Film Review: Darkest Hour Impresses With Singular Vision, Award-Worthy Performances
The name Joe Wright might not ring a bell for the average moviegoer; he’s only got seven feature films to his name (and one of those is Pan, currently sitting […]
Lisa Trifone is Managing Editor and a Film Critic at Third Coast Review. A Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, she is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. Find more of Lisa's work at SomebodysMiracle.com
Screens Monthly: What to Watch in December
December means holiday parties and traveling to see family and last-minute gift shopping…any free time you may have is quickly filled up by the demands of the season. If, by […]
Film Review: A Bit of the Supernatural Elevates Thelma
When a film critic doesn’t have much to say about a film, they’ll often resort to padding their word count with a play-by-play on the film’s plot. This happens, then […]
Film Review: Lady Bird Sings
Let’s just cut to the chase: Lady Bird, written and directed by Greta Gerwig (and marking her first time behind the camera), is a perfectly pitched coming-of-age comedy that accomplishes […]
Film Review: All the Queen’s Horses Has the Who and How, but Lacks the Why
Chicago’s own Kartemquin Films is known in the documentary film world for 50 years of thoughtful, thought-provoking filmmaking. Beyond that narrow niche, the non-profit filmmaking outfit has risen to wider […]
Film Review: Highly Personal Requiem for a Running Back is Rough Around the Edges
When I lived in Indianapolis, the Colts were at the height of their success. With Peyton Manning on the field and Tony Dungy calling the shots, I got swept up […]
Screens Monthly: What to See in November
The temperatures have finally dropped in Chicago, meaning November is as good a time as any to bundle up, brave the elements and camp out in a cinema somewhere. Whether […]
Film Review: Faces Places May Just Renew Your Faith In Humanity
If you’re a film nerd like me, you follow the various film festivals during the first half of the year (Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, Cannes) with one ear to the cinematic […]
Chicago Film Festival: Award Winners Announced
On the last Friday of the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, programmers, juries and filmmakers gathered in a theater at AMC River East for the annual Awards Ceremony, where top […]
Film Review: In Chavela, Chronicling an Icon’s Rise and Fall and Rise Again
A decade ago, Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose, Olivier Dahan’s biopic about the French chanteuse who enthralled a nation […]
Film Review: Moscow Never Sleeps Imbues Modern Russia with a Touch of Humanity
You’d be forgiven if your only exposure to Russia these days is a headline here or an exposé there about election tampering, inappropriate political relationships, or fake ads and news […]
Screens Monthly: What to See in October
October in Chicago is a big month for movies, not least because it marks the start of the fall film season, traditionally reserved for the releases aiming for Oscar gold. […]