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Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Shines in Sharp Comedies, Biographical Documentaries and an Irish Rap Trio

As our Sundance Film Festival coverage draws to a close, our critics reflect on the films that left the best impressions, from a touching documentary about the original Superman to […]

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Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Offers Warm Comedies, Moving Documentaries and More, Each Entertaining In Their Own Way

At the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, many of the movies feel like experiences one can’t have anywhere else. From a documentary featuring a legendary Saturday Night Live friendship to a […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Allows Filmmakers Space to Take Big Swings, For Better or Worse

As our coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival continues, our critics encountered a few of the event’s less remarkable, or at least less memorable, offerings. Krazy House They can’t […]

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Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: At Sundance Film Festival, Two Films Don’t Go Quite Far Enough in their Respective Subject Matters

Our reviews of Sundance Film Festival official selections continue; follow all of our coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The American Society of Magical Negroes Full of compelling ideas […]

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Dispatch: Sentimental Stories and a Powerful Saoirse Ronan Performance at Sundance Film Festival

Our latest Sundance Film Festival reviews continue; read all our coverage of the 2024 Sundance film Festival now. Ghostlight Once of the most heartfelt (yet not overly sentimental) films at […]

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Stages, Theater, Theater Festival

Dispatch: Puppet Theater Festival Closes With Puppetry Comic, Joyful, Grim and Gorgeous

Puppets have stories to tell. And they tell them in all sorts of fanciful and humanistic ways. The 6th annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival has come to an end […]

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Stages, Theater, Theater Festival

Dispatch: International Puppet Theater Festival Kicks Off With Variety of Puppetry Styles and Formats

The 6th Annual International Puppet Theater Festival is under way in Chicago and we have a few brief reviews to whet your appetite for your own puppetry experiences. The festival […]

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Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: 2024 Sundance Film Festival Opens with Varied, Vibrant Independent Cinema

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival opened in Park City, Utah, on January 18 with hundreds of films set to premiere over the next ten days. Several Third Coast Review critics […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: Steppenwolf’s POTUS Follows a Manic Day in the Life of the Real White House VIPs—the Female Staff

This review and the final dialog are written by theater critics Nancy Bishop and Kim Campbell.  POTUS is ostensibly a play about the President of the United States, in which […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Dispatch: Final Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival Brings Options for Every Moviegoer

The 59th Chicago International Film Festival is coming to a close, and before the final credits roll, there remain a few great days of film screenings left to catch. Our […]

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Dispatch: A Riotous Whodunit, an Eat-the-Rich Satire and More Continue Screenings at 59th Chicago Int’l Film Festival

Weekday screenings continue at the Chicago International Film Festival, and while some of the event’s most anticipated film screenings have passed, there’s still plenty to see and do. Alien Island […]

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Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: Chicago Int’l Film Fest’s Full Week of Programming Opens with Impressive, Compelling International Filmmaking

The Chicago International Film Festival continues through October 22, and this full week of screenings means there are still dozens of opportunities to see many of the global films selected […]

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