Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film Carol (2015). Carol unfolds like a memory. The vision of 1950s America mutes and blurs the pastel colors we associate with the […]
It’s the top of the second act. Fans of the musical will recognize the familiar bop of “Whipped into Shape” start to play from the stellar orchestra. This is the […]
Playwright Andrea Stolowitz’s extended Jewish family lived in Berlin in the 1930s during the rise of the Nazi party; they emigrated to New York City in 1939. Stolowitz’s parents believed […]
Has there ever been a more frequently adapted story than Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol? From Reginald Owen and Alastair Sim down to George C. Scott, Albert Finney, Patrick […]
Review by Mitchell Oldham. Social consciousnesss is at the core of Wrightwood 659’s approach to the art it chooses to display. Since its debut in 2018, the private non-commercial gallery has […]
The End marks the narrative film directing debut from Oscar-nominated documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer, whose one-two punch was 2012’s The Act of Killing and 2014’s The Look of Silence. The former […]
It’s only December 13 and I’ve had enough holiday hilarity and jolly-holly spirit. For a little bah humbug, let’s talk about the rise of fascism in 1932 Germany. Fortunately Blank […]
At the age of 78, writer/director Paul Schrader is on a bit of a run with films like First Reformed, The Card Counter, Master Gardener, and now Oh, Canada (based […]
If the rumors are true (and maybe they aren’t even rumors at this point) and Sony is truly done making these nonsense, periphery Spider-Man-universe films (minus actual appearances from Spider-Man), […]
The forceful cheeriness of the holiday season is now upon us but it is not for everyone. Not all Christmas songs are about comfort and joy. Singer, songwriter, violinist, sometime […]
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without the Whos of Whoville, but who would have thought that the Whos could be so judgy and mean when it comes to affairs […]
Now through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and […]