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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 23rd, 2023, reviewing “Ted Lasso” Season 3, a continuation of the story of an American coach trying his methods out for a British soccer team, and other fish out of water situations. Currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Film Review: Visual Excellence Aside, ‘Coco’ is Just So-So
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 22, 2017 - 3:02pm
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”Coco” opens everywhere on November 22nd, in 3D and regular screenings. See local listings for 3D theaters and show times. Featuring the voices of Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Anthony Gonzalez, Renee Victor, Gabriel Iglesias, Cheech Marin and John Ratzenberger. Screenplay adapted by Michael Green. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Rated “PG-13”
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Coco”
Hector (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) and Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) in ‘Coco’
Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Coco”
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CHICAGO – “Coco” bears all the visual hallmarks of the Pixar Studio at its best, however its story bears the more recent symptoms of creative exhaustion. In this story, a young boy named Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) aims to follow his heart and pursue music, but toe tapping tunes have been strictly forbidden in his home….since his great-great grandfather left the family to go out on the road and pursue his own dreams.
 Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
The only one who doesn’t immediately shut down Miguel’s dreams is his great grandmother Coco, but that’s largely because she’s old and hard of hearing. After Miguel hears about a contest in the plaza, he aims to break away from the family business and take his chances. But he is found out and his grandmother smashes his guitar. In desperation he attempts to borrow the guitar of the most famous musician in all of Mexico – Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), – on Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) and accidentally winds up in the land of the dead himself.
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Coco”Hector (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) and Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) in ‘Coco’
Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Coco”
