HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 35 Pairs of Passes to ‘Criminal’ With Kevin...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 35 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new crime drama“Criminal” starring Kevin Costner and Ryan...
View ArticleFilm Review: Suspenseful ‘Life’ is Tense, Compelling Science Fiction
CHICAGO– Combining the invasion elements of “Alien” with the life-raft-in-space morbidity of “Gravity,” the new film “Life” maintains a grip from the enlightened beginning to the twisted end. Mars is...
View ArticleFilm Review: Un-Buddy-Like Violence in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’
CHICAGO– One day I would like to meet a professional assassin. Are they as quippy and biblical as Samuel L. Jackson? This tired movie occupation is trotted out again, this time pairing Jackson with...
View ArticleFilm Review: Formula Works Well in Hilarious ‘Deadpool 2’
CHICAGO– We could all use some laughs, and “Deadpool 2” blessedly delivers. The meta superhero Deadpool – who exists both as a anti-hero and actor playing him – provides the wisecracks in the midst of...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ is Family Fun for All
CHICAGO– Let’s face it. If you’re not already obsessed with Pokémon, or the parent of someone who is, you’re not likely to land in a darkened theater with “Detective Pikachu” on the marquee. But for...
View ArticleFilm Review: Wives Tale! On-Air Review of ‘HItman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 17th, 2021, reviewing the new film “Hitman’s Wife’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: 'Free Guy' Doesn’t Play Around When It Comes to Delivering a...
CHICAGO– Playing video games is one of the single most infuriating experiences that I continue to put myself through. One of my few masochistic traits emerge whenever I boot up my PC or PS4… and that’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: Spike is Back! Counter Point For ‘Free Guy’
CHICAGO– Welcome back to film reviewer Spike Walters … “Free Guy” has the sort of premise that seems to tingle with possibility. Ryan Reynolds stars as a background character in a Grand Theft...
View ArticleOn-Air Film Review: Dear Dead Dad in ‘The Adam Project’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 10th, reviewing “The Adam Project,” featuring the “Free Guy” team...
View ArticleOn-Air Film Review: ‘Spirited’ is Ghost of Musical Presents
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on November 23rd, reviewing the holiday musical “Spirited,” a...
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