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.
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On-Air Film Review: ‘Peak Season’ is a Peek Underneath Attraction
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 3, 2024 - 10:22amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 1st, reviewing “Peak Season,” set in Jackson, Wyoming, and involving a couple trying to negotiation “forbidden” feelings. In theaters beginning on August 2nd.
On-Air Film Review: Sean Wang’s ‘Didi’ Seems Like Teen Spirit
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 2, 2024 - 10:46amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 1st, reviewing “Didi,” set in the summer of 2008, with a 13-year-old boy experiencing the season before Freshman Year. In theaters on August 2nd.
On-Air Film Review: ‘Sing Sing’ is Like No Business We Know
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 2, 2024 - 8:33amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 1st, reviewing “Sing Sing,” set in the infamous title prison and featuring Colman Domingo. In theaters on August 2nd.
On-Air Film Review: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger Documentary
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 26, 2024 - 10:40amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 25th, reviewing “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger,” in theaters beginning July 26th, and will be playing throughout August in select markets.
Audio Film Review: No One Ever Left Alive in 1985 for ‘MaXXXine’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 6, 2024 - 10:13amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “MaXXXine,” the third film in writer/director Ti West’s overview of the 1970s/80s American Cinema porno film era, after “X” and “Pearl,” and featuring Mia Goth.In theaters since July 5th.
On-Air Film Review: 'Daddio' and 'Janet Planet' in Theaters Now
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 2, 2024 - 12:40amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 27th, reviewing new films “Daddio,” with Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, and the A24 release “Janet Planet.” Both in theaters since June 28th.
On-Air Film Review: June Squibb as ‘Thelma" is a Hero for Our Times
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 21, 2024 - 10:51amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 20th, reviewing “Thelma,” a debut for adapter/director Josh Margolin and featuring the great character actor June Squibb. In theaters on June 21st.
On-Air Film Review: Getcher Motor Running in ‘The Bikeriders’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 20, 2024 - 9:26pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 20th, reviewing “The Bikeriders,” a new motorcycle gang film directed by Jeff Nichols (“Mud”). In theaters on June 21st.
Audio Film Review: The Mechanical Landscape of ‘Robot Dreams’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 17, 2024 - 4:54pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Robot Dreams,” a co-directorial collaboration between Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan of 2019’s “Saint Frances,” from a Kelly O’Sullivan script. Currently in theaters, including Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center.
Audio Film Review: ‘Treasure’ Involves Dad & Remembrance
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 16, 2024 - 8:10pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Treasure,” a feature film pairing the odd couple acting of Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry, as a daughter and father trying to bond in the backdrop of his memories of Auschwitz. Currently in theaters since June 14th.
