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.!—break—>
On-Air Reviews of ‘On the Rocks’ & ‘A Call to Spy’
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 1st, 2020, reviewing the new films On the Rocks” (In select theaters October 2nd and on AppleTV+ starting October 23rd.) and “A Call to Spy” (In theaters & Video-On-Demand).
On the Rocks Sofia Coppola writes and directs this simple tale of a late-thirty-something writer named Laura (Rashida Jones) who is also a stay at home Mom. Her hard-charging husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) is spending more time at the office, and Laura begins to suspect he’s having an affair with a co-worker. Her doting but similarly hard-charging father Felix (Bill Murray) is going to help her find out if the affair is true. This is a relationship and character comedy, with Laura and her Dad finding out more about their approaches to life than anything having to do with the marriage. 4/5 stars.
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On the Rocks
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A Call to Spy This is a based-on-real-events World War II story from the British side and the early days of the conflict, focusing on how they built their spy program. When France falls to the Nazis, Winston Churchill calls upon British intelligence to plant spies to aid the resistance. It is determined that women would be more effective in infiltration, so Virginia (Sarah Megan Thomas) and expert wireless operator Noor (Radhika Apte) are recruited by the no-nonsense facilitator Vera Atkins (Stana Katic). Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher. 3.5/5 stars.
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A Call to Spy
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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviews “On the Rocks” and “A Call to Spy” during the Scott Thompson Show on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, October 1st, 2020 …
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