Review: An Exuberant Night with Cory Wong and Friends
Last year at Sacred Rose, in the middle of thunderstorm cancellations and the hot sun beating down, I had the chance to see Cory Wong perform for the first time. […]
Review: Scream VI Brings the Horror Franchise to New York as Ghostface Terrorizes a New Generation
As much as I adore most of the films of the late master of horror Wes Craven, I fully admit to being less than enthused about the Scream movies beyond […]
Dispatch: Variety of Films, Emotions and Sexy Firefighters as Siskel’s EU Film Festival Continues
The Chicago European Union Film Festival screens throughout March at downtown’s Siskel Film Center. Third Coast Review staff bring you capsule reviews of select premieres and special screenings each week. […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 3/9 and Beyond
It’s the second weekend of March, with plenty of amazing concerts, markets, restaurant weeks, and shows of all kinds are happening all weekend long. While it feels like the pandemic […]
Interview: Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors on Creed III, Excavating the Past, and the Film’s Anime Inspirations
Sometimes you get advanced notice on an interview that gives you weeks to prepare and fine-tune your questions; sometimes, you get about 24 hours notice to see the movie, prep […]
Review: Through the Lens of Frank Styburski: Stunning Photos of Household Objects
Most of us don’t pay close attention to the visual details of everyday objects that we use in our home. Items such as scissors, spools of thread or clothes hangers […]
Review: Milwaukee Rep Stages World Premiere of Lloyd Suh’s The Heart Sellers
The state of Wisconsin is currently swept up in a slate of new plays, all part of a project called World Premiere Wisconsin. The project, with multiple sources of funding, […]
Review: Griffin Theatre’s Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle Presents a Charming May-December Romance With a Headscratching Title
Georgie and Alex aren’t exactly a matched pair. She’s American, a bit loud and aggressive; she swears a lot and doesn’t seem to be able to tell the truth about […]
Review: Prince Daddy Starts a Chemical Fire at Bottom Lounge
I’m going to start this review by being totally up front with all of you Prince Daddy & The Hyena fans out there with your pitchforks and knives at the […]
Review: A Social Media Novel Not for the Faint-hearted, , by David Scott Hay
If ever a trigger warning was needed, it’s the one for David Scott Hay’s new novel [NSFW], which cautions the reader that the novel includes “sex, drug use, witchcraft, profanity, […]
Review: Return to Seoul Is an Evocative, Moving Search for Identity, Family and Home
With so much content to consume on any given platform on any given day, releasing movies these days is more a labor of love than a business endeavor. Some of […]
Review: Latest Children of the Corn Adaptation Updates Stephen King’s Story but Loses All Its Bite
Admittedly, it’s been a few decades since I read the original Stephen King short story Children of the Corn, which was first adapted into a film in 1984 and spawned […]