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Review: If May Only Be High School, But The Totality of All Things Dives Into Issues That Divide Us All

A story about truth, censorship and identity and a small-town high school newspaper manages to address—sometimes obliquely, sometimes directly—issues that divide us today. Despite its abstract title, Eric Gernard’s new […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 21, 2024
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    Review: Denmark’s Oscar Contender, The Girl with the Needle Is a Moody, Gothic Post-War Chamber Piece

    Denmark’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Academy Awards (and recently shortlisted in that category), The Girl with the Needle is the latest work from director […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 20, 2024
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    Review: In its Third Installment, Sonic the Hedgehog Finds a Worthy New Villain Voiced by Keanu Reeves

    I was dreading this third installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game adaptation franchise, so imagine my utter shock and bewilderment when I made it to the end of […]

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  • December 20, 2024
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    Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. […]

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  • December 19, 2024
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    This year, we’ve shared nearly 900 articles on Third Coast Review, from reviews of the latest films, theater and concerts to critical essays, advice columns and our reliable weekly feature to help […]

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  • December 19, 2024
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    Review: Graeter’s Ice Cream Has Something for the Naughty and Nice

    Graeters may be a  midwest company that began in Ohio, but the French pot style ice cream has allowed them to spread across the midwest and beyond. With a focus […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • December 19, 2024
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    Review: See a Double-Barreled Wonder in Wrightwood 659’s Current Exhibits

    Review by Mitchell Oldham. Social consciousnesss is at the core of Wrightwood 659’s approach to the art it chooses to display.  Since its debut in 2018, the private non-commercial gallery has […]

  • Mitchell Oldham
  • December 18, 2024
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    Interview: Documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer on His Jump to Narratives with Apocalyptic Musical The End, Lyrics versus Poetry and Casting for Vulnerability

    The End marks the narrative film directing debut from Oscar-nominated documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, whose one-two punch was 2012’s The Act of Killing and 2014’s The Look of Silence. The former […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 18, 2024
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    Review: Genres and Cultures Meld as Taiko, Jazz, and Shubukai Dance Fusion Perform on MCA Stage

    Cultures and music genres blended into a refreshing evening as Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIAM) and Tsukasa Taiko presented Reduction 10 and Taiko Legacy 21 at the Edlis Neeson Theater […]

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  • December 17, 2024
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  • December 17, 2024
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    Essay: Contributor Karin McKie Makes the Case for Arts Coverage and Third Coast Review, Now More Than Ever

    Who would have thought that existing writing, like The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and Brave New World, would become users’ manuals to understand this current American dystopia? History is carried via culture creators, and […]

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  • December 13, 2024
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    Review: In Blank Theatre’s A Bright Room Called Day, Artists Face Exile as Danger Looms in Nazi-Era Berlin

    It’s only December 13 and I’ve had enough holiday hilarity and jolly-holly spirit. For a little bah humbug, let’s talk about the rise of fascism in 1932 Germany. Fortunately Blank […]

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  • December 13, 2024
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