#SXSW: “FUCK ME, RICHARD” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Co-directed, written by and starring Lucy McKendrick, FUCK ME, RICHARD is a twisty Psychological Thriller that will keep you guessing. Sally (McKendrick) is recovering from a broken leg and feeling lonely. Scrolling through a dating app, she finds her match in Richard (Nathan Wallace). The two embark on a passionate relationship over the phone and we learn that Richard's mother is fighting for her life and in need of money. Sally decides to help him in what appears to be ...
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#SXSW: “CLOSING DYNASTY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
After its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, Canadian-Korean Director Lloyd Lee Choi brings his Short CLOSING DYNASTY to SXSW 2023. And what a beautiful work it is. At the heart of the story is seven-year-old Queenie (Milinka Winata), who should be in school, but instead is hustling the streets. Whether it be running her school basketball team scam on the train, hawking roses to turn a profit or dumpster diving for treasures, Queenie is determined to make ...
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#SXSW: “ROGER J. CARTER: REBEL REVOLUTIONARY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
One of the great things about SXSW is the platform it gives to deserving voices. ROGER J. CARTER: REBEL REVOLUTIONARY is a Documentary Short by Justin Fairweather. It centers on its titular figure (pardon the pun), a Chicago-based Visual Artist who raises awareness of revolutionaries who are changing the narrative of the minority experience in America.
Over six minutes, we meet Carter briefly, who gives us a bit his own backstory. It is however when his craft is ...
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#SXSW: “NAI NAI & WAI PO (GRANDMA & GRANDMA)” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Up-and-coming Filmmaker Sean Wang is a name to look-out for as evinced by his heartfelt and funny meditiation of life in NAI NAI & WAI PO (GRANDMA & GRANDMA). Wang returns home to visit his two paternal and maternal grandmothers who happen to live together, sleep together and are BFFs.
The Documentary Short, spanning 17 minutes begins as a festive reunion. The energy of their playful banter between the two women is infectious - fart jokes, "making it rain" and ...
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#SXSW: SXSW 2023 PREVIEW
SXSW is set to kick-off Friday March 10, 2023 through March 18, 2023 in Austin. Team Mr. Will is here to bring you some of their top picks of the Film & TV component of the Festival, which is back again in-person fully. The Festival kicks-off this year with Opening Night selection DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES. The eagerly-awaited Blockbuster co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley stars an impressive Cast including Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER TRAILER FOR “SWARM”
Today, Amazon Studios released the teaser trailer for the new series Swarm, premiering all episodes on March 17 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. From co-creators and executive producers Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, the series stars Dominique Fishback as Dre. Swarm is set as the Opening Night TV Premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas on March 10, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKxYKhSjZc
Janine ...
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#SXSW: “BITCH ASS”
By David Baldwin
When the title of your movie is BITCH ASS, it is safe to assume you will attract some attention. Add a splash of '90s-inspired horror and the gritty, independent flavour of the '70s Blaxploitation era, and you have all of the hallmarks of a future cult classic in the making.
The Film opens on legendary Horror icon Tony Todd (in deliciously over-the-top Cryptkeeper mode) popping in a VHS tape and introducing us to the titular character (played by Tunde Laleye). He is ...
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#SXSW: “THE PRANK”
By David Baldwin
It's Mid-Term time and Ben Palmer (Connor Kalopsis) is desperate to get his grades. He needs to submit them to his choice colleges, and science teacher Mrs. Wheeler (Oscar-winner Rita Moreno) is holding him up. Seems like someone cheated in her class, and Wheeler is adamant to discover who – at the expense of giving every student an F as she waits. Freaking out, Ben confides in his slacker and coding genius friend Mei (Ramona Young from Never Have I Ever), but strongly ...
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#SXSW: “TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF”
By David Baldwin
The first game I got for Playstation 2 was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. I played the hell out of that game and its predecessors, yet could barely keep my balance on a real skateboard (never mind try to pull off tricks!). In the years since, my skills have worn off, as has my knowledge of what a monumental talent Hawk was in the world of Skateboarding. TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS OFF changed all of that and tells his story with insightful, candid detail and even more than ...
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#SXSW: “MORE THAN ROBOTS”
By Amanda Gilmore
More Than Robots is about adversity, sportsmanship, giving back, and ultimately finding who you are.
This inspiring Documentary from Actor-turned-Director Gillian Jacobs follows four teams of teenagers from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition. Jacobs narrows-in on the teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work on their unique designs with the goal of competing in the global championships.
Jacobs gets us ...
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