Interview: Madeline Blair and Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine
Even before its release, Sabr Tooth Tiger Magazine is something of a success. Rarely does a new arts and literary journal receive more than 300 submissions for its first call. […]
Review: Meso-American (and More) Foodie Feast at the Reborn Michelin Star Atelier Restaurant
Across the street from the massive Lincoln Square construction site on the Western Brown Line stop (check out the piece of the Berlin Wall inside), and behind an unassuming storefront […]
Review: Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig Return for Wake Up Dead Man, a Knives Out Mystery Challenging Faith and Shifting the Genre
Although I enjoyed this third installment of the Benoit Blanc/Knives Out mysteries most of all, it’s also the one where Blanc (Daniel Craig) doesn’t show up until about 45 minutes […]
Review: In Hamnet, Oscar-Winner Chloe Zhao Channels Grief, Family and Shakespeare for One of the Year’s Best
The cinema has been feeding us a steady diet of sad mothers in recent weeks. When I saw Rose Byrne tear up the screen in If I Had Legs I’d […]
Interview: Screenwriter Pat Cunnane and Producer Trevor White on Creating Worlds in Eternity and Reviving the RomCom
Now in theaters, Eternity tells the story of an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity—and the options are infinite and sometimes hilarious. When the […]
Review: Zootopia 2 Brings Fresh Ideas and Familiar Animals to a Crime Caper With Multiple Moving Parts
I had to recheck my notes to fully grasp that it’s been almost 10 years since the original, wildly successful Zootopia hit theaters. But now, two of its original directors […]
Interview: Japanese Filmmaker Hikari on the Real Companies Renting Friends, Mourners and More That Inspired New Film Rental Family
In her new film, Rental Family, the filmmaker known as Hikari traces the isolated life of American actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser, in his first lead role since his Best Leading […]
Review: A More Dickensian Approach to A Christmas Carol for the Goodman Theatre’s Centennial
Several versions of A Christmas Carol are familiar on television, in the movies, and, specifically, live at the Goodman Theatre. It’s a start to the holiday season in Chicago, usually coinciding […]
Dialogs: Samin Nosrat Delivers a Call to Culinary Community Building in Chicago Humanities Event
When I opened chef Samin Nosrat‘s newest book, Good Things, it was clear that the cultural phenom born with her first project, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, was here to stay. […]
Review: Quirky Characters Spotlight the Fun in Much Ado About Nothing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
She hates him. He loatheItss her. “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Wait, that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but in any case, it’s a Shakespearean theme […]
Review: Make Room for Boswell, a Lively History Tale on Stage in Milwaukee
While many Third Coast Review readers may be absorbing the latest Ken Burns’ TV documentary about the American Revolution, I imagine that few are thinking about events happening on the […]
Preview: Tchaikovsky and Ellington Duke It Out in a Family Friendly Nutcracker at the Music Institute of Chicago
The 2025 holiday season is upon us, and there are delightful entertainments for everyone. Duke It Out is a face-off between Duke Ellington and Pyotr Tchaikovsky of The Nutcracker Suite. […]