Film Review: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' is a Bittersweet Heart-breaker
CHICAGO– The internet we know today is a fairly young invention full of some of the greatest conveniences known to man, but also some of the greatest distractions and nuisances currently in our lives....
View ArticleOscar Week: Co-Directors Explain How ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
CHICAGO– The Best Animated Film category at the 91st Academy Awards honor both these visual treats and their status in the new Golden Age. The visual density of today’s animation reaches a new height...
View ArticleFilm Review: Slam-Jam! On-Air Review of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 15th, 2021, reviewing the reboot of the popular “Space Jam: A...
View ArticleFilm Review: 'Marry Me' Works With Owen Wilson & Jennifer Lopez
CHICAGO– I’ll admit that based on the ubiquitous trailers, The latest attempt for Jennifer Lopez to reclaim the throne as Queen of the Rom-Com seemed like the sort of enterprise meant to make you bury...
View ArticleOn-Air Film Review: Bradley Cooper is the Conductor of ‘Maestro’
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on November 30th, 2023, reviewing “Maestro,” co-written, directed by and...
View ArticlePodtalk: Ruth Leitman for Her Doc ‘No One Asked You’ at FACETS Chicago on...
CHICAGO– Abortion rights and women’s healthcare privacy has been under attack since Roe v Wade was overturned due in part to the Donald Trump-appointees on the Supreme Court. Comedian Lizz Winstead has...
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