Preview: Battle Bands Is a Unique Co-Op Card Battler
I love co-op games, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten the chance to play a co-op card battler. That’s a bit of a surprise, because the roguelike deckbuilding/card battling […]
Review: Not Just Another Cube-Based Puzzle, The Last Cube Is Pretty to Look at and Frequently Brilliant
It’s rare for a puzzle game to be so compelling, but it was hard for me to put down The Last Cube from the moment I first picked it up. […]
Lollapalooza 2022 Will Close Out July at Grant Park with Metallica, Dua Lipa, J.Cole & Green Day
Ah Lollapalooza. After last year’s return and everything seemingly coming back into full swing this year, the Lollapalooza lineup announcement leading right into tickets being on sale felt imminent. Such […]
Review: In the Goodman’s Good Night, Oscar, No One Rests Easy
It’s 1958, and host Jack Paar has brought his Tonight Show to Los Angeles at the behest of NBC President Bob Sarnoff to conduct a simple test: can a live […]
Review: Chicago Beer: A History of Brewing, Public Drinking and the Corner Bar by June Sawyers
Since its early days, Chicago has had a deep connection to drinking. As author June Skinner Sawyers (a regular contributor to Third Coast Review) shares, “Drinking in the Windy City […]
Review: Monster Energy Supercross—The Official Videogame 5 Suffers From Series Stagnation, Regression
Another year, another (takes deep breath) Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5. This yearly release has already dropped, and while I’ve been struggling to get my thoughts together […]
Review: Just Add Water, The Fountain, by David Scott Hay
The Fountain By David Scott Hay Whiskey Tit Jasper P. Duckworth is a critic in an alternate universe Chicago for Chicago Shoulders, a New City-like (or, if you will, Third […]
Review: Master Is a First-Time Filmmaker’s (Mostly) Successful Attempt to Navigate Both Social Commentary and Contemporary Horror
First-time filmmaker Mariama Diallo combines social commentary and surrealist horror in Master, a film that earns most of its goodwill through yet another riveting performance from Regina Hall. She is Gail […]
Review: As a Movie You’ll Love to Hate, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Deliver in Deep Water
This one is bonkers. Top to bottom bonkers. More importantly, the return to movie-making by director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks, Jacob’s Ladder), Deep Water) finds ways to […]
Review: Starring Oscar-Winner Mark Rylance, The Outfit Is a Tightly Wound, Delightfully Intriguing Thriller
Pulling together a pair of Oscar winners—actor Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) and writer Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)—The Outfit is a tightly wound, delightfully intriguing thriller that also happens […]
Review: Ti West Delivers Scares, Sex and Suspense with a Strong Ensemble Cast in X
I have a tendency to counter anyone’s argument that they didn’t like a film because it didn’t meet their expectation of what the film would be or didn’t turn out […]
FMV and Star Power Can’t Save Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
I am an admitted fan of full motion video in gaming. There’s something about breaking that fourth wall of platforming and pixel art with real people that’s always been awe […]