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+.
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Audio Film Review: ‘The Inspection’ is Hoorah for Fresh Recruits
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 24, 2022 - 8:06pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Inspection,” a based-on-his-own-life memoir film by writer/director Elegance Bratton on his experiences in Marine Corps boot camp, in theaters on November 23rd.
Podtalk: Writer/Director Elegance Bratton Passes ‘The Inspection’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 23, 2022 - 11:55amCHICAGO – The journey of Elegance Bratton took him from homelessness to the U.S. Marine Corps to to his first film … all based on his life. “The Inspection” is about Ellis (Jeremy Pope). a gay black youth who decides he has one last shot at a chance to get off the streets … if he can survive Marine boot camp.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 ‘Riddick’ Blu-ray Combo Packs with Vin Diesel
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 16, 2014 - 12:20amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Combo Pack with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 10 free Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for the highly anticipated home release of “Riddick” starring Vin Diesel!
Film Review: Vin Diesel Returns to Iconic Character in B-Movie ‘Riddick’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 5, 2013 - 2:24pmCHICAGO – Did anyone else think there would be another film about Richard Riddick, Vin Diesel’s character from the great “Pitch Black” and not-great “The Chronicles of Riddick”? Me neither. But writer/director David Twohy won’t give up on this character, one he turns into even more of an iconized superhero in his third film, “Riddick,” the most B-movie of the three.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Riddick’ with Vin Diesel, Karl Urban
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 30, 2013 - 2:27pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated thriller with Vin Diesel reprising his role as “Riddick”!
Film Review: ‘Total Recall’ Remake Should Be Wiped From Your Memory
Submitted by BrianTT on August 3, 2012 - 9:30amCHICAGO – Paul Verhoeven’s “Total Recall” has been run through a machine and turned into a personality-less, numbing exercise in CGI action with a complete lack of any characters worth giving a damn about and a totally wasted opportunity at social commentary.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Passes to ‘Total Recall’ With Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 26, 2012 - 4:18pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 30 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated new film “Total Recall” starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel!
Film Review: Awful Execution Fails Clever Concept of ‘Devil’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 17, 2010 - 2:54amCHICAGO – Being a hardcore fan of anthology series like “The Twilight Zone” and “Tales From the Crypt,” the simple set-up of “Devil,” the new horror film based on a story by and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, intrigued me — five people are stuck in an elevator and one turns out to be the devil. Sadly, the concept is the only interesting thing about this horribly-executed tale from the dull side of the genre.
