#TIFF19: “FRANKIE”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong After Frankie (Isabelle Huppert) finds out she has a serious illness she summons her family and close friends to join her on a holiday in Sintra, Portugal. Director Ira Sachs has a way of shooting a Film with many characters and making it feel intimate. The Script is rich with uniquely different characters who have particular quirks in their dialects. These loveable and honest characters are brought to life by a killer Cast consisting of Huppert who ... Read more

#TIFF19: “WAVES”

Review by Mr. Will Wong Tyler (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) seems to be on the verge of greatness under the persistent urging of his father (Sterling K. Brown). While everything seems fine initially, things take a drastic turn for the worse after his girlfriend Alexis (Alexa Demie) finds out she is pregnant with his child and his world crumbles. In the face of a tragedy, which threatens to tear Tyler's family apart, his father, mother (Renée Elise Goldberry) and sister (Taylor Russell) are left to ... Read more

#TIFF19: DAY SIX – RENÉE ZELLWEGER, FINN WITTROCK, STERLING K. BROWN, PEDRO ALMÓDOVAR + MORE

It's been a relief getting a breather finally and we actually are finding time to see some movies! We saw Joker which filled two theatres completely at an industry screening and it was enthralling seeing Joaquin Phoenix go all in! While it does a number on you, it is well worth getting shaken for. Less sightings today, but here are a few we had. Hover cursor right on each album to navigate.   JUDY - Premiere   View this post on ... Read more

#TIFF19: “THE TWENTIETH CENTURY”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Take a heaping cup of Guy Maddin’s influence, sprinkle liberally with Wes Anderson’s imaginative plot machinations and way with words then finally add just a wee bit of Tim Burton to keep you slightly discombobulated and you have the recipe for Canadian director, Matthew Rankin’s, most bizarre and audacious Feature debut THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. This off-kilter, off-the-wall “biopic” of how William Lyon Mackenzie King became Prime Minister of ... Read more

#TIFF19: “CHICUAROTES”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Cagalera (Benny Emmanuel) and Moloteco (Gabriel Carbajal) want to leave their impoverished lives behind. Cagalera is living in the shadow of an abusive alcoholic father and Moloteco lives alone in a ramshackle house that could blow over at any minute. They need money badly, and must continually look for new and more dangerous ways to find it. In his second Feature behind the camera, Gael García Bernal delivers an intense and uncompromising vision of ... Read more

#TIFF19: “JUDY”

Review by Mr. Will Wong While Rupert Goold's JUDY might not be that feel-good Film of the year, it is a fascinating portrait framed around the final weeks of Hollywood icon Judy Garland's (Renée Zellweger) life. Set in 1969, we see her homeless and struggling to support her children, hence taking on a string of sold-out London shows, which pull her away from her children as she fights to retain custody of them. We see her fall in love with her much-younger fifth husband Mickey Deans (Finn ... Read more

#TIFF19: “THE LAUNDROMAT”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong When Ellen (Meryl Streep) loses her husband she embarks on an investigation into corrupt insurance companies who are dodging her claims. Director Steven Soderbergh and Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns tackle the secret world of financial corruption that was exposed in the Panama Papers, yet in a playful way. With the use of multiple characters and storylines, which are all intrinsically-connected, they take the audience on a journey on how to get rich ... Read more

#TIFF19: “ENDINGS, BEGINNINGS”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Daphne (Shailene Woodley) attempts to get her life back in order following a breakup, however, that proves difficult after meeting bad boy Frank (Sebastian Stan) and rational Jack (Jamie Dornan). Director Drake Doremus is back with a highly-collaborative Feature about losing yourself and being responsible to find who you are again. Endings, Beginnings has a Script, but not in the traditional sense. Doremus had plot points and scenarios he wanted his ... Read more

#TIFF19: “GUNS AKIMBO”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong After internet troll Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) upsets the leader of the live-streamed death match game Skizm, he awakes to guns bolted to his hands and a battle against the undefeated Nix (Samara Weaving). Guns Akimbo is a non-stop thrill ride from beginning to end. Director-Writer Jason Lei Howden brings action and hilarity to a wholly original Story and executes it perfectly. His Script, although incredibly-fun, dives deep into our technological ... Read more

#TIFF19: “THE REST OF US”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Cami (Heather Graham) and her teenage daughter Aster (Sophie Nélisse) live in the country and have a contentious relationship. When Aster’s estranged father dies, the pair drive to the funeral and encounter his new wife Rachel (Jodi Balfour) and their daughter Tallulah (Abigail Pniowsky). When Cami discovers that they are about to be evicted from their home, she invites them to stay with her and Aster. That may sound like the set-up to the worst ... Read more