Lisa Trifone is Managing Editor and a Film Critic at Third Coast Review. A Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, she is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. Find more of Lisa's work at SomebodysMiracle.com
Every year, fifteen films with runtimes under 40 minutes are handpicked by the Academy for one of three Oscars: Live Action short film, Animated short film and Documentary short film. […]
Th news is…a lot right now. Sometimes the easiest, healthiest decision is to just look away. To look inward, to make our circle smaller and focus on what’s right in […]
Pedro Almodóvar. Tilda Swinton. Julianne Moore. Three names, three reasons to see a film—zero additional context needed. But if you insist… Best known for his work in Spanish (2019’s Pain […]
Best known for her role in the 1990s television drama Baywatch (and plenty of tabloid headlines of the time, as well), Pamela Anderson is having a resurgence of sorts. That’s […]
I had considered a few ways to start this review, but after consulting the details for the first national tour of Shucked, an eight-time Tony-nominated musical comedy (for which Alex […]
2024 has been a good year for women on screen. Plenty of meaty, fully realized roles found their way to cinemas in the last 12 months, from Demi Moore in […]
Now through December 22, one small corner of the Den Theatre, that bustling venue in Wicker Park, is home to Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again, a cumbersome […]
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 […]
My entire life, I’ve been indifferent on having children. As a person with a uterus, I of course grew up understanding that time is of the essence and with the […]
The season of giving is upon us, and in the spirit of supporting local while recognizing our role as the arbiter of arts and culture in your life, we figured […]
Filmmaker Pablo Larraín has always had a pull towards the darker side of human nature. He’s also always been fascinated with individual lived experiences and, in particular, where the two […]
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 […]