Review: Sc-Fi Horror Masterpiece Soma is on Xbox One
Guest Author James Brod reviews the recently released Xbox One version of Soma by developer Frictional Games. Minor Spoilers Follow: Horror games are tricky to get right. For them to […]
Giuliani Endorses McCarthy for Mayor, Chicagoans Fight For Rent Control, Neighborhood Tries to Save ‘Healing Village’ – Third Coast Today 8-6-18
Rudy Giuliani Endorses Garry McCarthy for Mayor Former New York City Mayor and staunch Trump loyalist Rudy Giuliani endorsed former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy for mayor over the weekend […]
San Diego Brewery Ballast Point Comes to Chicago
Earlier this summer, California brewery Ballast Point opened a brew pub in the West Loop at 212 N Green St. It’s the brewery’s second venture outside of its home state; […]
Review: Happy Campers Are All Alike
Journalists love looking for America, and Dave Hoekstra—WGN radio host and author of The Camper Book: A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream—is as smitten as the rest. For the […]
Lake Shore Shutdown, Emanuel Lawsuit, Saving Woodlawn’s Healing Village – Third Coast Today 8/3/18
In this inaugural edition of the all new Third Coast Today on Friday, August 3, we take a look at the anti-violence march that shut down Lake Shore Drive, the […]
Review: Christopher Robin May Not Be Essential Viewing, But There’s a Heart To It
Unlike last year’s Goodbye Christopher Robin, which was an account of the circumstances that led to A.A. Milne creating the Winnie-the-Pooh character, this week’s Christopher Robin is a fictional story […]
Review: Generation Wealth Is Part Autobiography, Part Cautionary Tale
Over her 25-plus years as a filmmaker and photographer, Lauren Greenfield has returned to the themes of wealth culture, economic disparity, the life of children of wealthy families, eating disorders, […]
Preview: 24th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival
On Saturday, August 4, downtown’s Gene Siskel Film Center launches the 24th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, “a month-long celebration of the stories, dreams, history, and legacy of African Americans […]
Review: The Personal Becomes Art in Fashion Doc McQueen
It seems as if we’re getting a documentary related to the fashion world about once every other week these days. The truth is, I’m truly enjoying the immersion into a […]
Review: The Darkest Minds Falls Short as a Poor Man’s Mutant Story
The only thing missing from The Darkest Minds is a Stan Lee cameo and maybe a quickie Wolverine appearance. And I’m fairly certain that the only thing stopping the studio […]
Review: All the Pieces Fit in Moving, Well-Cast Puzzle
Based on the synopsis alone—a housewife discovers she has a talent for solving jigsaw puzzles and enters a competition—you’d be forgiven for thinking that Puzzle, directed by Marc Turtletaub, is a […]
Puppies and Kitties and Bunnies, Oh My! Help the Pet Pony Express and Clear Chicagoland Shelters
Local shelters have been in the news lately as they are in desperate need of animal fosters, due to overcrowding, economic uncertainty and because kitten season runs a long stretch […]