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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
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 […]
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 […]
Review: Suzi Q Is the Little Known, Fascinating Story of ’70s Rocker Suzi Quatro
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 […]
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 […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Friday Panel Catchup
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 […]