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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: The Poetics of Remembrance—Warm Numb, Jagged Spiral, Hey Teddy, by Thomas Holton

I’m thinking about the times I’ve seen Thomas Holton perform his poetry. I’ve been lucky enough to see him a handful of times on various open mic and literary stages […]

  • Tori Rego
  • April 8, 2026
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    Local Flavor: In Conversation with Kevin Fair of I Play Games! at C2E2 2026

    Our team has hit the floors at McCormick Place for C2E2 in March, April, May and December for over a decade now, bringing you a brand new choose your own […]

  • Alex Orona
  • April 8, 2026
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    Preview: Sound & Gravity Returns for Another Year of Amazing Music

    This summer’s music festival lineups are shaping up to be pretty fantastic and we can add one more to the list. Back in February Sound & Gravity announced the second […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 7, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Eos Theatre Stages The Trojan Women, a Powerful Play About How Women Suffer in Wartime

    The Trojan Women is a play about yesterday that speaks to today. It’s a powerful story about how women suffer in wartime, a commentary on the costs of war and […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • April 6, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Njioma Grevious, Scott Speck, and the Chicago Philharmonic Perform with “Wow” Moments at the Studebaker Theater

    With careful direction by Scott Speck and virtuosic playing from violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, the Chicago Philharmonic blew away the audience with Camille Saint-Saëns’ violin concerto No. 3 in B-minor. […]

  • Louis Harris
  • April 3, 2026
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs

    Chicago’s Own C2E2 2026 and the Adventures Our Team Chose For It

    I’m trying to think of how to say this where the kids of all ages will understand: When Third Coast Review’s Chicago Convention Team Goes to C2E2, We Eat.  At […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • April 3, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 6: Blood Moon Rising

    It’s never a good sign when Jeff Probst promotes a Survivor episode with the threat of an unprecedented, game-altering twist. The core game of Survivor is so inherently compelling that […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • April 3, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Now Streaming on Hulu, Pizza Movie Is a Drug-Infused Trip Where a Simple Delivery Becomes an Epic Journey

    This is a good month for filmmakers Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. Later this month sees the release of the terrific dark horror/comedy/love story Over Your Dead Body (an English-language […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 3, 2026
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    Review: An Exciting Sunday Funday with a Thai Seafood Collab at Lowcountry

    One of the best ways to get me out of my apartment on a chilly, windy Sunday is with the promise of a great meal. Paired with an intriguing atmosphere, […]

  • Elizabeth Deneff
  • April 3, 2026
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/2 and Beyond

    It’s a brand new month so let’s celebrate with tons of wonderful events ready to show you what Chicago has to offer! Whether you’re looking for a theater performance, a […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 2, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Based on the Video Game Franchise, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is for SuperFans, but Few Others

    If you like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie or its 2023 predecessor (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the second-biggest film of that year, situated squarely between Barbie and Oppenheimer), then […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 2, 2026
    • Children's books , Events , Lit , Live lit events

    Chicago Is Lit: April Literary Events in and Around Chicago and the Midwest

    Here are a handful of literary events happening this month in Chicago and beyond. No fooling. Reading to Support the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights April 3, 2026, […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • April 1, 2026
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