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+.
This Means War
Blu-ray Review: Terrible ‘This Means War’ Denies Its Obvious Romantic Subtext
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 30, 2012 - 4:59amCHICAGO – McG’s “This Means War” could’ve been an interesting comedy if it had actually been about the undeniable love between its two male leads. Not since Lynn Shelton’s “Humpday” has a film so blatantly portrayed the homoerotic tendencies within close male friendships. Yet by denying its own subtext, the film is ultimately as clueless and insufferable as its one-note characters.
Film News: ‘21 Jump Street’ Dominates Weekend Box Office
Submitted by TimBMartens on March 18, 2012 - 2:47pmCHICAGO – Not too many surprises in the box office this weekend, as pretty much every film placed where it was predicted to finish. Lead by “21 Jump Street,” which came in at number one, the top five was rounded out by “The Lorax,” “John Carter,” “Project X,” and “A Thousand Words.”
Film News: ‘Safe House’ Wins Box Office as ‘Ghost Rider,’ ‘This Means War’ Disappoint
Submitted by TimBMartens on February 19, 2012 - 1:59pmCHICAGO – While the winner of last weekend’s box office, “The Vow,” was not able to win back-back weekends, it was not beaten out by a new release either. “Safe House,” which finished behind “The Vow” as number two last weekend, took the top prize on its second weekend with a $24 million gross.
Film Review: ‘This Means War’ With Reese Witherspoon is an Attack on Movie Decency
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2012 - 9:16amCHICAGO – McG’s “This Means War” with Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Reese Witherspoon is an aggressively annoying movie. It isn’t just bad. It grates. It frustrates. It baffles with its incompetence.
Film News: ‘The Vow’ Wins Box Office With Big Opening February Weekend
Submitted by TimBMartens on February 12, 2012 - 2:04pmCHICAGO – In a time of year that doesn’t tend to see big box office weekends, four new films combined to total over $130 million at the box office this past weekend. Romance trumped drama, fantasy/adventure, and a 3D re-release as “The Vow” was the top film of the weekend.
Trailer Tracking: ‘Wanderlust,’ ‘Safe House,’ ‘This Means War,’ More
Submitted by BrianTT on November 8, 2011 - 11:16amCHICAGO – Now that we’re so close to the holiday season, it means that the whole movie trailer landscape has changed yet again. We’ve spent the last three months watching the previews for the Christmas season blockbusters and the end-of-the-year Oscar hopefuls nonstop.