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Review: Pixar Does It Again with Toy Story 5, Bringing the Franchise into the Digital Age

by Steve Prokopy
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Review: Homophobia Takes the Shape of an Invisible and Deadly Entity in Chilling Leviticus

by Alejandro Riera
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Review: Giancarlo Guerrero, Oliver Herbert, and the Grant Park Festival Orchestra Overcome the Stormy Weather

by Louis Harris
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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: Blues Titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Lean In and Deliver the Unforgettable

You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during […]

  • Mitchell Oldham
  • June 19, 2025
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/19 and Beyond

    Well, it’s finally hot. We’re stepping into a heatwave this weekend and there are tons of fantastic events for you to enjoy! There are so many movies, concerts, festivals and […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • June 19, 2025
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Bites: What Author Allison Buccola Eats in a Day

    Written by Elizabeth Deneff. With her debut novel a few years behind her, author of Catch Her When She Falls Allison Buccola, has her second book out on the shelves. […]

  • Elizabeth Deneff
  • June 19, 2025
  • Timothy Edward Kane in AN ILIAD. Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Court Theatre Brings Back Triumphant Production of An Iliad

    It’s the top of the show. The Poet (Timothy Edward Kane) enters and the lights start to dim—but only just. With the house still lit, the Poet begins to introduce […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • June 17, 2025
    • Children's books , Comics and Graphic Novels , Interviews , Lit , Live lit events

    Book Smarts: 57th Street Books: Stairs, Lore, and a Third Space

    Book Smarts is a semi-regular feature in which Third Coast Review writers share their favorite Chicago-area bookstores. This month, Holly Smith explores Hyde Park’s 57th Street Books. Down the Stairs […]

  • Holly Smith
  • June 17, 2025
    • Beer and wine , Cafes and restaurants , Food

    Interview: Lindsey Anderson-Perez on Current Affairs with Wine at Uvae Kitchen and Wine Bar

    Lindsey Anderson-Perez opened Uvae Kitchen and Wine Bar in 2019; the space has expanded to include a Fromagerie and Tasting Room, but the focus has remained steady on providing a […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • June 17, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Steppenwolf’s You Will Get Sick Is a Comic and Poignant Portrayal of Life and How People Endure

    Playwright Noah Diaz wrote You Will Get Sick in 2018, but its first production was delayed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ironically, the wisdom or conspiracy was that […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 16, 2025
    • Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: His Mind Constantly on the Go, Lincoln the Citizen, by Henry C. Whitney, edited by Michael Burlingame

    Abraham Lincoln’s friend and courtroom colleague Henry Clay Whitney remembered him as a man with an agile and restless mind, as “a versatile genius, whether as a man or boy. […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • June 16, 2025
    • Broadway , Music , Review , Stages

    Review: Liz Callaway’s To Steve With Love Celebrates Sondheim at the Studebaker Theater

    Liz Callaway came home last night to deliver a love letter. Not a private note, but a public tribute on the Studebaker Theater stage, where she sang the works of […]

  • Doug Mose
  • June 15, 2025
    • Dance , Review , Stages , Talk show

    Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Is a Gorgeous and Trippy Journey by Joffrey Ballet

    The Joffrey Ballet is known for its full-scale productions, which are cinematic in their staging. Atonement combined film noir with period piece drama. Studies in Blue was filled with dreamy […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 14, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV

    Review: Prime Minister Chronicles Jacinda Ardern’s Time as New Zealand’s Prime Minister, from Motherhood to Pandemic and More

    If you’re willing to trek to Skokie this weekend, it would be worth it to see Prime Minister, one of the best documentaries of the year and a much-needed salvo […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • June 13, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Star as Mother and Daughter in Echo Valley, A Taut, Character-Driven Drama

    Firmly in the realm of B-movies, director Michael Pearce’s (Beast, Encounter) Echo Valley is certainly elevated by the work of terrific and compelling actors, who consistently pick up the slack […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 13, 2025
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