CHICAGO – In the last several years, how many times have you wanted to shout the “Mad as Hell” movie quote? Well, Invictus Theatre Co. has produced a stage adaptation of “Network” – with that quote shout worthy – at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago through September 29th. For tickets/details, click HOWARD BEALE.
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Surely She’s a Legend! On-Air Film Review of ‘Shirley’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 24, 2024 - 9:52am Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 22nd, 2024, reviewing “Shirley,” featuring Regina King as 1960s/70s Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Streaming on Netflix since March 22nd.
An Appetite for Love! Audio Film Review of ‘Bones and All’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 24, 2022 - 8:35pm Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Bones and All,” a delicious Bonnie & Clyde twist based on a 2015 novel by Camille DeAngelis featuring Timothée Chalamet and Mark Rylance, in theaters on November 23rd.
Redemptive & Emotional Journey Dances in ‘Moonlight’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 29, 2016 - 1:10pm Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – We are all victims of our own circumstances. How we interact with this circumstance, given our DNA, social nurturing, family and relationship ties are thrown in the air like organic confetti, landing here and there, and often in smaller and smaller pieces. “Moonlight” is a film full of this absolution.
Story Choices Aside, Heart Matters in ‘Black or White’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2015 - 9:09pm Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – As race issues continue in the news, in the wake of Ferguson and “I Can’t Breathe,” the movies exhibit an extraordinary piece of timing with the new film “Black or White.” Oscar winners Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer participate in a story of family and healing.
