Review: Dark Family Dynamics Drive a Thrilling, Tense Custody
In 2013, writer/director Xavier Legrand made a short film called Just Before Losing Everything, about a woman attempting to extract herself and two children from what she felt was a […]
Review: Uninspired and Disappointing, The Happytime Murders Totally Misses the Mark
Just before the closing credits on director Brian Henson’s (son of the late Jim Henson, the Muppets creator) latest film The Happytime Murders begin to roll, a compilation of footage […]
Review: Hypergun Wants You to Build the Perfect Gun but Fails to Provide Satisfying Gunplay
Hypergun is a stylish, procedurally generated first person shooter with a futuristic neon aesthetic and rogue-lite elements. You must fight aliens in an increasingly difficult simulation with the goal of […]
Review: Amen Dunes Casts a Spell at Lincoln Hall
“It feels like we’re all waiting to go into a haunted house,” observed a fellow concert goer. Brooding synths echoed in a darkened Lincoln Hall as we waited for Amen […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/23 – 8/26
While some are counting down the summer days as Labor Day weekend approaches, we’re trying to make the best of the last days of summer. You still have more than […]
Review: G-Eazy Lights Up Northerly Island
This summer’s coming to a screeching halt students are returning back to school, street festivals are starting to fade away, and baseball is no longer the only sport to watch on TV. The […]
Critics Blast Rauner For Veto, Pritzker Leads In New Poll – Third Coast Today 08-22-18
Governor Rauner Criticized for HB4469 Veto Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is taking heat for an amendatory veto of a bill that would’ve expanded voter education and access in Illinois jails. […]
Giveaway: Advanced Screening of Armed, from Mario Van Peebles
One of the strongest and most consistently working black filmmakers for nearly 30 years has been Mario Van Peebles. His feature-film debut was 1991’s vital crime drama New Jack City, […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? The One-Egg Greek Omelet
By George J. Tanber Ah, the omelet. A favorite breakfast dish often poorly constructed. And, when dining out, it’s often worse. We’ve all ordered the Greek, the all meat, the […]
Album Review: Ohmme Brings Harmony and Noise Together on Parts
When Ohmme, the duo of Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, announced the release of Parts on Joyful Noise Recordings, it was impossible not to be excited. The pair have been […]
Nightmares and Nightcaps at Black Button Eyes: Short Stories Become Funny, Spooky Theatrics
I read a lot of short stories, of varied styles and themes. I like the stories of George Saunders, Shirley Jackson, Philip K. Dick and Hilary Mantel, among others. But […]
Review: vridniX is an Unusual, Difficult, Delightful Game
vridniX is a strange game. It has so many elements that will be familiar to anyone who has played a platformer before: tricky enemies and platforming, and some extra abilities […]