CHICAGO – The great and lofty Steppenwolf Theatre of Chicago has brought the current political season right on target with “POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” now extended through December 17th. Click POTUS.
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Audio Film Review: Piercing Piece for Julianne Moore in ‘Sharper’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 20, 2023 - 8:29amCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “Sharper,” a new film from A24 and Apple TV+ featuring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan and John Lithgow in a film about deception and circumstances. Currently in select theaters (see local listings) and streaming on Apple TV+ beginning February 24th.
Film Review: Ass Kicker of the Wrong Kind is Downfall of ‘The 355’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2022 - 7:57amCHICAGO – There’s something to be said for a well done ass kicker in January that provides an entertaining distraction from the ice and snow outside. “The 355” is not it, offering a typical quick cutting action thriller that plods along in the most formulaic and least exciting manner possible. There’s nothing in this movie that hasn’t been done to death already.
Film Review: Marvel-ous! On-Air Review of ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 19, 2021 - 4:37pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on March 12th, 2021, reviewing the new documentary “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” streaming on Disney+ beginning on Friday, March 19th.!—break—>
Film Review: De-Glamorizing Nicole Kidman Can’t Save ‘Destroyer’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2019 - 9:22amCHICAGO – If you are in a particular frame of mind you can kinda see why someone thought “Destroyer” would be a good idea. It’s got an Academy Award winner, doing a physical transformation, and has a hard-boiled detective story. All of these elements in the right hands could have added up to awards show adulation.
Film Review: Margot Robbie in ‘I, Tonya’ Can’t Stick the Landing
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 23, 2017 - 10:55pmCHICAGO – We have arrived at point where yesterday’s trash TV has become today’s critical darling of the film festival circuit. As the trailers proclaim, “I, Tonya” desperately wants to be the “‘Goodfellas’ of Figure Skating,” but one of the biggest problems I had is that it’s just trying too hard.
Film Review: Marvel Studios Reaches New Heights in Satisfying ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 5, 2016 - 8:13pm- Anthony Mackie
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CHICAGO – “Captain America: Civil War” is more of an “Avengers” movie than it is a Captain America movie. But that’s okay because this is easily the best Avengers movie Marvel Studios has ever made, and it also might be the best movie the studio has ever made.
Film Review: Entertaining ‘The Martian’ is a Hollywood Space Opera
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 5, 2015 - 12:52pmCHICAGO – It’s all based on science, they told us! “The Martian” is an old fashion feel-good movie about the hard working astronauts and scientists of the good old American space program, trying to rescue a stranded spaceman from Mars, aided by a brave cast of astro-colleagues.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Martian’ With Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain
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CHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated sci-fi “The Martian” featuring an all-star cast including Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain!
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Passes to ‘Ricki and the Flash’ With Meryl Streep
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 3, 2015 - 10:13amCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new music dramedy “Ricki and the Flash” starring Meryl Streep!
Film Review: Near-Perfect ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Defies Common Sequel Disappointment
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 6, 2014 - 2:34pm- Adam Fendelman
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CHICAGO – If the original is anything to applaud, the sequel usually isn’t. And even more rarely is the sequel actually better.
