#REVIEW: “KNOCK AT THE CABIN”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
What would you do if you were presented with a choice between sacrificing a family member and saving 7 billion lives? Before you lock in your answerâDave Bautista is the one asking. Rupert Grint is there too (among others). Thereâs no evidence to suggest the Apocalypse is about to unfold, and they all sound like theyâre in a cult!
This outrageously contrived hypothetical is the engine that drives M Night Shyamalanâs latest ...
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#REVIEW: “80 FOR BRADY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
80 for Brady is a gleeful ride with four G.O.A.Ts who travel to see the G.O.A.T of Football.
The Film is based on the true life story of four best friends that travelled to the 2017 Super Bowl to see their hero, Tom Brady, play his final championship game. Their love for the sport started 16 years ago when Lou (Lily Tomlin) was going through Chemotherapy. Lou and her friends Trish (Jane Fonda), Betty (Sally Field) and Maura (Rita Moreno) ...
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#REVIEW: “INFINITY POOL”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
What happens when you can live without consequences? Struggling Novelist James (Alexander Skarsgürd) is about to find out. Searching for inspiration for his second novel, James and his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) take a vacation at an all-inclusive resort on the fictional island of La Tolqa. Soon, James meets the seductive Gabi (Mia Goth) who showers him with compliments about his first book. When Gabi invites the couple to join her and ...
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#REVIEW: “SHOTGUN WEDDING”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
It's that time of year where we find ourselves craving anything that will lift us out of these winter blues. Prime Video's SHOTGUN WEDDING arrives right in time delivering that bit of lightness in our time of need.
Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) and Tom (Josh Duhamel) decide to throw a destination wedding and though the stage is perfect for their big day, there certainly is trouble lurking in paradise. Tom is a former baseball player on the down and out and his future ...
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#REVIEW: “MISSING”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Missing is a mystery with the right amount of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat.
12 years ago, Juneâs (Storm Reid) father died. Itâs just been her and her mother Grace (Nia Long) ever since. Well, until now. Grace has met and fallen for Kevin (Ken Leung), whoâs planned a romantic trip to Colombia for the two of them. June is supposed to pick them up at the airport on Monday. The day arrives when Juneâs mom and new boyfriend ...
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#REVIEW: “M3GAN”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
M3GANÂ is a wickedly fun, entertaining time at the cinema.
Robotics engineer Gemma (Allison Williams) becomes the guardian of her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), following the death of the young girlâs parents. The workaholic quickly realizes being a guardian is harder than she thought. Leading her to give her newest robotic toy invention M3GAN (performed by Amie Donald in motion capture and voiced by Jenna Davis) to Cady. Resulting ...
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#REVIEW: âBABYLONâ
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It is the 1920s, Silent Films are king and Hollywood is a hedonistic, drug-filled paradise. Manny Torres (Diego Calva) and Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) are young, ambitious and want to become a part of the action, any way they can. They meet at a massive party, and while Manny instantly falls head over heels, Nellie has time for nothing except her quest to be a star. With the advent of Sound and âTalkiesâ on the horizon however, a new era threatens ...
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#REVIEW: “I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Whitney Houston's legacy continues to live on today and though a couple Documentaries and a TV Movie have been released, none have paid tribute to her with the honesty and grandness that her life and career deserves. That is, until Kasi Lemmons' I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY, hitting theatres right in time for the Holidays.
Told though a Screenplay by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), the Biopic is a greatest hits of Houston's (Naomi Ackie) defining moments, ...
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#REVIEW: “AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
This Review for AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER contains no spoilers.
Act One: Set many years after the original movie, ex-marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his warrior wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) live peacefully with their four children in Pandora. As the respected chief of the Omaticaya clan, Jake (now in the Naâvi form of his original Avatar) tranquil existence in the lush forests is threatened by the return of the Sky People, led by the maniacal ...
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#REVIEW: âALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHEDâ
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Prolific Photographer and Artist Nan Goldin is the primary subject of ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, the new film from Oscar-winning Director Laura Poitras. While the Documentary acts as a profile of Goldinâs tumultuous, outrageous and inspiring life story, it is also intercut with her many photographs and slideshows, her harrowing and brutally honest narration, and footage of her work as an activist trying to take down the Sackler family â the ...
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