I have no doubt that being a successful, touring pop star can be extremely stressful. So when Charli xcx’s album brat ended up being a massive hit (her biggest commercial […]
Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival…. Next year, it will be Boulder. Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie One of the strongest docs at Sundance […]
It’s no secret that Chicago has some of the best food in the world, but it is also home to some of the best bars, cocktail lounges, speakeasies, and more. […]
Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival…. Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! If Sundance Film Festival is about discoveries, a film like Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Surely fits […]
It’s a whole new month with tons of exciting events ready to fill up your weekend! We’re at the final weekend of Chicago Restaurant Week, first weekend of the Chicago […]
Third Coast Review writer Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch is stepping away from writing the Chicago Is Lit column, though she will continue to contribute to TCR. In the meantime, Lit editor […]
We are, seemingly, in the middle of a climbing game renaissance. Following the meditative flow of Jusant in 2023 and the high-stakes co-op of 2025’s Peak, Cairn arrives to offer yet another […]
It’s evening, and Sandra (Monique Marshaun) is alone in her office. She pulls out a bottle of wine and is set to unwind until co-worker and assistant professor Jade (Toccara […]
The Enormous Crocodile by the Roald Dahl Story Company is adapted from Dahl’s 1978 book about a greedy crocodile that wants to eat children. This gigantic creature is rumbling through the […]
Where Is My Sister, written by Shannon Gibney and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee, is a heartbreakingly real way to approach the loss of a sibling. Infant death is an […]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a classical music genius from the 16th century. He was also something of a rock star in the 20th century. Mozart was one of the few […]
Let’s look past the current state of freezing temps and icy roads to a warmer, more inviting season where festivals rule the weekends. It’s never too early to start planning […]
