Review: Animated, Direct-to-VOD Scoob! Is Somehow Too Much and Not Enough
If it’s possible for a film to be both too much and not enough, then that’s probably the best way to describe Scoob!, the latest studio feature film that was […]
Review: Alice Proves a Promising if Over-Polished Debut Feature Film
Writer/director Josephine Mackerras makes her feature film debut with Alice, the story of a woman who discovers her husband’s obsession with a high-end escort service only to be drawn into the […]
Review: Slight Fourteen Considers Friendship Over the Years
Something about Fourteen, a drama about the unique connection between close friends over time, feels downright retro. It’s not a period piece, but it’s as if it was made in another […]
Review: Up From the Streets is New Orleans’ Massive Music History in One Heartfelt Documentary
Subtitled New Orleans: The City of Music, Up From the Streets is a documentary from Michael Murphy (Make It Funky!) that attempts nothing short of giving a primer on the entire […]
Review: Castle in the Ground Explores Lives Intertwined in the Early Days of the Opioid Crisis
One of the many films slated for this year’s cancelled SXSW Film Festival (although the film had its official premiere at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival) was writer/director Joey Klein’s […]
Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 5/14 and Beyond
We’re mid way through the month and still have a few weeks left of phase 2 ahead of us. So let’s find something fun to do! Whether it’s picking up […]
The Complete (Chicago) Beer Course: Doppelbock
With taprooms closed and festivals cancelled, I’ve been looking for ways to still engage with Chicago’s craft beer scene. I’ve therefore decided to finally work my way through The Complete Beer […]
Review: Deep Rock Galactic is a Deep Dive into Co-Op Greatness
I’ve been playing Deep Rock Galactic for a while now. From the first moment I dropped through the crust of Hoxxes IV, I was in love. I’m usually a sucker […]
Virtual Travel, Virtual Theater: Irish Rep Streams Moving Production of Friel’s Molly Sweeney
When I’m in New York, I always make it a point to see the current production at Irish Repertory Theatre in the Chelsea neighborhood, one of the best off-Broadway […]
Review: Capone Chronicles the Final Messy Year of Chicago’s Most Infamous Gangster
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I used to have a day job that required me to travel to various locations around the world, and no matter where I […]
Playtime Radio: Fundraising for Red Noses and Theater Workers plus Mean Mary
Here’s this week’s podcast for Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall, our radio arts partner. Third Coast Review news and reviews are highlighted and our writers sometimes appear on the […]
Preview: Tidal Shock Wants you to Believe Everything’s Better Down Where it’s Wetter
Ever play Fortnite and thought it needed to feature underwater combat? Well, I didn’t, but Tidal Shock ends up answering that question anyways. And it turns out the answer is […]