CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Fails to Transcend Offensive Premise
Submitted by mattmovieman on October 25, 2012 - 8:49amCHICAGO – There’s something very wrong with Bradley Parker’s “Chernobyl Dairies,” and the problem is right there in its title. The very notion of setting a knee-jerk horror film at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is so offensive that it’s bound to halt many moviegoers from judging the picture on its own terms. It’s the cinematic equivalent of an obscenely tasteless haunted house.
Film Review: ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Insults Your Horror Intelligence Amid Waning Franchise
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 20, 2012 - 8:12pmCHICAGO – Following the first “Paranormal Activity” in 2007, which is most profitable film of all time based on return on investment, filmmakers Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Henry Joost have made a killing for Paramount Pictures.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Plus First Three DVDs
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 13, 2012 - 6:11pmCHICAGO – In our latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes plus DVDs to the first three films up for grabs for the highly anticipated new horror film “Paranormal Activity 4”!
Film Review: The Most Scary Film of 2012, ‘Sinister’ is Both a Voyeur’s Heaven & Hell
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 13, 2012 - 5:05pmCHICAGO – We have forgotten what it’s like to be scared by an actually scary movie. “Sinister” – from producer Jason Blum (“Insidious” and all four “Paranormal Activity” films) – is the first film in 2012 to remind us.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Sinister’ From ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 4, 2012 - 12:14amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated “Sinister” from the producer of “Paranormal Activity”!
Video: Paramount Releases Official ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Movie Trailer
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 1, 2012 - 12:51pmCHICAGO – The official trailer for “Paranormal Activity 4” is here! The plot is undisclosed at this time. The film hits theatres on Oct. 19, 2012.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Movie Vouchers to ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ Plus Grand-Prize Packs
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 1, 2012 - 4:15pmCHICAGO – In our latest found-footage horror edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two movie vouchers plus 3 grand-prize packs up for grabs to the new horror film “Chernobyl Diaries” from “Paranormal Activity” creator Oren Peli!
DVD Review: Only Season of ‘The River’ Hints at What Could Have Been
Submitted by BrianTT on May 21, 2012 - 11:59amCHICAGO – I had some notable problems with ABC’s “The River,” saying in my review of the series premiere, “…while the show has effective moments of horror, they never quite build the way you want them to in a cohesive piece due to the creators feeling the need to get at least one major scare between every break.” Watching where the show went with the first season DVD, hitting stores this week, I stand by my criticisms (I have problems with every episode) but I kind of wish that the creators had been given time to iron out their kinks. The fact is that there simply isn’t enough programming on network TV that one could call daring and while I think “The River” was flawed it was undeniably unlike anything else in your DVR.
TV Review: ABC’s ‘The River’ is Original But Not Always Effective
Submitted by BrianTT on February 7, 2012 - 11:50amCHICAGO – Two hours of ABC’s found footage horror drama tonight, “The River,” from Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, should at least do one thing for the show — weed out those not interested in following it long-term.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 100 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Plus DVDs
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 12, 2011 - 11:06pmOct. 18, 2011 update at 1:11 p.m.: Increased from 40 to 100 admit-twos!
Oct. 18, 2011 update at 1:11 p.m.: Screening date changed from Oct. 20 to Oct. 19, 2011
CHICAGO – In our latest highly anticipated horror/mystery edition of the HollywoodChicago.com Hookup, we have 100 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Paranormal Activity 3” plus a free “Paranormal Activity” and “Paranormal Activity 2” DVD for one grand-prize winner!