From the first moment I saw Altered Beast way back in the late 80s, I thought the idea of shapeshifting into a ferocious beast was just neato. And there are […]
City Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893–1934 by Rosalyn R. LaPier and David R. M. Beck University of Nebraska Press Between Chicago’s two World’s Fairs in 1893 and 1933–34, […]
It’s not hard to rope me into a good noir tale. I love the mystery, the way things simmer under the surface, the danger and drama of it all. So […]
Sundance Film Festival’s slate of films was drastically pared down for this year’s virtual iteration, but it still feels like there’s no shortage of great films to discover on any […]
I think I’ve had Another World and Flashback on my brain. I keep seeing aspects of those games in every game I’ve been playing. I think I made the comparison […]
I was a fan of anti-gravity racer Redout when it released in 2016. As a result, I was excited to learn that there would be a new Redout game, even […]
If you’ve ever wanted to get a taste of cult life without the pesky problems that come along with actually being in a cult, you’re in luck, because there’s a […]
The concert by Brandi Carlile and her band at Huntington Bank Pavilion in June 2019 was the first that I covered for Third Coast Review. The atmosphere was electric […]
By this point in most film festivals, there’s typically been a lot of take-out food, very little sleep and more movies in a single day than some people see in […]
When you’ve got two film critics with nothing to do but watch films from home during the Sundance Film Festival, daily dispatches turn into hefty reading material. On the second […]
The winter storm that blew through Chicago this week might not have been welcomed by some, but for those of us used to heading to the snowy mountains each January […]
There are a few epic tropes that have stuck with me over the years, and one of them is that of a people who decide to rebel against, and destroy […]