#REVIEW: “TOMORROWLAND”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Throughout his life, Walt Disney reminded us that “Tomorrow can be a wonderful age.” There is life in that line… and there’s hope in it too. Sixty years ago he named aptly this wonderful age Tomorrowland, and he housed it within the walls of Disneyland. Walt’s Tomorrowland was jam-packed with progressive thinking, and many of these innovations can still be enjoyed there today.
However, Disney’s attention soon waned as he turned his ...
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#REVIEW: “SAINT LAURENT”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
A wonderful scene occurs at the halfway point in SAINT LAURENT. A rich, middle-aged Patron is in the studio of Fashion Legend, Yves Saint Laurent, where she had just tried on a suit made exclusively for her by the World- renowned Designer and she is extremely uncomfortable. She tells him the suit feels manly on her. Looking her over and within minutes and a few minor adjustments (a scarf, a belt, telling her to let down her hair), he transforms this ...
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#REVIEW: “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
George Miller’s first Mad Max Film was released in 1979. The Film’s post-apocalyptic tones were subtle, but by 1981, Miller upped the ante when he released Road Warrior, a Film about the future in a way which no one had ever seen before. Silent like the Man with No Name, and deadly like him too, Max had become a Cowboy in a treacherous Wasteland. By 1985, Max had defeated the Demons of the Desert and rescued a band of mystic Orphans in the ...
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#REVIEW: “PITCH PERFECT 2”
2012's PITCH PERFECT just about exceeded all our expectations, quickly becoming a Sleeper Hit that year, before going-on to earn almost seven-fold its budget at the Box Office. We've been eager for more from our Heroines, A Capella Sensations the Barden Bellas, and at long last we get our wish in PITCH PERFECT 2 starring, directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks.
The Film picks-up where we left-off last time with Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) effectively getting the Bellas banned from the ...
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#REVIEW: “ADULT BEGINNERS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Jake (Nick Kroll), a young Tech Entrepreneur, has just dropped the ball on his big product launch, and has lost a lot of people a lot of money. His flub leads him to move back in with his pregnant Sister Justine (Rose Byrne), Husband Danny (Bobby Cannavale) and Nephew Teddy (Caleb and Matthew Paddock). Jake wants to get his life back on track, and starts by volunteering to be Teddy’s Nanny.
I have seen Adult Beginners twice now (the first time at ...
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#REVIEW: “HOT PURSUIT”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The Odd Couple-Comedy is a cinematic staple. As the story goes, an Odd Couple is created and coerced into completing a mutually beneficial task. Along the way, the Two must endure the ridiculous to receive their redemption. Memorable examples in recent years include: The Heat, Identity Thief and the delightfully-crud We’re The Millers.
Enter Hot Pursuit, which centers on Cooper (played by Reese Witherspoon), a goofy Texan Cop assigned to the ...
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#REVIEW: “MAGGIE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
First-time Director Henry Hobbs and first-time Screenwriter John Scott 3 make an ambitious debut with Hollywood Icon Arnold Schwarzenegger starring in their debut, Maggie. The Film has had a ton of hype surrounding it ever since it was supposed to (but eventually not) play at TIFF, although we could not help but feel somewhat underwhelmed. That is not because there are any major issues with the Film, it's just that pre-release buzz would ...
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#REVIEW: “FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD”
...but what we really need right now is some Romance! With Sequels and Young Adult Adaptations bountiful in the cinematic landscape, a proper Love Story actually is quite sobering. The latest renewal of Far from the Madding Crowd brings to the Big Screen for a fourth time the Victorian era-set Romance Novel by Thomas Hardy. We've never read the Book, but we can't imagine that its Fans would be disappointed by this fantastic Adaptation from Director Thomas Vinterberg.
At the center of the Story ...
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#REVIEW: “THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Joss Whedon is back on the saddle a final time on the Marvel money-making machine aboard Sequel to widely-successful Superhero Opus, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron. As Phase 2 is coming to a conclusion, Audiences have seen a much darker side to their beloved Superheroes and this Installment in the Marvel Universe is no exception, it may easily be the gloomiest to date. Age of Ultron focuses on what happens when one lone Member takes ...
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#REVIEW: “MONTY PYTHON: MEANING OF LIVE” (HOT DOCS)
Roger Graef’s Documentary on Monty Python’s return to the stage back in 2014, is something as magical as the Comedy Troupe themselves. Monty Python: Meaning of Live is an outstanding Documentary that gets the behind-the-scenes look at the Troupe (John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Erid Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) at their five nights only Extravaganza in London at the O2 arena.
Aside from just exploring the mass popularity of Monty Python, there is extensive behind the scenes work ...
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