CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
HollywoodChicago.com Movie Reviews
Slow & Steady! Audio Film Review of ‘Memoir of a Snail’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 3, 2024 - 9:32pm Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Memoir of a Snail,” a new animated film by Australian Adam Elliot, featuring the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana and Nick Cave. In select theaters since November 1st (see local listings).
She Knows Who She Is! Audio Film Review of ‘Emilia Pérez’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 3, 2024 - 12:26pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Emilia Pérez,” a film adaptation of an opera by Jacques Audiard, who directs and adapts the film version, and features Zoe Saldaña. In select theaters since November 1st (see local listings), and streaming on Netflix on November 13th.
Look Over There … Where? On-Air Film Review of ‘Here’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 1, 2024 - 1:51pm Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 31st, reviewing the film “Here,” reuniting “Forrest Gump” stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright directed by Robert Zemeckis. In theaters on November 1st.
Stripping of the Soul! On-Air Film Review of ‘Anora’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 28, 2024 - 12:17pm Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 24th, reviewing the film “Anora,” written/directed by Sean Baker and the winner of the 2024 Palme d’or at Cannes. In theaters now and through November.
King of the Popes! On-Air Film Review of ‘Conclave’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 25, 2024 - 9:19am Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 24th, reviewing the film “CONCLAVE” an adaptation of the popular Robert Harris novel about papal succession. In theaters on October 25th.
NOW IN THEATERS! ‘Panda Plan,’ ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ & ‘Goodrich’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 24, 2024 - 5:43pm- André Holland
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Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio and on-air film reviews for the family oriented “Panda Plan” with Jackie Chan, “Exhibiting Forgiveness” with André Holland portraying an artist and Michael Keaton featured in “Goodrich.” In select theaters since October 18th See local listings.
G7 Feels the Tension: Audio Film Review of ‘Rumours’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 21, 2024 - 1:27pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Rumours” the latest film from Canadian director Guy Madden (with Evan and Galen Johnson), a political satire/surrealist story about the geopolitical international G7 Conference. In select theaters since October 18th See local listings.
Bittersweet Surrender! On-Air Film Review of ‘We Live in Time’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 18, 2024 - 8:00am Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with BenThompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 17th, reviewing the film “We Live in Time” a modern Love Story of a relationship bound in destiny. Wide release in theaters on October 18th.
Nothing to Turn the Frown Upside Down in ‘Smile 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 17, 2024 - 8:21pm Rating: 1.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The sequel to the surprise horror hit “Smile” won’t give you anything to turn your frown upside down. It’s longer and gorier than the original, but it yields precious few surprises and is an ultimately pointless exercise in commerce and drudgery.
Origin of Destiny? On-Air Film Review of ‘The Apprentice’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 12, 2024 - 11:24amRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 10th, reviewing the film “The Apprentice,” a biography of Donald Trump, the “early years.” In theaters on October 11th.
Lego my Ego! On-Air Film Review of Pharell Williams ‘Piece by Piece’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 12, 2024 - 10:39am Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 10th, reviewing the film “Piece by Piece,” the Pharrell Williams story, told in the animation style of Legos. In theaters on October 11th.
Seeing Feeling Touching the Earth: Audio Film Review of ‘Blink’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 7, 2024 - 2:37pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Blink” a new release National Geographic documentary about a Canadian family who goes on a trip around the world because of a specific incident involving three of their four children. In theaters since October 3rd. See local listings.
Go Crazy When Live from New York it’s ‘Saturday Night’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 3, 2024 - 8:03pm- 1975
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Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Kinetic. Frenetic. Chaotic. Live! Those are just some words to describe the Saturday Night Live origin story “Saturday Night.” Director Jason Reitman has infused this nearly real time tale of the struggle to get the first episode of SNL with an energy that grabs your attention and never lets go. That takes some doing when we all know the ending. SNL would not only make it onto American airwaves, but it would become an improbable television institution and comedy touchstone, now celebrating its 50th season.
