Review: Roguelike Convoy is Bringing its Vehicular Combat to Consoles
I missed Convoy when it originally released on Steam in 2015. I don’t understand how I did, as it offered up gameplay that promised a cross between FTL and Mad […]
Review: Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey is a Flimsy Excuse to Push Around Blocks
Push block puzzle games are probably one of the first types of puzzles I’ve ever encountered. I don’t mean just as video games, because we were pushing tiles around on […]
Long Reads Are Lonnnnnnnnnnnnng—Extra-Long Books for the Serious Social Isolationist
Third Coast Review writer Patrick T. Reardon recently published a fine piece in praise of tackling extra-long reads during the social isolation era. For those who’ve completed all the popular […]
Review: Star Trek Adventures Delta Quadrant Sourcebook is Essential for Borg Campaigns, Great for Homebrew
Star Trek Adventures is a game that is near and dear to my heart. I’ve just spent the last year and some change being a gamemaster for a great group […]
Bored in Quarantine?: Eight Great Comics and the Local Comic Stores That Sell Them
As people across Chicago quarantine themselves to curb the spread of COVID-19, they realize there are only so many episodes of Tiger King to binge on. For those seeking other […]
Review: Doom Eternal Rips Away Simplicity, Tears at My Patience
Ah, Doom. It’s a game series that popularized, and basically invented the first person shooter genre. When 2016’s Doom came along, I wasn’t sure if it was a reboot of […]
Review: A Brutal Revenge Fable, The Other Lamb Attacks the Patriarchy Head-On
Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska’s dramatic feature In the Name Of… won the award for Best Feature Film at 2013’s Berlin Film Festival and received a sufficiently warm welcome when it […]
Review: Convoluted Narrative Aside, The Whistlers Makes for a Bold, Fun Crime Drama
Though he’s been a productive filmmaker for the last twenty years or so, I wasn’t familiar with writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu’s work until The Whistlers, a heist film that manages to entertain […]
Review: Slay the Dragon Channels the Political Drama, Intrigue Around Gerrymandering
Quite often, documentaries built around political themes have a long list of grievances but not a lot when it comes to solutions to the multitude problems being presented. The compelling […]
Review: Almost Love is a Clunky, Shallow Exploration of All Kinds of Relationships
Almost Love, the feature directorial debut from actor-turned-filmmaker Mike Doyle is an often playful but sometimes overly serious look at the shelf life of even the best of relationships. We […]
Essay: Haircuts, Prison, Love and Sheltering in Place
Cathy gave me a haircut today on the back porch. In our 37 years of marriage, that hasn’t happened before, but we’re not leaving the house for haircuts or much […]
Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 4/2 and Beyond
It’s a new month and our social distancing and stay at home ordinance goes on. But just because we’re stuck at home doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun! There […]