Game Review: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 2 a Slow Burn
Minor spoilers follow: Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a three part episodic adventure game by developer Deck Nine. You can see our review of the first episode here. […]
Film Review: Take Every Wave Is an Impressive Doc Whether You Surf or Not
After tackling such subjects as prisoner abuse involving U.S. soldiers and detainees in Ghosts of Abu Ghraib; the life of grandmother Ethel Kennedy in Ethel; and the last weeks of America’s involvement […]
Film Review: Three Blues Legends Get Their Moment in Sidemen: Long Road to Glory
I have an affection and weakness for music documentaries, especially films about musicians or musical movements that I know little about. In a way, the film’s job becomes to convince […]
Film Review: Skill, Courage and a Solid Ensemble on Display in Only The Brave
A better and more compelling movie than you might think, Only the Brave tells the story of the real-life Granite Mountain Hotshots, a specially trained team of Arizona firefighters who […]
Film Review: Boring and Predictable, The Snowman Melts on Contact
Not in the least bit shocking, the internet has completely oversold just how strange and/or awful the latest work from director Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Let the Right […]
Chicago Film Festival: What To See Before It’s Over
The 53rd Chicago International Film Festival is happening now (through October 26), and the Third Coast Review film team got a chance to screen many of the film selections in […]
Game Review: South Park: The Fractured but Whole – Vulgar, Hilarious Fun
2014’s South Park: The Stick of Truth came about because South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were unhappy with the few games that were made about the franchise. […]
Ancient Mediterranean Cultures in Contact at Field Museum A Thoughtful, Timely Treasure
The Field Museum‘s had a busy year. Leading off in March, they brought visitors behind the scenes to the work scientists, curators and creatives do every day to put out […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/19 – 10/22
This is a majorly packed weekend. You have Lit & Luz Festival going on all weekend, we’re in the middle of the Chicago Film Fest , and so much more! […]
Game Review: Evil Within 2 A Well Oiled Nightmare Machine
Spoilers for Evil Within (2014) follow: Tango Gameworks’ Evil Within released in 2014 to mixed reception. Uneven framerate, a strangely disjointed story, and unyielding difficulty overshadowed a gritty, nightmarish game […]
Interview: Sean Baker Almost Cast a Former Mouseketeer in The Florida Project
Writer-director Sean Baker has made three films in a row (all told, he’s made six) that have taken an almost hypnotic approach to reality-based fiction. In 2012’s Starlet, Baker and […]
Game Review: Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Where Loot Boxes Determine Gameplay
Middle of Earth: Shadow of War is a follow up to 2014’s Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, best known for its novel “nemesis system” and exploration of Lord of the […]