#REVIEW: “A GOOD PERSON”

Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong A Good Person is Zach Braff's fourth film as a Director, along with his first (and possibly last?) feature collaboration with then-girlfriend Florence Pugh. Though I wouldn't say it's completely bereft of Braffiness--that is, his specific visual panache and desire for melodrama mixed with borderline screwball-level gags more evident in Garden State and Wish I Was Here--I will say this is the least Braffy movie he's made thus far. Whether that's ... Read more

#REVIEW: “JOHN WICK: CHAPTER FOUR”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong John Wick: Chapter 4 is a brutal, bloody and wildly fun addition to this beloved saga. Once again, Hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is trying to gain his freedom from the High Table. Wick realizes there is a path to freedom, but first, he must defeat the new enemy Marquis (Bill Skarsgård) who wants him dead. Marquis has powerful alliances across the world and an ever-flowing fountain of money that allows him to increase the price ... Read more

#REVIEW: “INSIDE”

Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong Willem Dafoe is an Art Thief who finds himself trapped in a rich man's high rise apartment after a heist gone wrong, but his fears quickly turn from whether he'll be caught to whether he'll ever be found--sealed in a cage with limited supplies, next to no plumbing, and absolutely zero sense of when or even if its owner might return. Inside opens with a provocative voiceover from Dafoe about the nature of art, and his unhealthy relationship with ... Read more

#REVIEW: “CHAMPIONS”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Champions follows Marcus (Woody Harrelson), a minor-league basketball coach, who after having a physical altercation on the court with the head coach of the team, finds himself without a job. One night, after drowning his sorrows in a local bar, he gets behind the wheel of a car and crashes into a parked police cruiser. He’s warned by his Attorney McGurk (an unrecognizable Mike Smith who played Bubbles in The Trailer Park Boys) that the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “CREED III”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong CREED lll is the ninth installment in the Oscar-winning boxing franchise “Rocky” and is the first one without its creator, Sylvester Stallone on screen. Instead, this movie not only stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, it is Jordan’s feature film directorial debut. Filmed with finesse in IMAX, this movie unfolds with all the tropes we have been used to seeing throughout the franchise (does the audience really not think that the hero would not ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THERE’S ALWAYS HOPE”

By Mr. Will Wong Written and directed by Tim Lewiston, there's something cathartic about THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE, especially for those who have had their hearts broken. We meet Hope (Hannah Chinn) who travels to Portugal with her father, a very successful Writer Jonathan (Colm Meaney) who is penning his most important work to date. We are met with the mystery why her mother Samantha (Kate Ashfield), who also is his Agent, has left him. Above this, she leaves him for her uncle Luke (John Light).  ... Read more

#REVIEW: “COCAINE BEAR”

By Mr. Will Wong A story so unbear-lievable it had to be true. Sorta. In 1985, a Black Bear was found dead in Northern Georgia. Along with it were 40 opened plastic containers of Cocaine from a duffel bag, resulting in its death after having consumed a lethal quantity of the drug. The Cocaine was dropped out of a plane after it had been carrying too heavy a load, resulting in an escaping convicted drug dealer falling to his death after a parachute failed to launch. Co-produced by Academy ... Read more

#REVIEW: “OF AN AGE”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Who amongst us, at one point in our lives, have fallen inexplicitly infatuated with someone we had just met? OF AN AGE takes this premise and succinctly takes the audience on a journey of discovery. Set in 1999 in an Australian coastal town, Writer/Director Goran Stolevski’s film opens with waves from a beach crashing into Ebony (Hattie Hook) who looks like she’s recovering from a major bender. After getting change from a stranger, she uses a ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong In the interest of full disclosure, Marvel’s “Ant-Man” movies tend to be my favourites. They proudly wear their B-Movies and classic TV serials sensitivities/inspirations on their sleeves and Paul Rudd has to be one of Hollywood’s funniest and cinematically charming actors. At a Disney industry event last November, they showed a preview of the latest in the Series and I was immediately intrigued with its darker tone and imagery. Not only does ... Read more

#REVIEW: “MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong When “Magic Mike” hit the theatres in 2012, it created a tsunami. Not only was it a critical and financial success, the Movie shot its star, Channing Tatum, into the stratosphere and made him a superstar. Loosely-based on Tatum’s earlier career as an exotic dancer, the Movie was not only sexy, the characters were well-developed (no pun intended!) with relatable issues and struggles. The coterie of strippers returned to the big screen with ... Read more