Film Review: Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts Trapped in Dull ‘Fireflies in the...
Rating: 1.0/5.0CHICAGO– It’s always risky for a screenwriter to craft a film about a family of writers in that when the result is a script so generically awful as that for “Fireflies in the Garden”...
View ArticleSlideshow: 21 Official Photos From Disney’s ‘John Carter’ With Taylor Kitsch
CHICAGO– Coming on March 9th is one of the more anticipated action films of 2012. Walt Disney presents “John Carter,” featuring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘John Carter’ is Poor Man’s ‘Star Wars’ With Kitschy Taylor...
CHICAGO– Usually it’s critics critically flogging a film when we say it weakly lacks originality and borrows too heavily from others. Disney’s “John Carter” attacks that classic grumble by...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Criterion HD Upgrade For Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Last...
CHICAGO– As audiences still catch up with the five-time Oscar-winning “Hugo” from master Martin Scorsese (released on Blu-ray last month), it might provoke a few young people to explore the filmmaker’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: Mesmerizing Performance From Willem Dafoe Carries ‘The Hunter’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– “The Hunter” is an uniquely mesmerizing film about a man on a complex journey. While the film threatens to fall into cliché (and sometimes hangs on by its fingernails on the...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ Films Re-Released in Time For Reboot
CHICAGO– Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2,” and “Spider-Man 3” were just released on Blu-ray to coincide with the upcoming theatrical release of Mark Webb’s reboot, “The Amazing Spider-Man,”...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: ‘John Carter’ Doesn’t Deserve Punchline Status But Does Miss...
CHICAGO– I approached “John Carter” on Blu-ray expecting to fall strongly on either side of the debate surrounding one of the biggest bombs of 2012. The cyclical nature of entertainment journalism...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: Great Willem Dafoe Stars in Mesmerizing ‘The Hunter’
CHICAGO– Willem Dafoe is one of those wonderful actors who seamlessly moves from mainstream fare to indie films and always seems purely in the moment and totally in character. He’s one of our most...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review: ‘4:44 Last Day on Earth’ Meditates on the World’s End
CHICAGO– Apocalyptic dramas are a dime a dozen these days, and it’s not difficult to determine why. While the Mayan calendar has singled out the specific day of our demise, record-breaking temperatures...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Free ‘Finding Nemo’ DVDs with Ellen...
CHICAGO– In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 10 free DVDs up for grabs for the highly anticipated home entertainment release of the...
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