CHICAGO – It began with a boy and his dream (nightmare?). John LaFlamboy, to be exact, as he took an idea he had in college and made it his life’s work. He owns and operates the HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport (Illinois), which was designed, built and put together by Haunted House experts expressly for the spookiest month of the year. For info on how to purchase tickets, click HellsGate.
Anya Taylor-Joy
Chef’s Special of the Day! Audio Film Review of ‘The Menu’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 18, 2022 - 10:50pm Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Menu,” featuring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in a social satire about a Chef and his unique multi-course meal plan, in theaters on November 18th.
Go Dutch! On-Air Film Review of David O. Russell's ‘Amsterdam’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 10, 2022 - 1:01pm- 20th Century Studios
- Amsterdam
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Chris Rock
- Christian Bale
- David O. Russell
- Eddie Volkman
- Hannah Brummer
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- John David Washington
- Margot Robbie
- Michael Shannon
- Mike Myers
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Rami Malek
- Robert De Niro
- Star 96.7
- Taylor Swift
- TV Review
- Walt Disney Studios
- WSSR-FM
 Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on October 7th, reviewing the new all-star cast David O. Russell mystery comedy “Amsterdam,” Currently in theaters.
Eggers Shakespeare! On-Air Film Review of ‘The Northman’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2022 - 12:43pm Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 21st, reviewing “The Northman,” an adaptation of the legend that inspired Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” by visionary writer/director Robert Eggers. In theaters April 22nd.
Neon Lights Are ‘60s! On-Air Review of ‘Last Night in Soho’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 28, 2021 - 9:29pmRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 28th, 2021, reviewing the new Edgar Wright film, “Last Night in Soho” in theaters beginning October 29th.
M. Night Shyamalan Returns, Full of Personality in ‘Split’
Submitted by JonHC on January 23, 2017 - 4:29pm Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – M. Night Shyamalan is a complicated filmmaker whose work seems to reflect a variety of different sides to the artist. “The Visit” marked a return to a new, yet familiar side of Shyamalan that most of us thought blew away with “The Last Airbender.” It seems “Split” marks the return/re-emergence of the too-long departed Shyamalan that we thought was buried in the past.
‘Morgan’ Takes Out Intelligence in Artificial Intelligence
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 4, 2016 - 9:08pmRating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – There is nothing like the feeling of watching a completely immersive sci-fi film that delivers the complexity of technology in a modest package, and uses elements of nature to create a beautiful contrast. Unfortunately, “Morgan” doesn’t deliver on the enlightenment it promises.
Something Wicked This Way Comes in ‘The Witch’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 19, 2016 - 9:17amRating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – We perpetuate our fears through many sources. All mythology, religion and politics are based on what is “unknown” in our lives, and the desire to placate what frightens us is how we invent and worship those entities. This is all explored in the new film, “The Witch.”
