Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: At Sundance Film Festival, Two Films Don’t Go Quite Far Enough in their Respective Subject Matters

Our reviews of Sundance Film Festival official selections continue; follow all of our coverage of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The American Society of Magical Negroes Full of compelling ideas […]

Third Coast Review Staff /
Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Mayor Pete Filmmaker Jesse Moss on Following Buttigieg’s Campaign, the Importance of Transparency, and Where the Candidate Goes Next

Mayor Pete

Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Mayor Pete is director Jesse Moss’s follow-up to his exceptional, award-winning documentary Boys State. In the tradition of campaign trail films like The War Room […]

Steve Prokopy /
Film, Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: First Screenings at Chicago International Film Festival Feature Ties to City, State Plus Sneak Previews

Harold Washington

The first full day of screenings at the Chicago International Film Festival features a number of impressive films ready to be discovered, including several with Chicago ties. From a thriller […]

Lisa Trifone /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Fascinating Boys State Makes Politicians of Teens in a Summer Camp for Future Leaders

There’s a moment not too long into Boys State, the Sundance Grand Jury award-winning documentary about the annual mock-government conference for Texas high schoolers run by the American Legion now streaming […]

Lisa Trifone /