CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
HollywoodChicago.com Movie Reviews
Bourne is Back, Badass in ‘Ultimatum,’ Still Unrealistically Unbreakable
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 1, 2007 - 3:23pm
CHICAGO – Matt Damon as Jason Bourne never thinks. He just does.
For ‘Once,’ Carney Casts Musicians – Not Actors – in Masterful Musical
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 27, 2007 - 7:06pm
CHICAGO – To purely document the life of a street-singing busker, “Once” director John Carney didn’t engage actors. He married musicians.
‘Shrek the Third’ is Foxy Flirt Between Kid’s Play, Adult Wit
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 18, 2007 - 1:41amCHICAGO – To thwart his fate of being royally screwed (“mommy, what does that mean?”), the ornery ogre who smells like the shallow end of a swamp has unwavering resolve to crown someone else as proxy for his kingdom’s recently croaked king.
‘28 Weeks Later’ is Heart-Palpitating, Seat-Jittering Gore Fest
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 15, 2007 - 6:32pm
CHICAGO – Having sold so many on a first film that’s watertight in warranting a second, a sequel answers to a much higher authority.
‘Lucky You’ vs. ‘Rounders’: Bana is No Norton, Duvall is No Malkovich
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 10, 2007 - 6:51pmTobey Maguire ‘Black’ in Action in Venomously Conflicted ‘Spider-Man 3’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 3, 2007 - 4:08am
CHICAGO – At the heart of every great film is a good conflict. In Spidey’s third advent, his heart is venomously conflicted and so is the film.
The film gets gargantuan props on its special effects. Of course, the entertaining visual acuity is expected and is no surprise.
‘The Condemned’ Attempts to Validate Violence With Provocative Concepts
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 27, 2007 - 8:32pm
CHICAGO – This is why wrestlers wrestle and actors act.
“The Condemned” tobogganed downhill the second it splashed the WWE on an introductory screen. Sure, you know the WWF, but you may be learning for the first time about World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Ryan Gosling ‘Fractures’ Anthony Hopkins in ‘Homicidal Modern’ Mystery
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 26, 2007 - 4:39pm
CHICAGO – Anthony Hopkins returns with his unparalleled eyes of terror in “Fracture” for a sly brain battle with
