Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/6 and Beyond
It’s the first full February Curated Weekend and it’s a doozy! So while we endure the remaining weeks of winter, let’s plan our weekend with some fun concerts, plays, literary […]
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Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with At-Home Viewing Now Available
Our coverage of Sundance Film Festival continues with more reviews of the festival’s official selections. Last Days One of the finest documentaries from 2023 was Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with an Inspiring Coming-of-Age Documentary and Rose Byrne as a Beleaguered Mother
Our coverage of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival continues with reviews of four films making their world premiere at the festival. Folktales Documentarians Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady are a […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 1/30 and Beyond
It’s a half and half Curated Weekend as we tackle the final couple of days of January and the first of February! So while we await the groundhog’s weather predictions […]
Dispatch: Puppet Theater Festival Closes With Stories From the Far North to South Africa, Crocheted Art and Music, Music, Music
The second and final week of the 7th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival concluded yesterday, after 12 days of international puppet theater productions at dozens of venues plus free neighborhood […]
Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Continues with an Astonishing True-Crime Documentary, a Surprisingly Tense Story of Grieving Twins and More
André Is an Idiot Marking the feature directing debut from Tony Benna, André Is an Idiot tells the creative, funny and sometimes wildly inappropriate true story of André Ricciardi, whom […]
Dispatch: 2025 Sundance Film Festival Opens in Park City, Kicks off a New Year in Independent Film
The Third Coast Review film team is on the ground at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, and will be bringing you periodic dispatches with reviews on the latest […]
Dispatch: First Week of Puppet Theater Festival Shines With Warm and Icy Stories from France, Israel, Scotland and the US
This is our first dispatch with brief reviews of some of the shows from the first week of the 7th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. From vampire dreams to dancing […]
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Dispatch: Chicago International Film Festival Recap—What We Saw and What to Watch For
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Dispatch: Chicago International Film Festival’s Second Weekend Features Notable Films, Fest Winners
Our coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival continues; remember to follow along for all the latest updates. Armand Although uneven and even head-scratching at times, the sheer weight and […]
Dispatch: End the Week with Stellar Films as Chicago International Film Festival Continues
Remember to follow our Chicago International Film Festival tag for all our latest news. Hard Truths One of the recent best from master filmmaker Mike Leigh (Naked, Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky), […]