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    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Oscar Week: HollywoodChicago.com 2022 Oscar Predictions

    CHICAGO – Here we go again. Welcome to the annual Oscar Predictions on HollywoodChicago.com, for 2022 (the 94th Academy Awards). The film/entertainment contributors – Patrick McDonald, Spike…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Oscar Week: HollywoodChicago.com 2022 Oscar Predictions”

    March 25, 2022 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Sidney Poitier

    CHICAGO – With the passing of actor Sidney Poitier at the age of 94 on January 6th, 2022, another lion of the cinema – who represented succinctly…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Sidney Poitier”

    January 10, 2022 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘Eternals’ isn’t the Hero Film We Deserve, But the One We Need Right Now

    CHICAGO – 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…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘Eternals’ isn’t the Hero Film We Deserve, But the One We Need Right Now”

    November 5, 2021 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Despite Sandy Start and Trope Pitfalls, ‘Dune’ Could be the Next ‘Star Wars’

    CHICAGO – Everything has ‘potential’ and in examining that you reveal a little bit about yourself. Seeing the ‘potential’ in something is inherently an exercise in optimism…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Despite Sandy Start and Trope Pitfalls, ‘Dune’ Could be the Next ‘Star Wars’”

    October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘Halloween Kills’ Challenges What We Know About the Franchise

    CHICAGO – There’s no way around it, horror is one of the most difficult film genres to work within. It constantly needs to be evolving in order…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘Halloween Kills’ Challenges What We Know About the Franchise”

    October 17, 2021 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Now On VOD: ‘Birds of Prey’ Soars High Above Our Expectations

    CHICAGO – Comic book fatigue is real, and not just because there is an embarrassment of riches in screened content but because more than a few of…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Now On VOD: ‘Birds of Prey’ Soars High Above Our Expectations”

    March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film News: Chicago Film Cancellations & Postponements

    CHICAGO – In this most unprecedented of times, the film community of Chicago has been affected profoundly by the coronavirus pandemic. The spring film festivals were just…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film News: Chicago Film Cancellations & Postponements”

    March 16, 2020 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Zellweger’s Star Power Single-Handedly Saves Stale ‘Judy’

    CHICAGO – Even before I figured out my own sexuality, Judy Garland’s status as a gay icon was known to me. I wouldn’t understand why until much…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Zellweger’s Star Power Single-Handedly Saves Stale ‘Judy’”

    September 30, 2019 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Visual Beauty Can’t Cover Up Cultural Vagueness in ‘Abominable’

    CHICAGO – The changing view on yetis goes to show just how different my childhood was from kids growing up today. Back in my day, yeti’s were…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: Visual Beauty Can’t Cover Up Cultural Vagueness in ‘Abominable’”

    September 30, 2019 by CIC

    New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘The Farewell’ Greets Us With Cultural and Emotional Exploration

    CHICAGO – We all have those family stories that seem just so uniquely ours that it is hard to believe anyone could actually relate to them. Stories…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Film Review: ‘The Farewell’ Greets Us With Cultural and Emotional Exploration”

    July 22, 2019 by CIC

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