‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Boasts Strong Voice Cast But Weak Storytelling
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” certainly isn’t an awful film by any stretch of the imagination. It features some solid voice work, a few lessons worth learning by the iGeneration, and...
View Article‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ Solidifies Desire for Liam Neeson to Be Your Dad
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– I don’t know about your dad, but mine – love him as I do – isn’t Jason Bourne, James Bond or Bryan Mills. At the age of 62, Liam Neeson somehow still kicks ass as Bryan Mills in...
View ArticleRealistic, Difficult Lives Are Exposed in ‘Wiener-Dog’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO–Director Todd Solondz has made a career out of not shying away from the most uncomfortable negativities of life. From extreme disconnection (“Happiness”) to pedophilia (“Life...
View ArticleIt Hurts Trying to Laugh at ‘The Comedian’
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Mention this possibility…Robert De Niro portrays an aging stand-up comic who once had a popular sitcom in the 1980s…and 99% of filmgoers are in. Add that he beds a woman 25...
View ArticleTim Burton’s Version of ‘Dumbo’ is Disappointingly Glum
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– For reasons which remain unexplained, Walt Disney Studios and director Tim Burton have decided to weigh down the sweet story of a flying elephant with a whole pachyderm’s worth...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com ESP, En Español: ‘The Beach Bum,’ ‘Dumbo’ y ‘Sunset’
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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