CHICAGO – Society, or at least certain elements of society, are always looking for scapegoats to hide the sins of themselves and authority. In the so-called “great America” of the 1950s, the scapegoat target was comic books … specifically through a sociological study called “The Seduction of the Innocent.” City Lit Theater Company, in part two of a trilogy on comic culture by Mark Pracht, presents “The Innocence of Seduction … now through October 8th, 2023. For details and tickets, click COMIC BOOK.
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Slice of Life! On-Air Review of ‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 9, 2023 - 10:57am Rating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on September 7th, 2023, reviewing “Sitting in Bars with Cake,” an adaptation of a cookbook memoir by Audrey Shulman. In theaters on September 8th.
May Pang & John! Audio Review of ‘The Lost Weekend A Love Story’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 18, 2023 - 12:50pm- Eddie Volkman
- George Harrison
- Hannah B
- Hannah Brummer
- Harry Nilsson
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Iconic Events
- John Lennon
- Los Angeles
- May Pang
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- New York City
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul McCartney
- Ringo Starr
- Scott Thompson
- The Lost Weekend A Love Story
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
- Yoko Ono
 Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released documentary “The Lost Weekend A Love Story,” which is a chronicle of May Pang and John Lennon’s brief but historically important love affair. Currently in theaters, since April 14th.
Black-Eyed Blonde! On-Air Film Review of ‘Marlowe’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 17, 2023 - 7:37am Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 16th, 2023, reviewing “Marlowe,” featuring Liam Neeson as the famous private eye Philip Marlowe. In theaters beginning February 15th.
New Degeneration! Audio Film Review of ‘The Bad Guys’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 21, 2022 - 12:24amRating: 3.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “The Bad Guys,” the latest cartoony film from Dreamworks Animation, featuring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Awkafina, Alex Borstein and Zazie Beetz, among others, and in theaters on April 22nd.
Spin on the ‘70s! On-Air Review of ‘Licorice Pizza’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 3, 2021 - 12:31am- 1970s
- Alana Haim
- Ben Thompson
- Boogie Nights
- Bradley Cooper
- Cooper Hoffman
- Gas Crisis
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Licorice Pizza
- Los Angeles
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Monroe
- Movie Review
- Pat Über TV
- Patrick McDonald
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Scott Thompson
- Sean Penn
- The Morning Mess
- Tom Waits
- Water Beds
- WBGR-FM
- Wisconsin
 Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 2nd, 2021, reviewing the latest film by director Paul Thomas Anderson (“Boogie Nights”), the back to the 1970s relationship epic “Licorice Pizza,” currently in select theaters.
Your Pal Uncle Joaquin! Audio Review of ‘C’mon C’mon’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 26, 2021 - 3:59pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “C’mon C’mon,” a departure for intense actor Joaquin Phoenix as a befuddled Uncle, directed by Mike Mills of the Oscar-winning “Beginners,” and in theaters beginning November 19th, 2021.
Black Sisters United! Audio Review of ‘Unapologetic’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 19, 2021 - 4:47pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the new release by Chicago’s Kartemquin Films, “Unapologetic,” premiering at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago on August 20th, 2021.
Stathaaaaaaam! On-Air Review of ‘Wrath of Man’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 8, 2021 - 4:03pm Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on May 7th, 2021, reviewing the new release “Wrath of Man,” opening in theaters on May 7th, 2021.
Dynamic Duo! On-Air Review of ‘Malcolm & Marie’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 5, 2021 - 6:10pmRating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 4th, 2021, reviewing the new film “Malcolm & Marie,” streaming on Netflix beginning February 5th, 2021.
Big Time Acting! On-Air Review of ‘The Little Things’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 29, 2021 - 9:26pm Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on January 29th, 2021, reviewing the new release “The Little Things,” premiering on HBO MAX and in theaters on January 29th, 2021.
