North Coast Music Festival 2018: Day 1 In Review
I’ve been making my way around the Chicago music festival circuit for a while now. And while our city has some truly notable fests, North Coast Music Festival has held […]
“Undecided” is a Big Contender in the Chicago Mayor’s Race, and That’s Good
At present, one current clear frontrunner in the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is “undecided.” Polls with varying candidates – some announced, some who’ve been mulling runs, and some theoretical/wishful thinking […]
Preview: The Music Box 70mm Film Festival Opens Friday
The Music Box Theatre loves to find reasons to play films in 70mm. In the last year, the venue has done one-off screenings of both Streets of Fire and Howard the […]
Review: Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out Offers Well-Reported Story of Goose Island’s Rise and Sale
Until very recently, I rode the Green Line to work every day. Occasionally, I would notice the billboards at a stop on the West Side were experiencing an advertising blitz, […]
Obama Speaks at UIUC, Preckwinkle Mulls Mayoral Run, Hotel Workers Strike – Third Coast Today 09-07-18
Obama Makes Midterm Election Speech at the University of Illinois Former President Barack Obama delivered a scathing speech on the state of the nation at the University of Illinois Urbana […]
Rahm Emanuel’s Departure is a Golden Opportunity for Chicagoans Fighting for Change
Soon enough, Rahm Emanuel will no longer be mayor of Chicago. Emanuel, who’s occupied the fifth floor of City Hall since 2011, made that bombshell announcement on Tuesday, saying he […]
Review: The Apparition, an Engaging Portrait of Two Lost Souls
The fascinating and impressive latest work from writer/director Xavier Giannoli (Marguerite) is all about faith and what it takes to shake it from our core. In The Apparition, faith isn’t […]
Review: What Keeps You Alive, Horror as Domestic Drama
One of the highlights from this year’s Cinepocalypse Horror Film Festival was writer/director Colin Minihan’s (What Keeps You Alive, Grave Encounters) latest What Keeps You Alive, the story of a […]
Interview: Elijah Noll on His Latest Music Video and His History with Chicago
If Elijah Noll could pick any superpower, it would be teleportation. “I’d love to be in as many places as once. I could have so many more experiences. That’s all […]
Review: The Nun, Cheap Scares, Shocking Moments, Missed Opportunity
As we learned in 2016’s The Conjuring 2, Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) has been haunted by what she later discovers is a demon named Valak, who takes the shape of […]
Heartland Cafe Up For Sale, Van Dyke Trial Begins, CTU Votes In New Pres, VP – Third Coast Today 09-06-18
Van Dyke Trial Begins with Jury Selection A judge increased former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke’s bail by $2,000 Thursday, one day after jury selection process for his first […]
What to Watch on the Small Screen: September 2018
Summer will officially be over in just a couple weeks. If that has you feeling down, however, watching a movie is the perfect way to keep yourself distracted. Here are […]