I’m perhaps most leery of documentaries in which the filmmaker is also, to a degree, the subject. Such is the case with Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s deeply personal film A Photographic […]
In the past, whenever Disney has given us a central character whose parents die in the early stages of the film, they are either left to fend for themselves (perhaps […]
I’m sure the elevator pitch for this one was something basic like “Bridesmaids meets Spy”—an action comedy starring Rebel Wilson as Sam, a highly effective secret agent who has buried […]
Twenty-three years after director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland brought us the lo-fi, virus-fueled horror favorite 28 Days Later, the creative team reunites for a very different type of […]
It’s outdoor art season in Chicagoland, finally, and two venues are bringing the bright, bold colors to our blooming prairie. Architecture and design firm Perkins&Will, in partnership with Chicago’s Department […]
Ulysses. The book Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company published in Paris in 1922. The book that was banned in the US and the UK. The book people either love or […]
Damian Serbu has often found inspiration in Chicagoland. Several characters in his Realm of the Vampire Council series, for instance, dwell in the Windy City itself. Self-described as an “author […]
You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during […]
Well, it’s finally hot. We’re stepping into a heatwave this weekend and there are tons of fantastic events for you to enjoy! There are so many movies, concerts, festivals and […]
Written by Elizabeth Deneff. With her debut novel a few years behind her, author of Catch Her When She Falls Allison Buccola, has her second book out on the shelves. […]
It’s the top of the show. The Poet (Timothy Edward Kane) enters and the lights start to dim—but only just. With the house still lit, the Poet begins to introduce […]
Book Smarts is a semi-regular feature in which Third Coast Review writers share their favorite Chicago-area bookstores. This month, Holly Smith explores Hyde Park’s 57th Street Books. Down the Stairs […]