Clik here to view.
Film Review: Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’ Pushes Excess Past Breaking Point
CHICAGO– Not everything should be filet mignon. Sometimes you just want a greasy, delicious cheeseburger. Now imagine eating ten of those cheeseburgers in a row. Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” starts as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blu-Ray Review: Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’ With Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro
CHICAGO– “Machete” may be one of the most wonderfully-conceived films of 2010. The idea that one of the fake trailers from “Grindhouse” could ever become a full-length film is a movie lover’s dream...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Film Review: Torturous, Awful ‘Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star’
CHICAGO– Adam Sandler lost a bet. How else to explain the existence of “Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star,” a movie that no one but the man behind Happy Madison would possibly finance? If you took this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blu-ray Review: Remastered Edition of ‘70s Cult Hit ‘A Boy and His Dog’
CHICAGO– Some people take L.Q. Jones’ adaptation of Harlan Ellison’s “A Boy and His Dog” very seriously. When Jones begins his new discussion with the author talking about how there are people who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TV Review: Premiere of ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Lacks Originality
CHICAGO– It’s been a year of updatings that has seen venerable characters like Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter solidly re-envisioned by the small screen. So how fare the Gecko Brothers? Not all that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Other Woman’ With...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new romantic comedy“The Other Woman” starring Cameron Diaz and Kate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Film Review: Sharpness Wears Down to Dull in ‘The Other Woman’
CHICAGO– Cameron Diaz has a firm grasp on her…image. She has carefully transitioned throughout her career from ingenue to comedienne to voiceover to the new film “The Other Woman.” But what begins as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Podtalk: Filmmakers Bill Holderman & Erin Simms Join ‘Book Club’
CHICAGO– If your impression of a book club is one of staid pseudo-intellectuals creating pithy symbolism out of nothingness, then your impression is about to change. Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Podtalk: Director Rian Johnson Sharpens the Tools in ‘Knives Out’
CHICAGO– Let’s get this over with … Rian Johnson directed “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in 2017. Let’s let that fanboy quiver die down and note the talented filmmaker has produced a Thanksgiving treat,...
View Article
