#SUNDANCE: “PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
A ruthless banker, aptly named Hero (Nicolas Cage), sits in a cell in the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town. He gets a chance to seek redemption when he’s hired by the despicable Governor (Bill Moseley) to find one of his missing employees (Sofia Boutella), who he considers his adopted granddaughter. But this journey isn’t going to be easy. The granddaughter is being held a prisoner of the Ghostland, a place no one escapes from. And if ...
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#SUNDANCE: “JOCKEY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Aging jockey Jackson (Clifton Collins Jr.) has become weathered due to decades on the riding circuit. After noticing changes in his hand, he learns he’s facing a debilitating illness. Realizing this might be his last championship race, he practises with the help of trainer Ruth (Molly Parker) and a promising young horse. Further changes begin happening in Jackson’s life when young jockey, Gabriel (Moisés Arias), claims to be his ...
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#COOKING: ROY CHOI “GHETTO DOUGHNUTS” RECIPE
Roy Choi's "Ghetto Doughnuts". We learned of this handy recipe from watching SELENA + CHEF. Who wouldn't want doughnuts at home in minutes? These are so simple, quick and satisfying. While Roy normally fries these in Crisco, I did these in the Air Fryer with a brush of coconut oil and honestly, they're still great and if anything healthier than deep frying. Try them out!
Ingredients:
1 tube of Pillsbury Country Biscuit Dough 1/2 cup granulated organic sugar 3 tbsps black sesame, ...
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#SUNDANCE: “VIOLATION
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Miriam (Madeleine Sims-Fewer) joins her husband, sister and brother-in-law Dylan (Jesse LaVercombe) on a relaxing trip to a lakeside cabin. As Miriam feels more isolated among the group, she seeks comfort in her friendship with Dylan. However, dynamics change when Miriam experiences an act of transgressive sexual assault. After carefully planning, Miriam embarks on a crusade to get revenge on her vicious assaulter.
Directing and Screenwriting Duo ...
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#SUNDANCE: “MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Teenage delinquent Sammy Ko (Miya Cech) is going through a hard time. She’s still mourning the loss of her mother, and her father’s (Leonardo Nam) blooming relationship with Marianne (Pauline Lule) isn’t helping. However, life slowly becomes easier to handle when she has a chance encounter with magician Margot (Rhea Perlman). As Margot teaches Sammy the art of magic a bond develops that ...
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#SUNDANCE: “TOGETHER TOGETHER”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Writer-Director Nikole Beckwith’s second Feature is a beautiful portrait of platonic love during one of life’s most intimate experiences: pregnancy.
Middle-aged App Designer Matt (Ed Helms) wants nothing more than to be a father. There’s only one catch, he’s single. After interviewing gestational surrogates, he chooses 26-year-old Anna (Patti Harrison). Together Together follows them through each trimester, observing how these ...
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#SUNDANCE: “AT THE READY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
At The Ready is an enthralling, insightful and all-around excellent Documentary.
It follows students at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas who are enrolled in law enforcement classes and join the after-school program: Criminal Justice Club. The program puts students in mock-up situations in order to prepare them for a career with the police force, border patrol or DEA. The Documentary primarily focuses on Mexican-American students Mason ...
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#SUNDANCE: “IN THE EARTH”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
As a deadly virus is loose in the world, Dr Martin Lowery (Joel Fry) and park scout Alma (Ellora Torchia) embark on a mission to reach a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. However, their journey is set back after an attack that leads to a spiral of wicked events.
Writer-Director Ben Wheatley is back with this pandemic-filmed Horror, thriller that will make you happy you stayed home. In The Earth is a brutal trip into the forest to ...
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#SUNDANCE: “WILD INDIAN”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Years after covering-up a murder as teenagers, Makwa (Michael Greyeyes) and Ted-O (Chaske Spencer) must face the truth of what they did and who they’ve become.
Wild Indian has a storyline that has been done before, however, Writer-Director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. makes it his own. Through Makwa, Corbine Jr. studies the trauma of familial abuse as a child, while showing the lasting effects into adulthood. Refreshingly, Corbine ...
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#SUNDANCE: “WRITING WITH FIRE”
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This inspiring Documentary follows the ambitious women who work at India’s only all-female news network Khabar Lahariya. We watch as this group of Dalit women switch from print to digital, armed with smartphones and invigorated to correct injustices. Their conviction and passion lead them to question their government, the caste system, patriarchy and more.
Directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s decision to focus-in on Chief Reporter, Meera, a ...
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