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Animated Documentary ‘Waltz With Bashir’ One of Best of 2008
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– “Waltz With Bashir” is a transcendent shattering of what viewers should expect from traditional animation or the standard documentary film. Ari Folman’s dream-like journey into...
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‘Home’ Continues Trend of So-So Animated Films
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– What was once an “event” – even the the most medium level animated film was a rare movie occasion – has now become commonplace in the film market. Once that tipping point was...
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2016 Animated Feature Oscar Nominee ‘Boy & the World’
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– If the 2016 Oscar nominations are examined a bit more closely, some real gems can be found. In the Best Animated Feature Category, beyond the familiar nomination of “Inside...
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Fulfilling Emotion & Sumptuous Animation Awaits in ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– In our short lives, what do we most need? It’s a hard question to answer sometimes, but the new animated film “Kubo and the Two Strings” does a memorable job of answering the...
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Discover the 2017 Oscar Short Film Nominees
Rating: 4.0/5.0CHICAGO– One of the more overlooked set of nominees at Academy Awards time is two categories for Best Short Film – Live Action and Animated. The 2017 nominees are packaged as two...
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Concise! On-Air Review of ‘2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films’
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on February 24th, reviewing “2022 Oscar Nominated Short...
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’90s Reunion! On-Air Review of ‘Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on The Eddie Volkman Show with Hannah B on WSSR-FM (Star 96.7 Joliet, Illinois) on May 20th, 2022, reviewing the new release,...
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Oscar Week! Audio Film Review of 2023 Oscar Nominated Shorts
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films in separate programs featuring Animation, Live Action and Documentary Shorts....
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