pre-game St. Patrickโs Day than throwing down in the pit to four of the mostโฆ
Tchia Is a Truly Special Island Adventure
Thereโs a burgeoning market for games that fall outside of the traditional genres, like the emergence of the so-called โcozyโฆ
Pitchfork Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup with The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver
Ah, itโs that wonderful time of the year when all the festivals start announcing their lineups! Every year the firstโฆ
Review: Heartache Overshadows Black Lives in Milwaukee Repโs Seven Guitars
Black history month may be over but, in Milwaukee, a perspective of Black lives is offered this month in Augustโฆ
Review: An Old Novel to Captivate Modern Readers: The Girls by Edna Ferber
Edna Ferberโs The Girls, a novel about three independent-minded South Side women yearning for vibrant lives, was originally published moreโฆ
Review: Darkest Suburbia, Suburban Monsters, by Christopher Hawkins
Brevity is both the soul of wit and the spirit of horror. A horror novel carries its own pleasures, butโฆ
Review: In Joan and the Fire at Trap Door Theatre, the Storytellers Battle Over History but Joan Still Burns
Joan and the Fire, Trap Door Theatreโs latest production, by Romanian playwright Mateiย Viศniec, takes us back to the Middle Agesโฆ
Review: A High Energy and Ebullient Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
I grew up watching shows like Ed Sullivan and American Bandstand. The most memorable act was the Ike and Tinaโฆ
Eight Favorite Finds From This Yearโs Inspired Home Show
The Inspired Home Show, or #TIHS23 (formerly known as the International Home and Housewares Show) is a pretty big deal.โฆ
Review: Lower Wacker Book Club Does Improv With the Right Amount of Controlled Chaos
Before I start my review, I just want to make something clear: unlike most reviews, I wasnโt there because theโฆ
Review: Disaster Movie Supercell Is Its Own Kind of Unmitigated Mess, If Youโre Into That Kind of Thing
For reasons Iโll never understand, I have a deep affection for bad disaster movies, and in any given month, thereโฆ
Review: Clunky Family Drama Wildflower Benefits from Kiernan Shipkaโs Youthful Talent
From director Matt Smukler comes an unusual coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl named Bea Johnson (real first name: Bambi,โฆ
Review: The Magicianโs Elephant Boasts a Top Notch Cast, but Fails to Cast a Spell
Netflix had a banner year for animated films in 2022, including the Oscar-nominated The Sea Beast and Guillermo del Toroโsโฆ
Last-Minute Plans: Sloan Returns To Chicago Tonight!
I first saw Sloan in the mid-โ90s, and have seen most every tour theyโve played since then. The most remarkableโฆ
Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods Brings Back a Teenage Super-Hero with an Overly Complicated Plot
If you needed me to give you an accurate, detailed summary of the plot for the Shazam! sequel, Fury ofโฆ
Review: Boston Strangler Explores the Gender Politics and Misogyny in 1960s Serial Killer Case
With the rampant popularity of true-crime stories in all possible mediums, itโs no surprise that the tale of the so-calledโฆ
