Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield is used to working with subjects of a certain scale. Her 2012 documentary Queen of Versailles chronicles the building of what would be the country’s largest residential […]
Have you ever sat around playing a game, wishing you could change aspects of it? Or perhaps you always wanted to learn how to make games, but could never find […]
The snow is on the ground and the temps are getting colder by the week, so you know the winter holidays are right around the corner. So why not enjoy […]
Sparklite is a top-down, action adventure game developed by RedBlue Games and published by Merge Games. Set in the constantly changing world of Geodia, you play as Ada, a young mechanic […]
Narrative nonfiction titan Sarah Vowell closed the diverse and well-curated Chicago Humanities Festival’s 30th anniversary “Power” juggernaut Sunday at Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park, showcasing her acerbic wit […]
There are few bands as alluring as Crumb. Their mixing of elements from jazz, psychedelia and indie pop into a hazy package has garnered them a pretty substantial following. After […]
Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall is our radio arts partner. Third Coast Review news and reviews are highlighted and staff members appear on the Sunday afternoon arts radio show […]
The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook Edited by Martha Bayne Belt Publishing Chicago’s neighborhoods are one of its most distinct yet indefinable elements. Despite what those ubiquitous neighborhood maps in every other […]
Disney Plus finally launched today, and there’s lots of buzz about the selection of Marvel movies and shows, and the excitement of Disney finally “unlocking the vault” and letting their […]
I’m probably going to use the word “clever” more than once during this review. I can’t escape it. Superliminal is just such a damned clever game. I’ve played plenty […]
Luigi’s Mansion 3 is great. That’s it. Close the review, go buy the game. Okay, that’s not exactly fair, because it’s not perfect, but it’s pretty darn close. For […]
Larry Neumann Jr. is known as one of Chicago’s finest character actors. I have seen him in a wide variety of roles in the 30-plus years I’ve been a Chicago […]