CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
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Audio Film Review: ‘Fremont’ is a Reflection on the Way We Are
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 8, 2023 - 1:53pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Fremont,” a beautiful and poignant story of an Afghanistan immigrant, stuck between two cultures in America … co-written and directed by Babak Jalali. In select theaters on September 8th, see local listings.
Audio Film Review: From the Dregs to Destiny with ‘Bottoms’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 29, 2023 - 3:47pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Bottoms,” a dark comedy parody of the high school caste system, featuring jocks, cheerleaders, freaks and geeks, directed and co-wrttien by Emma Seligman (“Shiva Baby”). In theaters since August 25th.
Silence is Beholden! Audio DVD Review of ‘The Silent Twins’
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio DVD review for “The Silent Twins,” the story of a famous case regarding British twins who only speak to each other and not the outside world. This is currently available in a Blu-ray DVD package from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Audio Film Review: Man With the Golden Pen! Review of ‘Algren’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 19, 2021 - 5:12pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new documentary film “Algren” – regarding iconic Chicago author and character, Nelson Algren – in select theaters and through Video on Demand.
Audio Film Review: Ingmar Persona-fied! Review of ‘Bergman Island’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 19, 2021 - 4:51pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new filmmaker-on-filmmaker narrative film “Bergman Island” – the first English language film by Mia Hansen Løve – currently in select theaters, see local listings for theaters and show times.
Audio Film Review: Mr. Roboto Domesto! Review of ‘I’m Your Man’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 19, 2021 - 4:31pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the sci-fi romance “I’m Your Man” – featuring Dan Stevens (Disney’s live action “Beauty & the Beast”) – currently in select theaters.
Audio Film Review: Witchy! Review of ‘We Need to Do Something’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 2, 2021 - 4:37pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new psychological horror film “We Need to Do Something” – featuring Pat Healy of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater Company – in select theaters, beginning on September 3rd, 2021.
Audio Film Review: Lust and Found! Review of ‘The Lost Leonardo’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 26, 2021 - 9:14pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new documentary about the art world, “The Lost Leonardo,” in select theaters, including Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, on August 27th, 2021.
Audio Film Review: Black Sisters United! Review of ‘Unapologetic’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 19, 2021 - 4:50pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new release by Chicago’s Kartemquin Films, “Unapologetic,” premiering at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago on August 20th, 2021.
Audio Film Review: Do You Here What I Hear? Review of ‘CODA’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 12, 2021 - 11:50pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new release “CODA” – the Grand Jury Prize winner as Best Film at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival – now in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+ beginning August 13th, 2021.
