Our Most-Read Posts of 2024
This year, we’ve shared nearly 900 articles on Third Coast Review, from reviews of the latest films, theater and concerts to critical essays, advice columns and our reliable weekly feature to help […]
Review: Graeter’s Ice Cream Has Something for the Naughty and Nice
Graeters may be a midwest company that began in Ohio, but the French pot style ice cream has allowed them to spread across the midwest and beyond. With a focus […]
Review: See a Double-Barreled Wonder in Wrightwood 659’s Current Exhibits
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Social consciousnesss is at the core of Wrightwood 659’s approach to the art it chooses to display. Since its debut in 2018, the private non-commercial gallery has […]
Interview: Documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer on His Jump to Narratives with Apocalyptic Musical The End, Lyrics versus Poetry and Casting for Vulnerability
The End marks the narrative film directing debut from Oscar-nominated documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, whose one-two punch was 2012’s The Act of Killing and 2014’s The Look of Silence. The former […]
Review: Genres and Cultures Meld as Taiko, Jazz, and Shubukai Dance Fusion Perform on MCA Stage
Cultures and music genres blended into a refreshing evening as Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIAM) and Tsukasa Taiko presented Reduction 10 and Taiko Legacy 21 at the Edlis Neeson Theater […]
Get Ready for a Very Dandy Holiday at The Dandy Crown
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and […]
Essay: Contributor Karin McKie Makes the Case for Arts Coverage and Third Coast Review, Now More Than Ever
Who would have thought that existing writing, like The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and Brave New World, would become users’ manuals to understand this current American dystopia? History is carried via culture creators, and […]
Review: In Blank Theatre’s A Bright Room Called Day, Artists Face Exile as Danger Looms in Nazi-Era Berlin
It’s only December 13 and I’ve had enough holiday hilarity and jolly-holly spirit. For a little bah humbug, let’s talk about the rise of fascism in 1932 Germany. Fortunately Blank […]
Review: At 78, Filmmaker Paul Schrader Confronts the Past, the Truth and More in Compelling and Complicated Oh, Canada
At the age of 78, writer/director Paul Schrader is on a bit of a run with films like First Reformed, The Card Counter, Master Gardener, and now Oh, Canada (based […]
Review: Lord of the Rings Gets the Anime Treatment in The War of Rohirrim, with Plenty for Die-Hards to Appreciate
Beyond having read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I don’t know much about the stories of what came before or after J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous works. […]
Review: The Spider-Verse Slogs On with Another Villain Story in the Mostly Backstory Actioner Kraven the Hunter
If the rumors are true (and maybe they aren’t even rumors at this point) and Sony is truly done making these nonsense, periphery Spider-Man-universe films (minus actual appearances from Spider-Man), […]
Review: Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid Concert Is a Treat for the Soul
The forceful cheeriness of the holiday season is now upon us but it is not for everyone. Not all Christmas songs are about comfort and joy. Singer, songwriter, violinist, sometime […]