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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Superheroing! Audio Film Review of ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 4, 2023 - 12:10pm Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Smoking Causes Coughing,” an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, and a ripe, necessary superhero genre parody. Currently in theaters, since March 31st.
A Fitting Group of Blockheads! On-Air Review of ‘Tetris’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 3, 2023 - 3:07pm Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 30th, 2023, reviewing “Tetris,” the 1980s origin of the addictive video game. Currently in theaters, since March 31st.
Love to Love You Baby! Audio Film Review of ‘Spinning Gold’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 3, 2023 - 10:38am- 1970s
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Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Spinning Gold,” the outrageous 1970s tale of the founding of Casablanca Records by Neil Bogart. Currently in theaters, since March 31st.
On-Air Film Review of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 1, 2023 - 10:19amRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 30th, 2023, reviewing “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” another film adaptation of the geek game. In theaters March 31st.
We Are All Mortal! Audio Film Review of ‘Jacir’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 26, 2023 - 11:33amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Jacir,” a Syrian immigrants story set in Memphis, and featuring Lorraine Bracco (“The Sopranos”). Currently in theaters, since March 24th.
Wild Ride for Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 24, 2023 - 11:34amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The John Wick films have always contained body counts that reach well into triple digits. But in “John Wick: Chapter 4” the series indulges in some serious overkill. Everything you liked about the previous three films is on display, with about 20 percent more of the franchise’s growing mythology surrounding the High Table.
The Walls Come Closing In! Audio Film Review of ‘Inside’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 24, 2023 - 10:26amRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Inside,” an unusual tour de force for actor Willem Dafoe, put into a situation that confines his reality. Currently in theaters, since March 17th.
Murder (She Hopes)! Audio Film Review of ‘Moving On’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 22, 2023 - 12:17pmRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Moving On,” a dark comedy featuring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin of “Grace and Frankie.’ Currently in theaters, since March 17th.
Choke Hold! On-Air Film Review of ‘Boston Strangler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 20, 2023 - 8:21pmRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 16th, 2023, reviewing “Boston Strangler,” another film version of one of the most notorious crimes of the 1960s. Streaming on HULU beginning March 17th.
Shout-out to Ghostface! On-Air Film Review of ‘Scream VI’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 10, 2023 - 3:19pmRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker in for Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 9th, 2023, reviewing “Scream VI,” the continuing story of Ghostface and his victims. In theaters beginning March 10th.
Woody Harrelson Guides a Basketball Team in ‘Champions’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 10, 2023 - 11:40amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Champions” is a predictable and formulaic, but it’s ultimately a good natured trip into a world of sports comedy clichés. It’s never particularly laugh out loud funny, but its heart is in the right place, which makes it hard to root against the film.
Oscar Week! Audio Film Review of 2023 Oscar Nominated Shorts
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 5, 2023 - 8:21pm Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films in separate programs featuring Animation, Live Action and Documentary Shorts. Presented by Shorts TV and currently in select theaters, see local listings.
Bridging the Divide! On-Air Film Review of ‘The Year Between’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 3, 2023 - 1:45pm Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker in for Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 3rd, 2023, reviewing “The Year Between,” the writer/director feature film debut of Alex Heller, who also is in the lead role. Available through Video-On-Demand beginning March 3rd.
