Year after year, Chicago adds to its arts and culture accolades with inventive new exhibits and exciting new artist exhibitions. And it’s not just the Museum Campus weighing in heavy on our […]
Our Top Picks for Art & Museums 2019
Review: Silly Goose–Why Untitled Goose Game is Great for any Human
It’s not every day an indie game goes viral, but once you see it on CNN and the evening news, you know that’s what’s happened. House House’s charming goosey adventure, Untitled Goose […]
Our Favorite Video Games of 2019
2019 was a great year for games. And while 2020 is looking to be a great year, too, I thought we’d take some time and take a look at some our favorite […]
A Literary Look Back at 2019
The Third Coast Review Lit Department had a very full year, with new writers Patrick T. Reardon, Terry Galvan, and Carr Harkrader joining us and sharing their impeccable insights. Reardon looked into […]
Book Review: A New Hope—Hopey: From Commune to Corner Office
Hopey: From Commune to Corner Office Hope Mueller Inspire Books Reviewed by Terry Galvan. Mueller’s incisive autobiography illustrates an inspiring, if unconventional, upbringing in a household where alternative “hippie” culture is the […]
Chicago Botanic Garden Dazzles with New Holiday Show, Lightscape–Act Now if You Want to Get a Glimpse!
Tradition is typically king at the holidays, with meals, movies and destinations remaining the same year after year and creating that sense of cozy familiarity. This always seems particularly true in Chicago, […]
2019 in Review: Our Favorite Nights at the Theater
This isn’t a “best theater of the year” list. As we’ve noted about past lists, we don’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, all with other gigs, and it’s hard […]
Review: With 63 Up, a Documentary Film Series Looks Back on Life
In 1964, filmmaker Michael Apted was in his early 20s and working as a researcher on a project called Seven Up!, a sort of experiment in documentary filmmaking that interviewed just over […]
2019 in Review: Classical Music
As the year and the decade are winding down, it is hard to avoid thinking about the time that has passed. In this day and age, when events swirl around and unpleasantries […]
Review: 1917 Is an Intense, Unforgettable World War I Epic
There’s a moment in the World War I-set film 1917 that will live with me forever. Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall, Revolutionary Road) and written by rising talent Krysty Wilson-Cairns, […]
Review: Alien: The Roleplaying Game Captures the Feel of the Films in Tabletop Format
I loved the Alien films growing up. As a kid, my brother and I would play as Colonial Marines—pretending we were driving around in a troop transport like in the film, or […]
Review: Animated Spies in Disguise Could Use a Dose of Danger
Well, this animated action-adventure featuring the vocal stylings of Will Smith and Tom Holland doesn’t have a particularly memorable or impressive look or story, but it has a great personality. The basic […]
