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Review: The Mammals We Share Our State With, Field Guide to Illinois Mammals, by Joyce E. Hofmann

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Review: Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells Center the Bittersweet Yet Charming Grief Dramedy Miss You, Love You

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Dispatch: Chicago Film Fest’s First Saturday Features Some of the Year’s Best Arthouse Cinema

Saturday, October 18, at the Chicago International Film Festival is a busy day filled with some of the best arthouse cinema of the year; here are the highlights our film […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 17, 2025
    • Art & Museums , Gallery , Installation , Mixed media , Painting & sculpture , Review

    Review: Wrightwood 659 Displays Three Diverse Exhibits That Play With Space and How We Exist in Space

    Three new exhibits at Wrightwood 659 explore a variety of approaches to space and spatial impressions. Scott Burton: Shape Shifts may at first appear to be an exhibit of furniture […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 16, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Dispatch: 61st Chicago Film Fest’s First Weekend Kicks Off by Earning Its International Moniker

    The Chicago International Film Festival begins its first weekend of screenings on Friday, October 17; here are the highlights our film critics recommend. Follow along for all our latest coverage […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 16, 2025
    • Front page

    Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/16 and Beyond

    We’re right smack dab in the middle of the scariest month of the year and there are so many amazing events going on! Whether you’re looking for a fun concert, […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • October 16, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: First Full Day of Screenings at Chicago International Film Festival Offers New Yorgos Lanthimos and More

    The Chicago International Film Festival begins its first full day of screenings on Thursday, October 16; here are the highlights our film critics recommend. Follow along for all our latest […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 15, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Goodman Theatre’s Revolution(s) Gets Activist Fuel and Spirit From Its Playwright and Its Musical Creator

    Something unusual happened Monday night as we entered Goodman’s Owen Theatre. We were offered ear plugs. And I thought to myself, yes, this is going to be good—and loud. The […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 15, 2025
    • Comedy , Interviews , Stages

    Interview: Tom Arnold—From the Killing Floor to Killing It at the Comedy Vault

    Tom Arnold knows what you’re thinking—or rather, who you’re thinking—when you hear that his latest comedy tour is titled My Crazy X-Wife. But, he says, Roseanne Barr is “not even […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • October 15, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Music of the Baroque Gives an Interesting But Incomplete Performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos

    With Nicholas Kraemer directing from the harpsichord, Music of the Baroque gave an interesting if incomplete performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at Harris Theater on Monday night. It […]

  • Louis Harris
  • October 14, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Interview

    Interview: Cinema/Chicago Artistic Director Mimi Plauché on the 61st Film Fest, Hidden Gems and Unexpected Themes in a Diverse Program

    When we spoke with Cinema/Chicago Artistic Director Mimi Plauché a year ago, she was on the verge of launching the landmark 60th Chicago International Film Festival at various venues across […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 14, 2025
    • Film & TV , Television

    Preview: Fans of Long-Running Reality Series Survivor Make an Alliance with Local Watch Parties, Show Legends

    Most Survivor episodes conclude with host Jeff Probst snuffing an unfortunate contestant’s torch after they’ve been voted out of the game. Though some contestants offer the remaining contenders a quick […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • October 14, 2025
    • Chicago history , Children's books , Fiction , Lit , Suburbs and exurbs

    Review: Just Imagine: Leaf Town Forever, by Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney, Illustrated by Betsy Bowen

    The 8-year-old inside me perked up early in my reading of Leaf Town Forever when two friends are hired by Lucinda at the Treasure Shop to search for treasures, such […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • October 14, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Preview: 61st Chicago International Film Festival Offers a Breadth of Films and Events, an Embarrassment of Riches for Every Film Fan

    Heading into its 61st year, the Chicago International Film Festival shows no signs of slowing down. From October 15 through 26, the festival will pop up at venues across the […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 13, 2025
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