TV Review: HBO’s Disappointing ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn’ with Clive Owen, Nicole...
CHICAGO– It pains me to say this — HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn” is a complete mess, a film littered with awful directorial decisions, built on a misguided screenplay, and featuring performances...
View ArticleTV Review: Syfy’s ‘Alphas’ Returns More Confident, Entertaining
CHICAGO– Two of cable TV’s most interesting science fiction programs return tonight just after their 2011 seasons were released on DVD.“Alphas” and “Warehouse 13” are ocassionally inconsistent but also...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 35 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Bourne Legacy’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 35 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Lincoln’ Magnificently Humanizes the Man, Our History
CHICAGO– There is an argument that Steven Spielberg is the most “American” of directors, at least in his generation. He deftly and brilliantly teams up with playwright Tony Kushner and actor Daniel...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Naggingly Hollow ‘Hemingway and Gellhorn’ Falls Flat
CHICAGO– It doesn’t sound like a particularly bad idea. In exploring the globe-trotting adventures of author Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, why not use archival footage of the...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 20 Pairs of Passes to ‘Godzilla’ With Elizabeth...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Godzilla” starring Elizabeth Olsen and...
View ArticleFilm Review: Hollywood’s ‘Godzilla’ Misses, Mocks Ishirô Honda’s Main Warning...
CHICAGO– Except for the clear purpose of cashing in on yet another “Godzilla” remake, everything is happening for no reason. Worst of all, what is ensuing misses and even mocks the reason why Ishirô...
View ArticleFilm Review: Charming ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Bucks Botched...
CHICAGO– Motivated by financial necessity, sequels often mitigate business risk and satisfy studio executives by riding on the coattails of a previous fan base with brand equity. But business aside, to...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘American Pastoral’ Should Have Been Put to Pasture
CHICAGO– Change can be a frightening part of life and the human experience. It is an unavoidable but often necessary transition for progress. If you fight change or innovation, the stagnation alone...
View ArticleOn-Air Film Review: Carney Brad! Review of ‘Nightmare Alley’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 16th, 2021, reviewing the film noir remake of “Nightmare...
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