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Review: Strong Central Performances Lead the Bleak but Authentic The Death of Robin Hood

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Lookingglass Theatre’s Untitled Vampire Play Amuses and Charms

by Lauren Katz
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Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
Jordan Arredondo (Dom) & Courtney Ricki Green (Val). Photo by Justin Barbin
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Review:  From Musicmaker to Baker, Chicago to Nashville—Susannah Felts’ Novel The Come Apart Tells the Story

by Nancy S Bishop
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Art & Museums

Review: Willem de Kooning’s Rich Canon Explored in Art Institute’s Drawing Exhibit

by Karin McKie
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Stages

Review: Family Legacies Run Deep in Steppenwolf’s Catch as Catch Can

by Doug Mose
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Room 4: BLOOD AND MEMORY; Creators: Chih-Jou Cheng and Charlie Malave; Puppeteer: Tia Pinson
  • Puppet theater , Review , Stages , Theater

Review: Rough House Theater’s Horror Event, House of the Exquisite Corpse, Shocks and Astounds

It’s officially that time of year. The temperature is cooling down, the sun is setting earlier, and the spooky, Halloween vibe is starting to take over. If this is the […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • October 21, 2025
    • Music , Pop/Rock , Reviews

    Review: Brian Dunne Survives a Rental Car Horror Story to Rock Beat Kitchen

    Brian Dunne is a talented musician and a gem of a human being. I knew from our conversation last week that he had great taste in music and seemed like […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • October 21, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Reimagines Ibsen in Hedda, Featuring Gender Swaps and Modern Sensibilities

    Filmmaker Nia DaCosta is not one to shy away from taking risks. She broke into the mainstream in 2021 with her updated take on the horror classic Candyman, before quickly […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 21, 2025
    • Music , Pop/Rock , Reviews

    Review: Wry Witticism and Backbreaking Sincerity—Geese and the Shape of Rock to Come

    “You don’t have to waste your time/Hiking up a hundred hills/You don’t have to, but I will”-“Husbands”  “When I went deaf I used my eyes/They stood me in line ‘til […]

  • V.V. Hart
  • October 21, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: Chicago Int’l Film Festival Starts Weekday Screenings with Historical Epics, Avant-Garde Filmmaking

    The Chicago International Film Festival begins its full week of screenings on Monday, October 20; here are the highlights our film critics recommend in the coming days. Follow along for all our […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 20, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review:  Babes With Blades Hits The Mark With a Futuristic Story of How to Get Along in Dystopia

    The lights come up and a fight begins. A Recruit chooses to fight an officer as a test of her fitness to join the Army. Members of the Army look […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 20, 2025
    • Classical , Festivals , Music , Reviews

    Review: Ear Taxi Festival Hosts Scott Speck and the Chicago Philharmonic for an Evening of Premieres

    Ear Taxi Festival 2025 continued its run of excellence with an Anchor Performance by the Chicago Philharmonic at Harris Theater on Saturday night. Under the direction of Scott Speck, Marta […]

  • Louis Harris
  • October 20, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages

    Review: Giordano’s Ignite the Soul Plays It Safe With Surefire Dances and Reruns

    No Kings protests made Saturday an auspicious day across the nation, and the perfect way to wind down was a dance concert by Giordano Dance Chicago (GDC). Ignite the Soul […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • October 20, 2025
    • Art & Museums , Gallery , Painting & sculpture , Review

    Review: Gregory Jacobsen’s Smiles and Piles Bursts From the Walls at Zg Gallery

    One of the many alluring things about River North’s Zg Gallery is that it is in open view from the outside. As you walk past the gallery on Superior, the […]

  • Carrie McGath
  • October 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: Some of the Year’s Best Performances Anchor Chicago Film Fest’s First Weekend of Screenings

    Across its first weekend (Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19) the Chicago International Film Festival features several highly anticipated films with some of the year’s best performances; here are […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: At Lyric Opera, a Festive and Fun Evening with the Orchestra and Coco In Concert Live to Film

    As part of the 2025-26 season, the Lyric Opera Chicago presents Coco In Concert Live to Film, where the Lyric Opera Orchestra plays the entirety of the film’s score during […]

  • Alex Orona
  • October 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Truth & Treason Recounts a Harrowing World War II Story of Resistance That Feels More Timely Than Ever

    It´s easy to understand why one might be hesitant about watching Truth & Treason. It deals with too many hot-button issues, and could easily come across as preachy or politically […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • October 18, 2025
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