Film Review: Goon: Last of the Enforcers Retreads Familiar Ice
Some sequels are a natural extension of what has come before. Others are an exercise in assembling nearly all of the cast from the previous film and finding ways to […]
Film Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (4K reissue), Director’s Cut, Still Great After All These Years
The film that is opening in the most theaters this week is actually a 40-year-old masterpiece from writer-director Steven Spielberg. I’m not going to spend a lot of time talking […]
Film Review: Sit Up and Take Notice of Indie Thriller Valley of Bones
A little gem of a suspense thriller is being given a limited release this week from director/co-writer Dan Glaser. Although the story is much different than the currently in release […]
Film Review: I Do…Until I Don’t…and Maybe You Shouldn’t, Either
I’m still not entirely sure why writer-director-actor Lake Bell (who last helmed the appealing In A World…) chose the making of a documentary about marriage as the framework for her […]
Film Review: Lakeith Stanfield Stands out in Flawed but Effective Crown Heights
When 18-year-old Colin Warner was arrested for murder in 1980, I’m guessing he believed the truth—and a lack of credible witnesses—would set him free. But the type of shoddy defense […]
Mellencamp’s Melodic Mélange in Sad Clowns and Hillbillies
Bloomington, Indiana’s most famous son shakes the snow globe of American music to mix up a melodic mélange of Motown, 12-bar blues, country and heartland rock in the soulful, riveting […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/31 – 9/3
It’s Labor Day weekend! While many of you will be going out of town, maybe taking a trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire for the final weekend of the season, […]
Strawdog Theatre’s Barbecue Roasts Our Attitudes About Race, Class and Celebrity
Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue is not a treatise on meat-grilling. It’s a satire that roasts our attitudes about race, class and money. It’s a funny, biting family story with a twisty, […]
The Suite Life: Field Museum’s SUE To Make Big Move
What to say about SUE the T. Rex? She’s a mascot for The Field Museum, as well a spokesperson (or…spokesosaurus rex?). She has her own beer, her own line of […]
Who We’re Excited to See at North Coast Music Festival 2017
Summer is on its way out and what better way to honor it that with North Coast Music Festival: Summer’s Last Stand. This year’s fest is once again taking over […]
New on Netflix in September 2017: Gangs of New York, Requiem For a Dream, and More
Hellooo, loyal 3CR readers. Starting this month, I’ll be publishing “New on Netflix,” a regular column in which I highlight movies worth checking out from the large number of films […]
Third Coast Percussion Soars After Winning Grammy Award
Last year’s Ear Taxi Festival put Chicago’s vibrant contemporary art music scene on display, demonstrating a deep and talented community of local composers and performers. One of the brightest lights […]