The writer/director of the new horror film The Beach House, Jeffrey A. Brown (making his feature debut), is the first example I’ve seen of someone who made a name in TV and […]
Review: The Beach House Is an Atmospheric, Skin-Crawling Feature Debut
Preview: Despite Initial Reviews Torchlight III is Not That Bad
When we sat down and watched the PC Gaming show this year, we were ready for the surprise “it’s out now!” announcements, but we weren’t quite ready for Torchlight III. I guess […]
Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 7/9 and Beyond
Chicago has been letting businesses reopen their doors for quite a awhile now. So if you’re going out for this year’s revamped Taste of Chicago To Go by picking up some great […]
Review: Tom Hanks Brings Authenticity to World War II Drama Greyhound
Sometimes a film is just so laser-focused on its subject matter that we don’t need to know the full backstories of the characters occupying the space in which it takes place. Of […]
Review: A Thriller About Cybercrime and Impersonation, Browse Lacks a Sense of Identity
With so much free-floating fear and understandable paranoia about identity theft in the world, it’s not surprising that the practice has been a part of or at the core of several films […]
Ratboys Will Be Live at Lincoln Hall on 7/9!
How are we? Chicago indie rock band Ratboys will be going live on Thursday at Lincoln Hall and playing their new album Printer’s Devil in its entirety. While we can’t see them up […]
Review: Hunt A Killer’s Immersive Murder Mystery Has Us Hooked
Are you a true crime buff? Do you think you have what it takes to solve a murder? If so, you’ve probably already heard of Hunt A Killer—the murder mystery in a […]
Call for Chicago Lit Writers, Reviewers, and Subjects!
If you’re interested in covering the Chicago and Midwest lit scenes, and want to promote local authors, booksellers, or publishers, contact Third Coast Review Lit Editor Dan Kelly at dan@mrdankelly.com. We’re looking […]
Preview: Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town Revisits the Magic of Early Point and Click with a Gentler Touch
Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town aims to recapture the lightning in a bottle of the ’90s point and click adventure, walking the familiar grounds of puzzles, pirates and punchlines. […]
Get Ready for the Taste of Chicago To-Go: July 8 – 12
Taste of Chicago festivities will look very different this week, but the spirit of this annual event that draws thousands, will be even stronger this year. The Department of Cultural Affairs and […]
Review: A Lifetime of Civil Rights Activism Explored in John Lewis: Good Trouble
As the country engages in an urgent and necessary conversation on racism and inequity, it’s tempting to think of much of the history of this particular issue as just that, the sort […]
Review: Filmed Hamilton Brings Larger-Than-Life Broadway Phenomenon to Your Living Room
In March of 2015, I moved back to Chicago from New York. That was right about the time a new musical production about an (until then) obscure founding father was also making […]
