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—>
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TV Review: Literary/Film Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’
Submitted by JonHC on June 9, 2021 - 6:34pm- Avengers
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- Eugene Cordero
- Film Review
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- HollywoodChicago.com
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- Jon Espino
- Kate Herron
- Loki
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- Michael Waldron
- Movie Review
- Owen Wilson
- Richard E. Grant
- Sasha Lane
- Sophia Di Martino
- Tara Strong
- Thor
- Tom Hiddleston
- Wunmi Mosaku
- Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – From villain to anti-hero to homoerotic fan fiction icon, Loki has traveled a long way from the greasy-haired megalomaniac we have come to love. For most of his cinematic character development, Loki has been a foil to Thor’s massive himbo (n.: a very attractive, often beefy male who isn’t the brightest bulb, but is still able to shine because of his good-natured attitude and respect for women. Male version of a “bimbo”) energy.
Film Review: ‘Early Man’ is Unabashedly Freaking Hilarious
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 19, 2018 - 2:12pmCHICAGO – Humor flows from one individual, and reaches another. Whether the receiver laughs or not is subjective, based on experiences and worldview. It can be agreed, however, that animator Nick Park (“Wallace & Gromit”) is hilarious, and he’ll make the world laugh in “Early Man.”
Film Review: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Shatters the Hammer, But Maintains the Mold
Submitted by JonHC on November 1, 2017 - 2:12pmCHICAGO – Any blacksmith will tell you that their job is much more than the brute action of slamming a hammer onto steel. There is some finessing and an attention to detail that needs to take place in order to make something truly notable. With Taika Waititi manning the hammer, he takes the “Thor” franchise out from the Dark Ages and into the technicolor light.
Film Review: Rousing Adventure Awaits in ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 10, 2017 - 10:52amCHICAGO – King Kong is a wholly generated creature of the movies. Ever since the gorilla legend came to life on screen way back in 1933, he has appeared in countless official remakes, cheap exploitation flicks and now as a symbol of American overreach. He still rules in “Kong: Skull Island.”
Film Feature: Top 20 Interviews of 2016, by Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 26, 2017 - 4:55pm- 2016
- Academy Award
- Damien Chazelle
- Don Cheadle
- Feature
- Film News
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- Interview
- Joe Arce
- John Krasinski
- LA LA Land
- Moonlight
- Norman Lear
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- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Dooley
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Richard Cotovsky
- Robert Irvine
- The Big Bang Theory
- Tom Hiddleston
- Top 20
- Warren Beatty
- Woody Allen
CHICAGO –To quote the sublime Bruce Springsteen, it’s just “talk, talk, talk ‘til you lose your patience.” Well, that ain’t HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald, who throws down the über-interview on a series of movers, shakers and magical filmmakers. Oscar Day is perfect for the Top 20 talks of 2016.
Interview: Tom Hiddleston, Director Marc Abraham on ‘I Saw the Light’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 3, 2016 - 12:40pmCHICAGO – The legacy of country music singer Hank Williams is embraced in every lonesome twang you hear in any song. The actor Tom Hiddleston (“Thor”) transcends his Loki roots to embody the 1950s songster in a way that is otherworldly, working from the script and direction of Marc Abraham.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Crimson Peak’ From Guillermo del Toro
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 11, 2015 - 2:19pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated gothic romance “Crimson Peak” from “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro!
Film Review: Forced ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Sequel Lacks Passion, Sci-Fi Basis
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on November 9, 2013 - 3:52pmCHICAGO – For me and the subculture as a whole, so much of science fiction came from “Star Trek”. If creator Gene Roddenberry were alive today to witness “Thor: The Dark World,” he’d tell it to focus on being a superhero film rather than failing to dabble in science fiction.
Film Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’ is Little More Than Marketing For ‘The Avengers 2’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 7, 2013 - 10:40am- Alan Taylor
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- Brian Tallerico
- Chris Hemsworth
- Christopher Eccleston
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- Jaimie Alexander
- Kat Dennings
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- Ray Stevenson
- Rene Russo
- Stellan Skarsgard
- Tadanobu Asano
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- The Avengers 2
- Thor: The Dark World
- Tom Hiddleston
- Zachary Levi
CHICAGO – Few major films have felt less creatively inspired and more commercially conceived than Alan Taylor’s dull “Thor: The Dark World,” a wannabe blockbuster with all the personality and ingenuity of a straight-to-DVD sequel.
Blu-ray Review: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston Star in Stunning ‘The Deep Blue Sea’
Submitted by BrianTT on August 6, 2012 - 10:40amCHICAGO – “The Deep Blue Sea” is a beautiful film. It is a master class in visual storytelling combined with deep, emotional performances of the kind that we too rarely see in cinema. A couple of times a year, a film critic will admit to an error. I was simply wrong in my first review of “The Deep Blue Sea,” when it was in theaters. I liked the film then but had reservations about its tone. On second viewing, this excellent drama is much better than I first believed.
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