GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2019 Thursday Cosplay
Maybe there aren’t huge crowds on Thursday nights when Wizard World kicks off at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont each year, but the ones who come […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Thursday Panel Catchup
Thursday may be the light day as far as the four day nerdfest that is Wizard World Chicago is concerned, but it doesn’t mean that the shorter, 4 hour evening […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/22 – 8/25
Comics, concerts, markets, and beer parties are filling up this weekend! Head out there and discover some great events at some equally great venues throughout the city! Let’s get on […]
Review: Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here—Compliments of Chicagohoodz
Compliments of Chicagohoodz: Chicago Street Gang Art and Culture James “Jinx” O’Connor & Damen “Mr. C” Corrado Feral House Al Capone’s Chicago Outfit gets most of the attention, but the […]
Review: The Blackout Club Features Some Unique Ideas, but Struggles to Find the Fun
I love cooperative games. They’re probably some of my favorite games to play. The feeling of getting a team of your friends together to face overwhelming odds and possibly come […]
Review: Murderous Comedy Ready or Not Makes Bloody Work of Family Games
So much of what makes the new horror comedy Ready or Not so effective is that it doesn’t feel like it takes place in the real world, even when blood […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Summertime Dinner Spotlights Grilled Shrimp
By Clay Purdy This combination never fails to please on a warm summer evening. And we’ve sure had many of those. It includes one of my favorites from Marcella […]
Preview: Wizard World Chicago Hits Rosemont Thursday–Here’s What’s to See and Do
Wizard World Chicago is already upon us! Just a few short days after Bit Bash, Chicago’s amazing alternative games festival, the four day behemoth of pop culture is set to […]
Bit Bash at MSI Blew Our Minds
What a weekend! Bit Bash made its triumphant return this weekend at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). It was truly amazing to see Bit Bash in and around […]
Playtime Radio: We Talk With Artists, Musicians, Writers + Play Music by Bloody Tambourine
Third Coast Review is collaborating with Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall. We appear on their Sunday afternoon arts radio show once or twice a month. They’re on WCGO, […]
Music Box Theatre Celebrates 90 Years of Cinema With One Week Not to Miss
In a time when all the content anyone could ever desire is quite literally at our fingertips, a movie theater celebrating 90 years in business is a wonder. When that […]
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front Vividly Recreates the Horrors and Miseries of War
The story and imagery of All Quiet on the Western Front are very familiar to me. I’ve seen the 1930 film several times and read the Erich Maria Remarque novel from […]