Review: Soccer Mommy & Liz Phair Connected with an Enthralled Empty Bottle Crowd
[soliloquy id=”30722″] As I walked into the iconic venue that is Empty Bottle, I couldn’t help but marvel at the show I was about to attend. One of the […]
Gilded Age White People Problems: Henry Blake Fuller’s The Cliff-Dwellers: Book Review
Whatever happened to melodrama? A hero, a villain, a damsel in distress—a histrionic trinity entangled over late rent payments, potentially besmirched honor, and the inevitable train track bondage scene. Well, […]
Review: Jurassic World: Evolution–Parks and Rex Creation
Editor’s Note: We’re giving away a copy of Jurassic Evolution for Steam. Find out more by clicking here. The Jurassic Park franchise has had a lot of video games dedicated […]
Review: Pixar Returns to Pure Entertainment with Incredibles 2
Something has changed in the world since writer/director Brad Bird’s The Incredibles hit theaters in 2004—movie theaters have been taken over by superheroes with an alarming regularity. In the last […]
Stage Shorts–Plays From Haven, Organic and Broken Nose
Stage Shorts is our new column for Third Coast Review. It’s our way of covering more of Chicago’s fabulous storefront theaters and giving you more choices in the plays you […]
At Victory Gardens, Mies Julie Scorches With the Tensions of Another Racist Culture
Mies Julie is a scorchingly sexy, shockingly violent adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, transported from 1888 Sweden to 2012 South Africa. Incidents that may or may not happen offstage […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Refreshing, Protein-Rich Cobb Salad
Welcome to summer, everyone! We’ve been up and back weatherwise, but once Buckingham Fountain turns on and the beaches open for Memorial Day it’s more or less a foregone conclusion. […]
Folk(tale) Hero: An Interview with Author Edward McClelland
I wish I could describe Edward McClelland in legendary terms—it would be so damned apropos. I’d tell you he’s as tall as a redwood, as strong as a herd […]
Chicago Shakes Brings Brilliant Irish Production of Waiting for Godot, a Play About Nothing
You know the scene. “A country road. A tree. Evening” Samuel Beckett couldn’t have been more succinct in the scenic direction for his existential classic, Waiting for Godot. That tree takes on mythic […]
Chicago Zine Fest Recap: A Cross-Town Tribute to a Miniature Medium
By Liz Mason Chicago Zine Fest is one of my favorite yearly events: a major gathering of people into what I’m into—zines. Don’t know what a zine is? Don’t worry […]
Review: Chicago Celebrates Deeper’s Album Release at the Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle saw a lot of bottles emptied last Friday. The night wasn’t just a concert; it was a celebration. Local DIY band staple Deeper played their debut album […]
Review: Solo Fits Comfortably into an Ever-Expanding Star Wars Universe
The key to watching any of these “Star Wars Stories”—Rogue One a couple years ago, and now Solo, the tale about how Han Solo started on his journey to become […]