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Interview: Normal Action Star Bob Odenkirk and Screenwriter Derek Kolstad on Being Underestimated, Staging Great Kills and Chicago Ties

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Review: Melancholy Never Sounded So Good than with the Antlers and TOTH

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Review: French Filmmaker François Ozon Adapts Albert Camus’ The Stranger with Haunting, Art-Filled Visuals

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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
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    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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    • Cafes and restaurants , Event , Food , Review

    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
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    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
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: The Ally at Theater Wit Relies Too Much on Volume, Rather Than Drama

    The Ally, a play now on stage at Theater Wit, is a diatribe more than a drama. The script by Itamar Moses (book for The Band’s Visit) puts a university […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • March 31, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Amy Wurtz Celebrates Women’s History Month with Daily Livestream Performances and a Closing Recital

    For the fourth year running, pianist/composer Amy Wurtz has celebrated Women’s History Month with livestream performances of music by women composers in each of the 31 days of March. While […]

  • Louis Harris
  • March 31, 2026
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Mournful with a Sweet Melancholy—Colin Meloy at Thalia Hall

    He ambles onto the stage to the roar of the crowd. Within minutes—no, sooner—they are eating out of his hands. On a cold Saturday night in Pilsen, Colin Meloy, lead […]

  • June Sawyers
  • March 31, 2026
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