CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Tailor Made Noir! On-Air Film Review of ‘The Outfit’
Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 17th, reviewing “The Outfit,” a new crime thriller noir set in Chicago, in theaters on March 18th.
Mark Rylance is Leonard, a fabric cutter in 1956 Chicago. His front desk gal is Mable (Zoey Deutch) and his shop began with help from the neighborhood godfather Roy Boyle (Simon Russell Beale). He and his son Richie (Dylan O’Brien) is involved in a turf war with the LaFontaines, and they all want to get a hold of a hot tape recording that the FBI has that could send people to jail. Richie’s lieutenant is Francis (Johnny Flynn), a hot-headed henchman who has ambitions of his own. They all are about to clash regarding who knows what about that tape.
The Outfit
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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “The Outfit” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, March 17th, 2022 …
By PATRICK McDONALD |