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.
Movie Review
Podtalk, Review: Tyrese Gibson on the Journey Back to ‘1992’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 27, 2024 - 6:02pmCHICAGO – Tyrese Gibson is taking this one personally. Originally from the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, Gibson is the lead role in the film “1992” (in theaters on August 30th). His character Mercer went through the Watts Uprising in 1965, plus he and his son must navigate the Rodney King Uprising in 1992.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Between the Temples’ is the Space of Life
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 23, 2024 - 3:30pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 22nd, reviewing the new film “Between the Temples,” featuring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane. In theaters beginning August 23rd.
On-Air Film Review: Creep Factor Island in ‘Blink Twice’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 23, 2024 - 6:35amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 22nd, reviewing the new film “Blink Twice,” the co-writer/director debut of Zoë Kravitz. In theaters beginning August 23rd.
Audio Film Review: Setting the Truth Free in ‘Sugarcane’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 21, 2024 - 8:06amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Sugarcane,” a different road of a documentary from National Geographic Films, chronicling the discovery of heinous and complicit crimes of Canada and the Catholic Church. In select theaters since August 16th, see local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Familiar Xenomorph in ‘Alien: Romulus’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 16, 2024 - 2:14pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 15th, reviewing the new film “Alien: Romulus,” the latest in the franchise story-set between the first and second film. In theaters beginning August 16th.
On-Air Film Review: Let There Be for Him in ‘Rob Peace’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 16, 2024 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 15th, reviewing the new film “Rob Peace,” adapted and directed by actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. In select theaters beginning August 16h. See local listings.
Audio Film Review: When the Bough Breaks in ‘Mickey Hardaway’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 10, 2024 - 6:17amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Mickey Hardaway,” the feature film debut of Marcellus Cox, taking on the systemic mental health dysfunction in America’s black communities. In select theaters on August 9th, with digital download available September 1st.
On-Air Film Review: A Woman Finds Her World in ‘Good One’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 10, 2024 - 5:10amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 8th, reviewing “Good One” a significant feature film debut from writer/director India Donaldson. In select theaters beginning August 9th. See local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Matt D & Casey A Team Up in ‘The Instigators’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 9, 2024 - 2:26pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 8th, reviewing “The Instigators,” featuring Matt Damon and Mr Affleck (not that one, Casey) in a Boston heist caper. In select theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ beginning August 9th.
Audio Film Review: Modern M. Night Time Story in ‘Trap’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 5, 2024 - 9:16amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Trap,” the latest movie from the suspenseful filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, and featuring his musician daughter Saleka in a Taylor Swift-like role as a popular singer. In theaters now, since August 2nd.
