Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Ep8) — Characters’ Realizations Come Too Late in Flawed, Powerful Finale

Editor’s Note: this article contains major episode spoilers. “He who seeks revenge digs two graves, Barry.” -Gene Cousineau I wish I could tell you that the ending of Barry is […]

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Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Ep7) — The Series’ Penultimate Half Hour Provides One More Comedic Episode

It was only when I finished “a nice meal” that I realized how relentlessly dark the past few episodes of Barry have been. You’d think it’d be during the period […]

Sam Layton /
Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Ep6) — A Dark Episode Digs for the Root of Barry’s Choices

Perhaps the biggest mystery Barry has to offer is why Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) makes the choices he does. He’s always under the spell of something, and he always seems […]

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Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Ep5) — Barry Moves to God’s Land in a Quiet, Creepy Episode

Since Barry began, Barry’s (Bill Hader) primary goal has been to start over. At first, this meant finding new purpose in Gene Cousineau’s (Henry Winkler) acting class, then it meant […]

Sam Layton /
Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Ep3) — Expectations are Flipped in a Tense, Explosive Episode

A recurring idea throughout Barry is that life tends to imitate art, especially in the first two seasons, where the stories…

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Film & TV, Review, Television

Recap: Barry (S4, Eps 1 &2) — As the Dark Final Season Begins, No One’s Learned the Right Lessons

This article is written by Sam Layton. When you watch a television drama that hinges on one very important main character, you expect to watch that character evolve. Even if […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Stacked Cast Elevates Family Squares Above Its Zoom-Filmed Family Meetings

Another example of pure pandemic cinema is this week’s release of Family Squares, a lightweight but often quite funny work from director and co-writer (with Brad Morris) Stephanie Laing (Irreplaceable […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Suzi Q Is the Little Known, Fascinating Story of ’70s Rocker Suzi Quatro

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I’ve said this before, but I love music documentaries. Before it was unceremoniously canceled this year, I used to go to the SXSW Film Festival and relish in the abundance […]

Steve Prokopy /
Beyond, Event, Suburbs and exurbs

Review: Wizard World 2019 Featured Fantastic Moments with a Few Disappointments

We’re just coming off an incredibly jam-packed August here at Third Coast Review–full of music festivals, summer vacations abroad, indie games events, and more recently, the behemoth of pop culture […]

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Beyond, Event, Suburbs and exurbs

Wizard World Chicago 2019 Friday Panel Catchup

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Wizard World’s programming schedule kicked into high gear Friday, with its full schedule allowing for more panels and the weekend allowing for the arrival of more of this year’s big […]

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