Review: Mad Bills to Pay Shows You Can’t Buy Love, but Money Sure Helps
Mad Bills to Pay feels like watching a home movie, which is part of why it’s so relatable. In Joel Alfonso Vargas’s directorial debut, we get an intimate look at […]
On the Road: A Midwesterner Finds Beauty and Simplicity in Greece’s Holy Week
Third Coast Review contributor Tory Crowley is a native Midwesterner currently living in Budapest, Hungary. Please enjoy her European cultural notes. For spring break, I travelled to Santorini, Greece. I […]
Review: In Netflix’s Vladimir, an Uninspiring Plot Is Far Less Profound than It Aims to Be
The older-woman-with-a-younger-man trope is having a moment. With films like Babygirl, The Idea of You, and May December released in recent years, it’s not surprising to see a series like […]
On the Road: A Midwesterner Celebrates a St. Patrick’s Day Full of Heart (and Guinness) in Eastern Europe
Third Coast Review contributor Tory Crowley is a native Midwesterner currently living in Budapest, Hungary. Please enjoy her European cultural notes. One of my favorite Irish pub songs is called, […]
Review: Solo Mio Invites You to Escape to Italy. Go, and Enjoy It!
Solo Mio, the new film from Angel Studios, delivers on its promise of giving us a light, cute, escapist romantic comedy. It’s warm, fun, easygoing, and above all, very low-stakes. […]
On the Road: A Midwesterner Decodes the Chaos of the British Pantomime
Third Coast Review contributor Tory Crowley is a native Midwesterner currently living in Budapest, Hungary. Please enjoy her European cultural notes. When I told my British co-worker that I’d be […]
Review: Truth & Treason Recounts a Harrowing World War II Story of Resistance That Feels More Timely Than Ever
It´s easy to understand why one might be hesitant about watching Truth & Treason. It deals with too many hot-button issues, and could easily come across as preachy or politically […]
Review: Glenn Close Gracefully Carries the Weight of The Summer Book
The Summer Book is a quietly powerful film, carried by Glenn Close’s quietly powerful performance. Director Charlie McDowell also gets credit for making this a great film that weaves together […]
Review: Starring David Strathairn and Jane Levy, A Little Prayer Offers a Quiet Portrayal of Love
There are not many movies like A Little Prayer, written and directed by Angus MacLachlan. It’s quietly understated, with a simple plot pushed forward with emotional performances from stars David […]
Review: Lena Dunham’s Too Much Falls Short of Becoming a New Generation’s Girls
Netflix launched the TV series Too Much this summer amid a lot of buzz—well-deserved buzz, as Too Much is the first follow-up TV series from creator Lena Dunham since her […]
Review: Taran Egerton Takes the Wheel in She Rides Shotgun, a Gritty Yet Predictable Ride
She Rides Shotgun, directed by Nick Rowland, is a crime thriller that, in many ways, feels familiar: a lovable, broken hero, a seemingly impossible goal, and—no spoilers—a painfully predictable ending. […]
Review:Misericordia Pulls off an Anti-Hero Story as Only the French Can
When I first sat down to watch Misericordia, I naively assumed that it would avoid the cliché hallmarks of French films: sex, death, existential angst. I was wrong, of course, […]