CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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Inside the Dire! On-Air Review of ‘Outside the Wire’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 15, 2021 - 6:30pm![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 15th, 2020, reviewing the new film “Outside the Wire,” streaming on Netflix beginning January 15th, 2021.
‘Detroit’ is Stark, Blunt & Honest U.S. History
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 28, 2017 - 9:34am![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – It has become clear to anyone who is making an observation about authority and “order” in America, that for certain people it comes with a severe price. “Detroit” explores an incident within the 1967 riots there, when white police officers raided a hotel and perpetuated crimes of their own.
Marvel Studios Reaches New Heights in Satisfying ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 5, 2016 - 8:10pm- Anthony Mackie
- Captain America: Civil War
- Chadwick Boseman
- Chris Evans
- christopher marcus
- Daniel Bruhl
- Don Cheadle
- Elizabeth Olsen
- emily van camp
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jeremy Renner
- Marvel Studios
- Movie Review
- Paul Bettany
- Paul Rudd
- robert downey jr
- scarlett johanssen
- Sebastian Stan
- Spike Walters
- stephen mcfeeley
- Tom Holland
- Walt Disney Pictures
- William Hurt
![]() Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
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.
Spirit Starts Early in Fun, Raunchy ‘The Night Before’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 20, 2015 - 9:29am![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The tradition of the holiday party gets a workout in “The Night Before,” as three friends take a Christmas Eve walk through the environs of New York City, and make their merry journey an unforgettable night of libation enhancement, magic moments and yes, the Holiday Spirit.
Sandra Bullock Bombs in Bad ‘Our Brand is Crisis’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 30, 2015 - 8:15am- Ann Dowd
- Anthony Mackie
- Billy Bob Thornton
- David Gordon Green
- Dominic Flores
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Joaquim de Almeida
- Louis Arcella
- Movie Review
- Octavio Gomez Berrios
- Our Brand is Crisis
- Peter Straughn
- Rachel Boynton
- Sandra Bullock
- Scott McNairy
- Spike Walters
- Warner Bros.
- Warner Brothers
- Zoe Kazan
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CHICAGO – This misbegotten political satire shows almost as much contempt for its audience as its characters do for the politicians they’re supposed to be helping. This movie thinks it is smartly cynical, but it’s about as smart as a Larry the Cable Guy routine at a Donald Trump rally. Hate is not a big enough word for how I felt about this movie. I loathed, detested, scorned, despised, and abhorred this Hollywood abomination, that is so full of its own smug satisfaction it can’t see how dumb it really is.
Rousing ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Hits Modern Society’s Central Nervous System
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 30, 2015 - 10:14pm- Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Adam Fendelman
- Anthony Mackie
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Chris Evans
- Chris Hemsworth
- Cobie Smulders
- Don Cheadle
- Elizabeth Olsen
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jack Kirby
- James Spader
- Jeremy Renner
- Joss Whedon
- Mark Ruffalo
- Marvel Studios
- Movie Review
- Paul Bettany
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Scarlett Johansson
- Stan Lee
- The Avengers
- Walt Disney Studios
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CHICAGO – Look. We all know sequels usually suck. And blockbuster films often get panned for overprioritizing special effects at the expense of a well-written story and character development. Even when a story in a big-budget film is redeeming, it’s practically impossible not to shoot holes through it.
Story Choices Aside, Heart Matters in ‘Black or White’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2015 - 8:09pm![]() Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – As race issues continue in the news, in the wake of Ferguson and “I Can’t Breathe,” the movies exhibit an extraordinary piece of timing with the new film “Black or White.” Oscar winners Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer participate in a story of family and healing.
Near-Perfect ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Defies Common Sequel Disappointment
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 6, 2014 - 1:59pm- Adam Fendelman
- Anthony Mackie
- Anthony Russo
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Chris Evans
- Christopher Markus
- Cobie Smulders
- Ed Brubaker
- Hayley Atwel
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Jack Kirby
- Joe Russo
- Joe Simon
- Joss Whedon
- Movie Review
- Robert Redford
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Scarlett Johansson
- Sebastian Stan
- Stan Lee
- Stephen McFeely
![]() Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – If the original is anything to applaud, the sequel usually isn’t. And even more rarely is the sequel actually better.
While it’s aggressive to market “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” as one of the “best superhero movies of all time” and more realistic to pitch it as “better than ‘The Avengers,’” it most certainly is 2014’s best action flick yet and it definitely defies common sequel disappointment.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Pledges Allegiance to Strong Action, Twists
Submitted by NickHC on April 3, 2014 - 8:49pm![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – In record-breaking time, even for Marvel, a comic book character has had their existence (basically) rebooted. The arc may be continued from the previous film, and some of the actors may reappear, but this take on Captain America is bonafide divergent. It’s not the hollow nostalgic relic seen in his debut “Captain America: The First Avenger”, nor is this the goofy time alien/boy scout he was made in to be in the ensemble film “The Avengers”. This version of Captain America, and the world he lives in, is leaner and meaner.
Ben Affleck Can’t Save Limp ‘Runner Runner’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 4, 2013 - 8:03am![]() Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Off shore internet gambling sites, tons of money, glorious glamorous women, parties all the time – how the heck can all of that be dull? The new film “Runner Runner” found a way. Ben Affleck phones it in and Justin Timberlake is name recognition window dressing in this limp drama.
