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.
Movie Review
Audio Film Review: 3-D Digital is a New Dimension in ‘Anselm’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 2, 2024 - 12:13amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Anselm,” a new documentary by director Wim Wenders highlighting the career of artist Anselm Kiefer … now showing in the latest Digital 3-D tech at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre beginning February 2nd. For additional screenings, see local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Drop Snoop Dogg’s ‘The Underdoggs’ Like It’s Not
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 27, 2024 - 9:16pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on a 3-Station Broadcast … Star 96.7 Joliet (IL), Star 102.3 Waukegan and Star 105.5 McHenry on January 5th, reviewing the new film featuring Snoop Dogg entitled “The Underdoggs.” Streaming on Prime Video beginning January 26th.
On-Air Film Review: She’s Got the Write Stuff in ‘Miller’s Girl’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 25, 2024 - 9:56pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 25th, 2024, reviewing “Miller’s Girl.,” a teacher and student reciprocation written and directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. In theaters on January 26th.!—break—>
On-Air Film Review: Ground Control to Major Release in 'I.S.S.'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 19, 2024 - 9:21pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 18th, 2024, reviewing “I.S.S.,” a story of intrigue and skullduggery … in spaaaaaaaace! In theaters on January 19th.!—break—>
Audio Film Review: In the Beginning for Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 18, 2024 - 12:36pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Origin,” the latest film from director Ava DuVernay of “Selma” and featuring Augunue Ellis-Taylor of “King Richard” portraying author Isabel Wilkerson, as she seeks a thesis for a new book. In theaters January 19th.
Audio Film Review: Musical Version of ‘Mean Girls’ is Clique Bait
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2024 - 11:16amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Mean Girls,” a movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, which in turn was born from the 2004 comedy … with Tina Fey adapting the screenplay and featuring Jenna Fischer and Jon Hamm. In theaters January 12th.
Audio Film Review: A Reading From ‘The Book of Clarence’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 10, 2024 - 10:19amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Book of Clarence,” featuring LaKeith Stanfield as a contemporary of Jesus In Jerusalem, directed by Jeymes Samuels (“The Harder They Fall”). In theaters on January 12th, 2024.
On-Air Film Review: Staying Alive in ‘Society of the Snow’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 8, 2024 - 10:33pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 4th, 2023, reviewing “Society of the Snow,” the third film version of one of the great survival stories in history, as it occurred in the Andes Mountain. Currently on Netflix.!—break—>
Feature: Pure Imagination for Gene Wilder and Timothée Chalamet in Wonka vs. Wonka
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 6, 2024 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 4th, 2024, comparing “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) with “Wonka” (2023), which is currently in theaters.
On-Air Film Review: Anthony Hopkins Attends ‘Freud’s Last Session’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 6, 2024 - 12:53pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 4th, 2024, reviewing “Freud’s Last Session,” featuring Anthony Hopkins portraying Sigmund Freud. In theaters January 5th, 2024.!—break—>