CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the streaming series “Emily in Paris” the adventures of Emily Cooper and her fanciful/fashionable Paris friends and lovers, now in its fourth season. Episodes 1-5 currently on Netflix.
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Podtalk, Review: Writer/Director Emerald Fennell Applies the ‘Saltburn’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 29, 2023 - 12:22pmCHICAGO – Writer, Director and Actor Emerald Fennell is leading a new revolution of commentary in her feature films. She began with “Promising Young Woman” in 2020 – for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay – and her follow-up is “Saltburn,” which opened wide last week on November 22nd.
CIFF23: Writer/Director Emerald Fennell Applies the ‘Saltburn’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 20, 2023 - 5:36pm- 2023
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CHICAGO – Writer, Director and Actor Emerald Fennell is leading a new revolution of commentary in her feature films. She began with “Promising Young Woman” in 2020 – for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay – and her follow-up is “Saltburn,” which screened at the 59th Chicago International Film Festival on October 19th.
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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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.
Audio Film Review: ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Yells FORE!
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 12, 2022 - 1:11pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “The Phantom of the Open,” a new film about an unlikely entrant (Mark Rylance) into golf’s prestigious British Open. in the groovy 1970s. It “opens” in select theaters on June 10th, 2022, see local listings.!—break—>
Audio Film Review: ‘Benediction’ Finds No Air in the Closet
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 3, 2022 - 7:33pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “Benediction,” the biography film of Siegfried Sassoon, a prominent early 20th Century poet who lived his life as a closeted gay man … a somber kick-off to Pride Month. In select theaters, see local listings for theaters and show times.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Men’ Predicts Autumn of the Patriarchy
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2022 - 7:23pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 19th, reviewing “Men,” the latest film from visionary directory Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”), in theaters beginning May 20th.!—break—>
Film Review: Ass Kicker of the Wrong Kind is Downfall of ‘The 355’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2022 - 8:57amCHICAGO – There’s something to be said for a well done ass kicker in January that provides an entertaining distraction from the ice and snow outside. “The 355” is not it, offering a typical quick cutting action thriller that plods along in the most formulaic and least exciting manner possible. There’s nothing in this movie that hasn’t been done to death already.
On-Air Film Review: Princess Diana-Rama! Review of ‘Spencer’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 4, 2021 - 1:25pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on November 4th, 2021, reviewing the new film by director Pablo Lorrain (“Jackie”) about Princess Diana, “Spencer,” in theaters on November 5th.
On-Air Film Review: The Bonding Agent! Review of ‘No Time to Die’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 8, 2021 - 9:04am- 007
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 7th, 2021, reviewing the new James Bond epic “No Time to Die” in theaters beginning October 8th.
Podtalk: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Director of ‘A Call To Spy’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 4, 2020 - 9:45am- A Call to Spy
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CHICAGO – When a prominent and influential producer made the transition into solo directing, she sought stories that matched her intuitive and natural passions. Lydia Dean Pilcher chose “A Call to Spy,” a World War II-era drama that focuses on three women who defied their obstacles and became early war heroes.
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