#SUNDANCE: “THE FATHER”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This heartbreaking and poignant film follows Anne (Olivia Colman) who attempts to take care of her father Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) who has Dementia.
We’ve seen films about caring for ill parents before, but none anywhere close as good as Florian Zeller’s The Father. His Camerawork and Script don’t just document the memory loss Anthony is experiencing, instead, it propels you into his world. When he doesn't know where he is and who he is with, ...
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#SUNDANCE: “I CARRY YOU WITH ME”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
I Carry You With Me follows Iván and Gerardo from the beginning of their relationship in Mexico to their life as immigrants in New York City.
Director Heidi Ewing tells the story of the power of love and the lengths people will go to for a better life. Ewing and her co-writer Alan Page Arriaga’s Script has a steady pace, the cinematography by Juan Pablo Ramírez is gorgeous and the two leads, Armando Espitia and Christian Vázquez, are ...
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#SUNDANCE: “PALM SPRINGS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Sarah (Cristin Milioti) meets Nyles (Andy Samberg) at her younger sisters wedding the two are thrust into a surreal and unexpected interruption.
Palm Springs really is one of the best films at the Festival. The main idea, which I’m attempting to keep a secret from you, is something that has been done time and time again. However, Palm Springs takes this old trend and whips up something fresh and hilarious with it. The two leads have ...
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#SUNDANCE: “RELIC”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Edna (Robyn Nevin) vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) go to their family’s decaying country home and find clues about her increasing Dementia.
The Horror genre is at its best when it has something to say and not just to scare. And that’s what Relic does. It forces the audience to question how we treat our loved ones once they get old and ill. Will we be frustrated or calm in their moments of ...
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#SUNDANCE: “ON THE RECORD”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The latest Documentary from Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering focuses on Music Mogul Russell Simmons’ accusers.
The Documentary duo are known to expose sexual assault that happens in many places. This time they turn their focus onto the music industry with their primary interviewee being Music Executive Drew Dixon. However, this is more than a documentation of sexual assault. This Film describes how intersectionality plays a role in how certain ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “THE INVISIBLE MAN”
Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see THE INVISIBLE MAN.
Screening details: Wednesday, February 26, 2010 at 7:00PM
TORONTO // Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP
VANCOUVER // Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
MONTREAL (EN) // Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal
Synopsis:
What you can’t see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale) stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s ...
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#SUNDANCE: “KAJILLIONAIRE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Miranda July is back with her latest film about a Con Artist family who taught their 26-year-old daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) the art of scamming and stealing.
This is a quirky Film centred on the need to feel love and care from parents. Wood does a tremendous job of projecting the yearning for warm words and loving touches from her detached parents. She does this while being withdrawn and contained. Her scene partner is the mesmerizing and ...
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#SUNDANCE: “DREAM HORSE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In the attempt to find meaning in her life, Jan (Toni Collette), breeds a racehorse in her tiny Welsh town and enters him in once race after another.
This is a hilarious and heart-warming underdog story filled with quintessential British humour. Although the story is quite conventional it’s the way Horse Racing is presented and the brilliant performance from Collette that separates it from the rest. Overall, Director Euros Lyn brings Jan’s true ...
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#SUNDANCE: “UNCLE FRANK”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In 1973, Beth (Sophia Lillis), her uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) and his longtime partner Wally (Peter Macdissi) drive from New York City to their rural South Carolina hometown to attend the family patriarch’s funeral.
Alan Ball’s delicate touch aids this heartfelt road movie about a man accepting himself and revealing who he is to his family. At the core is the moving performance from Bettany who reveals Frank’s fears hiding underneath his cool, ...
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#SUNDANCE: “WORTH”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Film tells the true story of Attorney Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) who led the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
Worth is a sensitive Drama that centers on a question impossible to answer: how much is a life worth? Director Sara Colangelo shows us a different 9/11 story that focuses on the survivors and their families just as much as it does Feinberg. Within the prime narrative, there are scenes that show the unfair class hierarchy government ...
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