Playtime Radio: A Menu of Politics, Art and Jazz
Here’s this week’s podcast for Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall, our radio arts partner. Third Coast Review news and reviews are highlighted and our writers sometimes appear on the […]
Review: Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition Brings New Levels and Quality of Life Changes to the Gravity Defying Metroidvania
I first heard of Dandara when a writer pitched the review to me in 2018.When he submitted it, all I knew going in was that it was a metroidvania. After […]
Interview: Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin on Growing Up, Working with “Wild” Kids and the Wait for His Next Film
Considering that filmmaker Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, was one of the most celebrated indie discoveries of 2012 (the film also was also nominated for […]
Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parades Cancelled After Officials Announce 8 More Cases of COVID-19
Officials announced Wednesday morning that Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parades—scheduled to take place this weekend—are now cancelled due to the worsening outbreak of novel coronavirus. We know what the St. […]
Review: Hidden Through Time is Silly and Charming
There’s a genre of video games that it seems like most people usually ignore: the hidden object game. I mean, they’re everywhere. I’ve seen the one based on the Castle […]
On The Road: Memphis’ Graceland Is a King-Sized Tribute to Elvis and a Bygone Era
There’s hardly anything more American than a road trip, right? Pack yourself and your ride-or-die, and all your various belongings into the car with some extraordinarily unhealthy snacks and some […]
Gov. Pritzker Makes Disaster Declaration as 11th Case of Coronavirus is Confirmed in Illinois
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced he was making a “disaster declaration” Monday for the state of Illinois as administration officials confirmed an 11th coronavirus case in the state. Pritzker told […]
Review: The Chieftains and Friends Perform the Irish Goodbye at Symphony Center
A full house at the Symphony Center on Friday night gave a warm welcome, and standing ovation, to the Chieftains, who were not only celebrating their 58th year together but […]
Review: Music of the Baroque: Root, Root, Root for the Divas
Imagine putting on your game face, donning your fan apparel, gearing up to root for your favorite performer. But you’re not heading to a sports arena. You’re heading to the […]
Review: What the Constitution Means to Me Sheds Light on the Penumbra of Law and the Lives of Women
What the Constitution Means to Me is partly a lesson in the glories of the 14th Amendment and partly the personal story of domestic abuse against women by the men […]
Review: Once a Fan Recreation, Black Mesa Manages to Transcend its Source
I remember when Half-Life came out. I convinced my mom to buy it for me “for Christmas” around its release in November. I couldn’t possibly wait a whole month to […]
Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Always a Revelation at the Auditorium Theatre
Every year for the last two decades, Chicago turns out to testify for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America’s world class dance company that revels in and reveals the […]