I’m sure plenty of regular readers will be spending the weekend in a food-induced laze, basking in the Thanksgiving meal they enjoyed. Some of you will join the masses flocking […]

There’s an almost impossibly thin line separating the kind of vulgar behavior that can find its way to being charming, and stays at just plain vulgar. I’m still not sure […]

Warren Beatty, the writer, director, producer and star of Rules Don’t Apply, has stated that the film is not about Howard Hughes (Beatty), which is mostly true. That being said, […]

Done in a decidedly less flashy style than many of director Robert Zemeckis’ previous works (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Walk), his World War II-set Allied successfully manages […]

The latest animated musical from the folks at Walt Disney Animation Studios (Tangled, Frozen) has a great deal going for it. It’s animation style is warm, inviting and features a […]

Welcome back to Third Coast Rewind where we are continuing to share selected readings from the Kill Your Darlings series. Chicago’s live lit series Kill Your Darlings was originally performed […]

Cinderella at the Theater of Potatoes, the Hypocrites‘ latest production, offers a re-imagined version of Pauline Viardot-Garcia’s chamber operetta Cendrillon, based on the familiar story of Cinderella. Performed through the […]

(Author’s note: We published this review almost six years ago and we think it’s interesting to read today, as Prince Charles ascends to the throne as King Charles III, upon […]

The last day of the Chicago Humanities Festival ended at the Music Box Theatre with a discussion between the “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah and the editor of his memoir, Chris Jackson. […]

It’s been another solid week of film here in Chicago. The new Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out. We found it to be thrilling […]

After his impressive directing debut A Single Man in 2009, fashion designer Tom Ford’s long awaited return as writer-director, Nocturnal Animals, shows that Ford is not afraid of a complicated, […]

If I ever have the pleasure of meeting or speaking with writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig, I’m going to thank her from the bottom of my heart for reminding me of […]