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Brutal Next Chapter Defines ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– The exploration of sexuality is a stark breakthrough in the “Nymphomaniac” film series by writer/director Lars von Trier. In the story of a woman interacting with her nature,...
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Tearjerking ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is ‘The Notebook’ of This Decade
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Sure, I’ll admit it. With so many new films to screen and review, I’ll choose the sci-fi action/thriller from the man behind the Bourne flicks over a movie that’s being called...
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Keanu Reeves in Ludicrous Premise as ‘John Wick’
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Keanu Reeves has been in a lot of dogs over the years, but rarely has he left such a high body count while avenging one of them. “John Wick” is a brutal revenge thriller where...
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Odd Times at the Cinema with ‘The Great Wall’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Taking a concept higher than the Wall that inspired it, and mostly succeeding, “The Great Wall” gets a nod as one of the oddest stories in a long time. Pre-supposedly based on a...
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Mustache Has More Than ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Murder On The Orient Express” is a movie that is never quite as interesting as the main character’s mustache. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Agatha Christie’s most famous...
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‘Vox Lux’ is a Visually Stark Metaphor for a Lost Cause
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– In the frozen emotional landscape of America, where mass shootings have become as regular as the sunrise, what better symbol for this madness is there than a pop star? Natalie...
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‘Aquaman’ is a Watery Sleep with the Fishes
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– The dripping sound of water you will hear this upcoming weekend will be the tears of DC Comics fans, as they cry from frustration over the latest cinema hit job on one of the...
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Carney Brad! On-Air Review of ‘Nightmare Alley’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– 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...
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The Walls Come Closing In! Audio Film Review of ‘Inside’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Inside,” an unusual tour de force for actor Willem Dafoe, put into a situation that confines...
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Bird is the Word! On-Air Review of ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 7th, 2023, reviewing “The Boy and the Heron,”...
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