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.
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Podtalk: Viveik Kaira Channels Bruce Springsteen in ‘Blinded by the Light’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 14, 2019 - 10:52amCHICAGO – Finding joy for many people is rooted in music, and nothing expresses that joy like the love of a particular artist. Bruce Springsteen is the rocker that helps a British immigrant through some hard times in the new film “Blinded by the Light,” and the beneficiary of that joy is portrayed by Viveik Kaira.
Film Review: There Are Just Enough Reasons to Go Ape Over ‘Rampage’
Submitted by JonHC on April 12, 2018 - 12:44pmCHICAGO - As a whole, we have a fascination with watching destruction in front of us. It provides a catharsis from our heavily stressed lives, especially in the Trump era. It provides a necessary release of aggression, the same way video games do for people. “Rampage” scratches that itch, but only if you aren’t also looking to be intellectually stimulated or care about plot coherence.
Film Review: Jason Bateman & Rachel McAdams Score on ‘Game Night’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 24, 2018 - 12:15pmCHICAGO – A game cast elevates what is otherwise a bit of a ho hum affair in the action comedy “Game Night.” Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams are a middle class couple hosting weekly game nights with a group of good friends. But when Bateman’s competitive venture capitalist older brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) comes to town, he promises to take game night up a notch.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Me Before You’ With Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 31, 2016 - 10:07pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic drama “Me Before You” starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin!
Film Review: Shapeless ‘How to Be Single’ is Dreadfully Unfunny
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 13, 2016 - 3:07pmCHICAGO – Rebel Wilson’s raunchy and vulgar schtick is now way past its freshness date, but she’s the only one able to elicit any chuckles in this otherwise woebegone women-behaving-badly, anti-romantic comedy, “How to Be Single.”
Film Review: Despite Same Stale Producer, ‘The Gallows’ a Refreshing Horror Original From New Filmmakers
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 12, 2015 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – We all know dramatic films win most of the awards, comedies are hit or miss and horrors often don’t deliver the scares they promise. The problem with the horror genre lately is Hollywood is afraid to go against a “proven” formula (for financial reasons) and really think outside the box.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to Film Festival Hit ‘Batkid Begins’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 7, 2015 - 9:18pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new film festival hit documentary “Batkid Begins” – the true story of a 5-year-old cancer patient’s wish come true!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘Hot Pursuit’ With Sofía Vergara, Reese Witherspoon
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 3, 2015 - 7:57pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new action/comedy “Hot Pursuit” starring Sofía Vergara and Reese Witherspoon!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Guaranteed Anytime Passes to ‘The Conjuring’ Prequel ‘Annabelle’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 21, 2014 - 9:33pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of guaranteed anytime movie tickets up for grabs to “The Conjuring” prequel “Annabelle”! Pick your own local movie theatre and time throughout Chicago(land)!
Film Review: Effective ‘The Conjuring’ Captures the Sum of All Fears
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 19, 2013 - 8:02amCHICAGO – True scary movies have a couple of things going for them – the source of the scare and the psychology of the scare. The source provides the “boo,” the audience provides the interactive psychology. “The Conjuring” is a true scary movie.
