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.
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Super, Man! On-Air Film Review of ‘DC League of Super-Pets’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 28, 2022 - 8:37pm- Batman
- Ben Thompson
- DC League of Super-Pets
- Diego Luna
- Dwayne Johnson
- Flash
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- John Krasinski
- Kate McKinnon
- Keanu Reeves
- Kevin Hart
- Marc Maron
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Natasha Lyonne
- Olivia Wilde
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Superman
- The Morning Mess
- Vanessa Bayer
- Warner Bros. Krypto
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
- Wonder Woman
 Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 29th, reviewing “DC League of Super-Pets,” an animated comedy/adventure featuring Krypto the Super Dog, opening in theaters beginning July 29th.
Over Their Heads! On-Air Film Review of ‘Deep Water’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 18, 2022 - 9:12pm Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 17th, reviewing “Deep Water,” featuring Ben Affleck in an adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel, and is streaming on HULU beginning March 18th.
‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ is Flat Out Funny
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 8, 2019 - 4:48pm Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – There are two things I love as a film observer. The pretty colors of modern animation … and to laugh. I got both in the appropriately titled “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.” Picking up where the first first left off, the gang of Lego brick figures, including Emmet, Wyldstyle and Batman, have a new adventure.
Fun and Uproarious ‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 28, 2018 - 11:14am- Batman
- Beast Boy
- Cartoon Network
- Cyborg
- Flash
- Greg Cripes
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Hynden Walch
- James Corden
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Khary Payton
- Kristen Bell
- Movie Review
- Nicolas Cage
- Patrick McDonald
- Patton Oswalt
- Raven
- Robin
- Scott Menville
- Starfire
- Superman
- Tara Strong
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
- Warner Bros.
- Will Arnett
Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – If a good laugh is golden, then “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” is worth its weight. Although the meta-make-fun of superhero movies have already been done almost to death (Deadpool?), the Titans have been doing it on the Cartoon Network since 2013, and take it to a new level in their movie adventure.
Up Up & Away for ‘Justice League’ From DC Comics
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 15, 2017 - 8:09amRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – In the America of truth, justice and comic book movies, the DC brand – featuring hero icons Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman – has lagged behind their rivals at Marvel Studios. “Justice League” fills that gap admirably, after the slam-bam summer of Wonder Woman.
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Delivers Old Hollywood Glory
Submitted by JonHC on July 13, 2017 - 10:45pm Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Since the Golden Age of cinema, theaters have tried countlessly to deliver up big budget films. Summer is here and the public is showing that they are cooling off these blockbusters, no longer fooled by the thought that cost equates to quality. “War for the Planet of the Apes” shows us that blockbusters may still be redeemed by channeling some Old Hollywood magic.
Freaky Villains is Where ‘Suicide Squad’ Works Best
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 3, 2016 - 5:44pmRating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – DC Entertainment, feeling the heat from Marvel Studios and the tepid response from “Batman v Superman,” comes back stronger with “Suicide Squad,” an overblown yet psychological comic book film about sociopathic villains who somehow have to save the world.
Miraculous ‘Batkid Begins’ Can Save Us All
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 11, 2015 - 8:44am Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Sometimes, a simple will of the heart is like a drop of water in the ocean, which ripples so profoundly that it affects the tides. That will is illustrated in the heartbeat of “Batkid Begins,” the story of Miles Scott, a little boy fighting an illness, who wished to be The Batman.
