CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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On-Air Film Review: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Goes Bananas
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 10, 2024 - 12:46pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 9th, reviewing “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the fourth installment of the current iteration of the franchise. In theaters on May 10th.
On-Air Film Review: Jerry Seinfeld Gets Toasty in ‘Unfrosted’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 3, 2024 - 12:10pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on May 2nd, reviewing “Unfrosted,” featuring Jerry Seinfeld as lead role, co-writer and his debut as director. Streaming on Netflix beginning May 3rd.
On-Air Film Review: Anne Hathaway Figures Out ‘The Idea of You’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 2, 2024 - 9:25pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the “The Idea of You,” adapted from the popular novel by Robinne Lee, directed by Michael Showalter and featuring Anne Hathaway. Streaming on Prime Video beginning May 2nd, 2024.
On-Air Film Review: Intelligent ‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 27, 2024 - 7:45pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 25th, 2024, reviewing “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” In select theaters on April 26th. See local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Love Means Zero for Zendaya in ‘Challengers’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2024 - 1:32pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 25th, 2024, reviewing “Challengers,” a new tennis themed film involving mixed doubles, featuring Zendaya. In theaters on April 26th.
Audio Film Review: ‘The People’s Joker’ is Loving on the Run
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 26, 2024 - 10:28amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All,” the rise and evolution of the singer/songwriter duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, also know as The Indigo Girls. In select theaters and through digital download since April 10th.
On-Air Film Review: Matthew Modine Pedals the ‘Hard Miles’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 19, 2024 - 10:19amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Hard Miles,” a new sports-inspirational film set featuring veteran actor Matthew Modine. In select theaters on April 19th, see local listings.
On-Air Film Review: Clarity Found! ‘Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 13, 2024 - 12:04pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All,” the rise and evolution of the singer/songwriter duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, also know as The Indigo Girls. In select theaters and through digital download since April 10th.
Audio Film Review: Feed ‘The Beast’ and Feed Your Head
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 12, 2024 - 8:56amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the U.S. release of “The Beast,” a science fiction film about the inherent psychological/emotional carriage within us all, co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. In select theaters now (see local listings). At Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on April 12th.
On-Air Film Review: World is a Cage with Nicolas Cage in ‘Arcadian’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 11, 2024 - 10:47amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 10th, 2024, reviewing “Arcadian,” a new horror film set during a post apocalyptic event, featuring Nicolas Cage. In theaters on April 12th.
