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Review: Multidisciplinary Future Arrives at Harris Theater With “Icons and Innovators”

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Review: Propane! Propane!, Fashion Week, and Eye Flys Bring the Noise to Reggies Music Joint

I’m a big fan of fast, hardcore music, but sometimes you need to slow it down, and sludge metal and noise rock really are the pinnacle. Distorted guitars, nihilistic vocals, […]

  • James Brod
  • August 15, 2019
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Morphies Law: Remorphed Squanders a Great Concept

      When I first saw gameplay for Morphies Law I was definitely intrigued. I love the sugar skull aesthetic, and the fact that it’s an arena shooter that doesn’t take […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • August 15, 2019
  • Blinded by the Light
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Blinded by the Light Revels in Youth, Dreams and Springsteen

    Causing a sizable splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the latest work from filmmaker Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride and Prejudice, Viceroy’s House) is not a film […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 15, 2019
  • Good Boys
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Middle School Mayhem—and Hormones—in an Entertaining Good Boys

    Charm will always win out over crass, so imagine combining these two noble traits into one genuinely heartfelt, R-rated comedy about three sixth graders who set out on an epic […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 15, 2019
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    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/15 – 8/18

    It’s another event-filled weekend in Chicago! What will you be up to over the next few days? Concerts, festivals, games, podcasts, zines and more are happening all over town to […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • August 15, 2019
    • Audio

    Playtime Radio: Filmmakers, Sci-Fi Theater and a Stoner Film Fest (in Bangkok)

    Third Coast Review is collaborating with Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall. We appear on their Sunday afternoon arts radio show once or twice a month. They’re on WCGO, […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 14, 2019
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Women at Risk in Space in Babes With Blades’ Feminist Epic, Women of 4G

    Women of 4G is a brave sci-fi story set in the year 2094 as the female members of a space crew take over the operation of their ship when the male […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 13, 2019
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is an Ode to the Long-Running Series, but to Mixed Results

    The fighting game Power Ranges: Battle for the Grid is getting its 1.4 update patch today, which includes a new paid DLC fighter, as well as the conclusion to the […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • August 13, 2019
    • Burlesque , Stages

    Review: Not Just a Tit Show—Fly Honey Show Celebrates Body, Self, and Sex at Den Theatre

    The Fly Honey Show is a vibrant reimagining of the classic cabaret in a safe space for less-heard voices to be themselves—loudly and sexily so. With over 300 all-volunteer rotating professional […]

  • Katie Priest
  • August 13, 2019
  • Dora the Explorer
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Multi-hyphenate Eugenio Derbez on Voice Acting, Filming in Australia and a Grown Up Dora the Explorer

    Two years ago, when I interviewed Eugenio Derbez, the Mexican-born superstar, a comedic actor-director-producer, I predicted that he would be well known far beyond the Spanish-speaking following that made his […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 12, 2019
  • Brian Banks
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In an Attempt to Inspire, Brian Banks Is Over-Polished

    Far too often, significant true-life stories can get ruined by attempting to dramatize them or make them more “cinematic.” The story of NFL player Brian Banks is certainly an important […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 9, 2019
  • Dora and the Lost City of Gold
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Just Enough Nostalgia—and Plenty of Pluck—in Dora and the Lost City of Gold

    Ten or more years ago, I used to babysit friends’ kids when they couldn’t find a teenager to help them out, and as a result, I saw my fair share […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 9, 2019
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