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‘Logan’ Bares Its Sharp Claws & Eviscerates Us Emotionally
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– There is a war raging in the comic book cinematic universe where filmmakers think that these kinds of films should embrace their over the top (verging on campy) nature while...
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Shatters the Hammer, But Maintains the Mold
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Any blacksmith will tell you that their job is much more than the brute action of slamming a hammer onto steel. There is some finessing and an attention to detail that needs to...
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All Forms of Heroism Available in ‘Black Panther’
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– The fortune of the latest Marvel Studios superhero epic, “Black Panther,” lies in its solid foundation in African mythos and intelligent storytelling. And with Ryan Coogler...
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Spreading Comic Book Fatigue to Everyone, ‘Venom’ Poisons the Well
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– I was one of the last sentinels; a conscientious objector in the war against comic book films. The handful of these that come out yearly had yet to weigh heavy on my film soul,...
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'Ralph Breaks the Internet' is a Mature, Bittersweet Heart-breaker
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– 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...
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HollywoodChicago.com ESP, En Español: 'Shazam!' y 'The Best of Enemies'
CHICAGO– Cada semana, HollywoodChicago.com le traerá las criticas de las películas que hemos visto y que están saliendo esa semana, pero en español. HollywoodChicago.com ESP no sólo representa...
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Cinematic and Literary Influences Temper the Glorious Chaos of ‘Loki’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– From villain to anti-hero to homoerotic fan fiction icon, Loki has traveled a long way from the greasy-haired megalomaniac we have come to love. For most of his cinematic...
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'Free Guy' Doesn’t Play Around When It Comes to Delivering a Good Time
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Playing video games is one of the single most infuriating experiences that I continue to put myself through. One of my few masochistic traits emerge whenever I boot up my PC or...
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'Eternals' isn't the Hero Film We Deserve, But the One We Need Right Now
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– At some point, everything evolves. This isn’t something that’s exclusive to Pokemon, but a process that all of us have undergone to get to where we are. Evolution is always...
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Vampire State Building! On-Air Film Review of ‘Morbius’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 31st, reviewing “Morbius,” the latest film in...
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