CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
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On-Air Film Review: Come Fly with Gerard Butler in ‘Plane’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 12, 2023 - 7:10pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 12th, 2023, reviewing “Plane,” the latest action thriller featuring Gerard Butler. In theaters beginning January 13th.
Feature: Top 25 Celebrity Portraits of 2022, by Photographer Joe Arce
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2023 - 12:54pm- 2022
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- Bryan Cranston
- Chicago Critics Film Festival
- Chicago Humanities Festival
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Darren Aronofsky
- Entertainment News
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- Jessica Lange
- Joe Arce
- Jon Bernthal
- Kathryn Hahn
- Katie Couric
- Kevin Smith
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- Misty Copeland
- Molly Shannon
- Patrick McDonald
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CHICAGO – 2022 was a year of change and transformation. The former leader of the free world morphed into a horribly photoshopped digital trading card spokesmodel and pitch man. That and a full on spy challenging the DOJ to find the stolen classified documents in a shell game of 3 card monte exactly like a subway car hustler.
On-Air Film Review: Domo Arigato Child Roboto in ‘M3GAN’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2023 - 10:29amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 5th, 2023, reviewing “M3GAN” a term pronounced “Megan” but short for Model 3 Generative Android. This robot film is in theaters beginning January 6th.!—break—>
Film Review: ‘A Man Called Otto’ is O-T-T-Oh No for Tom Hanks
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 5, 2023 - 9:29amCHICAGO – Tom Hanks finds himself – as the title character – stranded in a slough of artificiality in this clumsy manipulative attempt at a crowd pleaser. He plays a grump in “A Man Named Otto,” a remake of a 2015 Swedish film. The setting has been transferred to the grey rust belt of Pittsburgh, and Hanks is a widower with a lot of chips on his shoulder about the world today. !—break—>
Film Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2022, By Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 30, 2022 - 2:41pm- 10 Best Movies 2022
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- Eddie Volkman
- Emily the Criminal
- Film News
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Hannah B
- Happening
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- List
- Moonage Daydream
- Official Competition
- Patrick McDonald
- Pompo the Cinephile
- Scott Thompson
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- Ten Best Films 2022
- Top Ten 2022
- Vengeance
- WBGR-FM
- White Noise
- WSSR-FM
CHICAGO – Lists are very arbitrary, but the exercise in determining a personal 10 BEST FILMS list of any year is a celebration of what I love, and there ain’t nothing wrong with that. The filtering of experiences that form our opinions is a great gift, and the journey I’ve had with film criticism and reporting has been the greatest of my life.!—break—>
On-Air Film Review: The Power of the Voice in ‘Women Talking’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 30, 2022 - 8:13amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 29th, 2022, reviewing “Women Talking” a new film by adapter/director Sarah Polley, currently in theaters.
On-Air Film Review: The Tale of Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 30, 2022 - 7:35amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 29th, 2022, reviewing “The Whale” a new film by director Darren Aronofsky (“The Black Swan”), currently in theaters.
On-Air Film Review: Living La Vida Hollywood in ‘Babylon’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 27, 2022 - 1:33pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 22nd, 2022, reviewing “Babylon” a new film by writer/director Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) currently in theaters.
Silence is Beholden! Audio DVD Review of ‘The Silent Twins’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 27, 2022 - 11:19am- Agnieszka Smoczynska
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- Jennifer Gibbons
- June Gibbons
- Letitia Wright
- Michael Smiley
- Movie Review
- Nadine Marshall
- Novelists
- Patrick McDonald
- Tamara Lawrence
- The Silent Twins
- Treva Etienne
- Twins
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio DVD review for “The Silent Twins,” the story of a famous case regarding British twins who only speak to each other and not the outside world. This is currently available in a Blu-ray DVD package from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
On-Air Film Review: As the Tree Bends So Grows the Twig in ‘Sr.’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 26, 2022 - 8:41pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 8th, 2022, reviewing “Sr.,” a documentary about Robert Downey “Sr,” produced by Robert Downey Jr. Currently streaming on Netflix.
Podtalk: Series Co-Creator Diallo Riddle on Season 3 of ‘South Side’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 26, 2022 - 4:56pmCHICAGO – One the brightest comedies set in Chicago is “South Side,” created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The series began on Comedy Central and moved to HBO Max, and Season Three began streaming on December 8th, 2022, with the same free-wheeling and hilarious misadventures of Simon and Kareme.
On-Air Film Review: Greatest Love in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 23, 2022 - 12:03pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on December 23rd, reviewing the new Whitney Houston movie bio “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” in theaters beginning December 23rd.!—break—>
The Holidays Continue! Audio DVD Reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment in 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 22, 2022 - 9:30pm- Blue Hawaii
- Event Horizon
- Good Burger
- Grease 2
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Movie Review
- Ordinary People
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures
- Paramount Presents
- Patrick McDonald
- Podtalk
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- War of the Worlds
- When Worlds Collide
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio DVD reviews for Paramount Home Entertainment in 2022, including their special series “Paramount Presents … “ In two parts, reviews for “Good Burger” (1997), “Event Horizon” (1997), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), “Grease 2” (1982), “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (1962), “Blue Hawaii” (1961), “Ordinary People” (1980) and the double feature package of “War of the Worlds”/“When Worlds Collide” (1953/51).