‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ Not Worth the Trip
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– The children’s fantasy drama is a hot commodity in the current age of computer generated images. Many favorite books once thought too complex to be filmed are now seeing new...
View ArticleHorrible ‘We’re the Millers’ Wastes Huge Potential
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– There was a point in “We’re the Millers” when the story fell off the table like a Slinky from a mountaintop. It’s as if other writers took over from a far superior dark comedy,...
View Article‘The Maze Runner’ a Cut Above Teenage Dystopia Genre
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– Yes, the future world of teenage bleakness, so popular in “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent,” now has its own genre. “The Maze Runner” is an excellent entry, and gets over its...
View Article‘Detroit’ is Stark, Blunt & Honest U.S. History
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– It has become clear to anyone who is making an observation about authority and “order” in America, that for certain people it comes with a severe price. “Detroit” explores an...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com ESP, En Español: ‘Atomic Blonde,’ ‘Detroit,’ y ‘Dunkirk’
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...
View Article‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Has Run Out of Life
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– The third part of the “Maze Runner” trilogy is called “The Death Cure,” and that cure best describes the faint pulse of this run-out-of-steam dystopia aimed at “young adults.”...
View ArticleMind-Blowing ‘Midsommar’ is Disturbing and Beautiful
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Midsommar” is beautifully composed, disturbing in nature and very very Swedish. Writer/Director Ari Aster creates a stunning sophomore effort (after his brilliant debut...
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