CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Brian Tallerico
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 6: Wrapping it Up with a Twisted Double Feature
Submitted by BrianTT on January 23, 2014 - 3:08pmPark City was abuzz on the final day with guesses as to what the secret screening known as “Film X” would be on Tuesday night. Could it be Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel”? Maybe “Foxcatcher,” which was almost done in time for awards season and so may be now? “Snowpiercer”? The new Kevin Smith? “Star Wars, Episode VII”?
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 5: Memorable Characters Descend on Park City
Submitted by BrianTT on January 21, 2014 - 8:26pmExhaustion is settling in but the movies have been consistently good to great. Four movies in a row that variably thrilled or entertained me but definitely left with strong impressions of unforgettable characters. And one of them may be a masterpiece.
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 4: Emotions Flow Over Busy Festival
Submitted by BrianTT on January 20, 2014 - 7:45pmIt’s funny how things start to pair up over festivals. You’ll notice themes across at least two films, maybe more. Could just be the exhaustion. The six films I’ve seen since I last filed a diary definitely partner nicely and yet one can also trace through lines through them, despite their completely different genres. Let’s get going…
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 3: Comedies with an Edge
Submitted by BrianTT on January 19, 2014 - 4:00pmI’ve only seen three movies since my last dispatch — Sundance is about finding the time to write whenever you have it and it just comes earlier today than it did yesterday — but one was a true gem. So I’ll be brief.
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 2: New Filmmakers Lead the Way
Submitted by BrianTT on January 18, 2014 - 8:20pmSundance has always been an interesting blend of new and old; domestic and international; star power and new faces. In the last 24 hours, the two movies that struck the loudest chord with me come from young filmmakers, and that couldn’t make me happier.
2014 Sundance Diary, Day 1: The Truth is in the Journey
Submitted by BrianTT on January 17, 2014 - 6:54pmI’m back in Park City for another week of premieres, interviews, and screenings of at least a few films that the community will be talking about all year. Last year’s Sundance produced “The Spectacular Now,” “Stories We Tell,” “Mud,” “Upstream Color,” “Before Midnight,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” and more. What will impact this year?
Feature: HollywoodChicago.com 10 Best Interviews of 2013
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 15, 2014 - 6:43pmCHICAGO – Every year, the movie stars, actor/actresses and filmmakers come knocking, and HollywoodChicago.com is there to answer. Film Critics Brian Tallerico and Patrick McDonald have combined their best-of interviews for 2013, and it’s an intriguing and eclectic mix.
Film Feature: Predictions For the 2014 Oscar Nominees
Submitted by BrianTT on January 15, 2014 - 2:10pmIt’s that most wonderful time of the year in which one group of people (journalists) try to figure out what another group of people (Academy members) think are the best films and performances of the year. Sure, we have the Guild nominees, critics awards, and general buzz but there’s only one thing that I can tell you for sure — one of the predictions below will be wrong. And yet we go out on that limb again every year.
Blu-ray Review: Don’t Miss Remarkable Honesty of ‘Short Term 12’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 14, 2014 - 7:47pm“Short Term 12” is a special film. If through some true miracle, Brie Larson’s name is announced on Oscar nominations morning, that sound you hear is me screaming in childish glee. She certainly deserves it for this daring, honest piece of work, one that dares to suggest that there are numerous ways to stop the emotional bleeding. It could be rap, it could be art, it could be taking a bat to a car, or it could be love. Destin Cretton won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker and it was one of this year’s winners of which I was most proud we were recognizing. This is a special movie.
What to Watch: Jan. 14-27, 2014
Submitted by BrianTT on January 14, 2014 - 5:29pmWe’re breaking form this week and going alphabetical instead of preference order because of the INCREDIBLE diversity of product available for you to rent, buy, or stream over the next ten days. How does someone really compare “Sunrise” to “You’re Next”? Why bother?