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+.
June 2021
Ain’t That America! Audio Review of ‘Holler’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 11, 2021 - 10:07amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Holler,” an IFC Films new release about a brother and sister trying to survive in a dying factory town. In select theaters and through Video On Demand beginning June 11th, 2021.
TV Review: Literary/Film Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’
Submitted by JonHC on June 9, 2021 - 6:34pm- Avengers
- Disney Plus
- Disney+
- Eugene Cordero
- Film Review
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- HollywoodChicago.com
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jon Espino
- Kate Herron
- Loki
- Marvel
- 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.
Cinematic and Literary Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’
Submitted by JonHC on June 9, 2021 - 6:27pmRating: 4.5/5.0 |
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.
Via Zoom: Filmmaker Jack C. Newell on His New Film ‘Monuments’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 6, 2021 - 6:18am- Chicago
- Colorado
- Cremation
- David Pasquesi
- David Sullivan
- Death
- Field Museum
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Iowa
- Jack C. Newell
- Javier Muñoz
- Joel Murray
- Marguerite Moreau
- Marianne Fons
- Mourning
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Rebecca Fons
- Richard Cotovsky
- Row House Films
- Thomas Kelly
- Zoom
CHICAGO – The evolution of the “local filmmaker” always seems to be defined through where that person is. Jack C. Newell appears to not be measured by time and place, but as a filmmaker of artistic vision with a basis in love. His latest film, “Monuments,” opens June 4th, 2021, through the Gene Siskel Film Center virtual cinema.
Film Review: ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ is Haunted By Its Past
Submitted by JonHC on June 5, 2021 - 5:28amCHICAGO – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is our third official, not-counting-the-spinoffs foray into the “based on true events” shenanigans of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and it’s starting to show. If you’re a tea drinker and equally as frugal as I am, you have reused a tea bag to make a second (sometimes even a third) cup of tea.
Film Review: Spirit Moves She! On-Air Review of ‘Spirit Untamed’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 4, 2021 - 6:55pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 3rd, 2021, reviewing the new Dreamworks animated film “Spirit Untamed” in theaters beginning June 4th.
‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ is Haunted By Its Past
Submitted by JonHC on June 4, 2021 - 5:28amRating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is our third official, not-counting-the-spinoffs foray into the “based on true events” shenanigans of Ed and Lorraine Warren, and it’s starting to show. If you’re a tea drinker and equally as frugal as I am, you have reused a tea bag to make a second (sometimes even a third) cup of tea.
Spirit Moves She! On-Air Review of ‘Spirit Untamed’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 4, 2021 - 4:48amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 3rd, 2021, reviewing the new Dreamworks animated film “Spirit Untamed” in theaters beginning June 4th.
Film Review: Wheel Goes Round! Audio Review of ‘Drunk Bus’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 2, 2021 - 8:28amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Drunk Bus,” an indie about an aimless bus driver in a college town, and his unlikely friendship with a man named Pineapple, currently in select theaters and through Video On Demand.
Wheel Goes Round! Audio Review of ‘Drunk Bus’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 2, 2021 - 8:24amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new film “Drunk Bus,” an indie about an aimless bus driver in a college town, and his unlikely friendship with a man named Pineapple, currently in select theaters and through Video On Demand.
Film News: Anthony Michael Hall to Star in ‘The Class’ in Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 1, 2021 - 8:54amCHICAGO – With films now in progress ramping up, Chicago is welcoming a new production that will be shooting here this summer. “The Class” will have a back-to-the-past familiarity for actor Anthony Michael Hall. Instead of joining “The Breakfast Club,” he will portray an assistant principal responsible for monitoring a new generation.