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Interview: Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor on ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’
CHICAGO– Among the Transforming machines in the fourth installment of the “Transformers” series are human actors, poised to react to the giant robot madness around them. Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor...
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Film Review: ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Most Tolerable of Series
CHICAGO– I’ll say this for “Transformers: Age Of Extinction,” it’s the most tolerable Transformers movie Michael Bay has ever made. The substitution of Mark Wahlberg for Shia LaBeouf is a big part of...
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Film Review: ‘Big Hero 6’ is Sorely Lacking the Charm Component
CHICAGO– “Big Hero 6” is a dark revenge thriller masquerading as a kids movie. Walt Disney Studios takes a few pages from its corporate cousin Marvel, while creating this new animated adventure. It has...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Deadpool’ With Ryan Reynolds
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated new Marvel Comics film“Deadpool” starring Ryan...
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Film Review: Anti-Heroism of ‘Deadpool’ Revels in Sass & Violence
CHICAGO– It was inevitable that we would get an “R-rated” superhero movie, and “Deadpool” fits the bill with its swears, violence and a little sex/nudity. It also has Ryan Reynolds as that hero, doing...
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Interview: Co-Directors Josh Gordon & Will Speck Invite All to ‘Office...
CHICAGO– The raucous party movie has become a reliable staple in movieland, and now a production tackles the holiday soiré, and all that can go wrong. “Office Christmas Party” is co-directed by Josh...
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Film Review: ‘Office Christmas Party’ is Just Ho-Hum Humbug
CHICAGO– “Office Christmas Party” summons up a few jolly ho-ho-ho’s, but can’t quite deliver even one decent belly laugh you’d expect, considering the talented cast chock full of funny folks. It’s...
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Film Review: For Better or Worse, ‘Ready Player One’ is Nostalgia at its Purest
CHICAGO– Just in time for Easter, there’s a film filled with enough Easter eggs to drown a small country. “Ready Player One” is a “Where’s Waldo” of mostly 80’s pop culture references that are meant to...
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Film 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...
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Audio Film Review: ‘Out of the Loop’ is Sweet Stand-up Chicago
CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the newly released “Out of the Loop,” an overview of the Chicago stand up scene, with many notable names that began their career...
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