Review: Catchy Songs and Eye-Popping Animation Return for Trolls World Tour
It’s difficult to believe that it has been four years since the original Trolls movie was released and turned into a legitimate hit. That was due in large part to […]
Review: Not Much to Toast to in Netflix’s Love. Wedding. Repeat
Netflix’s latest rom-com, Love. Wedding. Repeat, is an adaptation of a 2012 French film called Plan de table, a film that as far as I can gather never had much of a […]
Review: A Poignant, Familiar Story of Family and Struggle in Working-Class Sorry We Missed You
The title of Ken Loach’s latest working-class drama, Sorry We Missed You, is a reference to the notes Ricky (Kris Hitchen) leaves when he can’t complete the package deliveries on […]
Review: Silk Road Rising’s Not Quite White Doc Newly Relevant During COVID-19 Crisis
Silk Road Rising, a Chicago theater company rooted in Asian, Middle Eastern and Muslim experiences, has re-released a 2012 film that is newly relevant during the coronavirus pandemic. Jamil Khoury, […]
Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 4/9 and Beyond
It’s week two of April and our social distancing and stay at home ordinance continues. But just because we’re stuck at home doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun! There […]
Interview: The Glow-Ups Embark on Debut Record and Talk Music in Their Lives
It’s pretty surreal writing this piece amid our situation in the world. I believe that timing is everything and spending the two hours I did with, Chicago-based, punk rock trio, […]
Review: All the Zombie Killing Action of the Zombie Army Trilogy Fits Snugly on Nintendo Switch
I’ve always had a soft spot for Rebellion’s Sniper Elite series for some reason. I always found their particular brand of sniping and stealthing to be satisfying. Imagine my surprise […]
Review: Iron Danger Employs a Compelling Time Rewind Mechanic
I’ve been a fan of turn-based roleplaying games for decades now, falling in love with them around the release of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, and was extremely pleased […]
Review: Doom Eternal is Demon Killing at its Fastest, Smartest, and Goriest
Doom 2016 holds a special place in my heart; it was the subject of the first article I ever wrote for Third Coast Review, which you can find here, and was […]
Book Review: Gritty, Oppressive, but Not Ugly Enough, “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair Gets the Graphic Novel Treatment
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, adapted and illustrated by Kristina Gehrmann, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger Ten Speed Press, 384 pages, $24.99 Kristina Gehrmann’s graphic novel version of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 […]
Chicago Arts Organizations to Host Virtual Retreat for Performers, Administrators April 8
Several Chicago arts organizations are creating a Chicago Performing Arts Virtual Retreat on Wednesday, April 8, from 10:30am to 2pm. The purpose: to bring together performers and administrators to address […]
Beauty, Horror, and Waraq Dawali: Sahar Mustafah Reinvents the American Dream, Chicago-style, in Debut The Beauty of Your Face
After Afaf’s older sister disappears one night, their family is never the same. As her mother succumbs to mental illness and her father to alcoholism, Afaf struggles to come of […]