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.
Documentary
Oscar Week! Audio Film Review of 2023 Oscar Nominated Shorts
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 5, 2023 - 8:21pm![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films in separate programs featuring Animation, Live Action and Documentary Shorts. Presented by Shorts TV and currently in select theaters, see local listings.
Bad Boy Looks Back! Audio Film Review of ‘McEnroe’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 6, 2022 - 8:05pm![]() Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “McEnroe,” a bio-documentary of the 1970s tennis great, with full participation of its introspective subject. It’s currently available on the Showtime Network or available to stream on the Showtime App.
Concise! On-Air Review of ‘2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 25, 2022 - 6:52pm- 2022
- Animation
- Chicago
- Documentary
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Life Vaguely Drawn
- Live Action
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Music Box Theatre
- Nominees
- Oscar Short Film
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Redemption
- Scott Thompson
- Shorts.TV
- The Dress
- The Morning Mess
- The Windshield Wiper
- Tragedy is Drama
- WBGR-FM
- When We Were Bullies
- Wisconsin
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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 24th, reviewing “2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films” … three separate programs representing three short film categories at the upcoming Academy Awards in select theaters February 25th.
Deliverance! Audio Review of The Beatles ‘Get Back’ Part Three
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 26, 2021 - 5:38pm![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on The Beatles “Get Back” Part Three, part of a three-part documentary series directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings series) and premiering on the Disney+ streaming service on November 27th, 2021.
Redemption! Audio Review of The Beatles ‘Get Back’ Part Two
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 25, 2021 - 7:42pm![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on The Beatles “Get Back” Part Two, a three-part documentary series directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings series) and premiering on the Disney+ streaming service on November 26th, 2021.
Fab Expanse! Audio Review of The Beatles ‘Get Back’ Part One
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 25, 2021 - 11:52am![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on The Beatles “Get Back” Part One, a three-part documentary series directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings series) and premiering on the Disney+ streaming service on November 25th, 2021.
Creating Empathy! On-Air Review of ‘Pray Away’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 9, 2021 - 12:32pm![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 5th, 2021, reviewing the new Kristine Stolakis documentary “Pray Away,” now streaming on Netflix.
Holy Macanoli, Punky Rocks! On-Air Review of ‘Kid 90’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 13, 2021 - 8:24am![]() Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – 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 “Kid 90,” streaming on HULU beginning on Friday, March 12th.
‘Generation Wealth’ Tells Us What We Already Know
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 8, 2018 - 9:00am![]() Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – When it comes to really being rich, what do we already know? Money doesn’t buy happiness. Family and friendship connections are more important than accumulation. Yet those simple lessons keep being broken up by the excess of more, the values of which are in the documentary “Generation Wealth.”
Director Eugene Jarecki Crowns Elvis Presley ‘The King’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 20, 2018 - 11:07am![]() Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Elvis Presley, besides being one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century, does symbolize to an extent what can happen to icons when they turn towards certain directions in a career. Director Eugene Jarecki has created an amazing documentary about Elvis called “The King,” that uses his rise and decline as a symbol for the American Dream.
