#REVIEW: “BLONDE”
Review By Mr. Will Wong
None can fault the phenomenal work by Ana de Armas in Andrew Dominik's adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' Novel, BLONDE. However, clocking-in at 166 minutes, this fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe's rise and demise, feels one-dimensional, even though it explores the polarity between her public persona and personal demons.
The story begins grim and keeps gets grimmer as we meet a young Norma Jean (Lily Fisher) who is raised by her abusive mother Gladys (Julianne ...
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#REVIEW: “SEE HOW THEY RUN”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It is the 1950s and Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ has just celebrated its 100th show in London’s West End. The Show is a rousing success and there is talk of a film adaptation. During the Cast and Crew party however, the Film’s Director Leo Kopernick (Adrian Brody) is murdered and literally everyone is a possible suspect. Now it is up to Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and film-obsessed Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) to crack the ...
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#REVIEW: “BARBARIAN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
When we live in the world of 2022, few things are held sacred anymore and that goes to movies and spoilers especially. While it is not fair to solely blame society for this cruel reality we live in, its also fair to blame studios who love to show the final shots of a film, massive plot points, or even cameos in trailers. Thankfully, Zach Cregger’s Barbarian gives audiences just a taste of what they can expect and allows the true horrors to unfold ...
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#REVIEW: DISNEY’S “PINOCCHIO”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
What a delight that on Disney+ Day, subscribers get treated to a new live-action adaptation of Disney's PINOCCHIO, directed by the incredible Robert Zemeckis? And while the Film might've deserved a theatrical run with a lack of family releases having hit the big screen this Summer, either way it will find a way into our hearts.
The recipe still contains the same magical ingredients in this classic tale. Pinocchio (Canada's own Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) is a wooden ...
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#REVIEW: “ORPHAN: FIRST KILL”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
When Horror fans were first introduced to Esther in 2009, they were shocked to discover her true nature. Even though Orphan laid-out some clues as to who she really was, the ending and twist that came from the 2009 film was something that shook audiences. To this day, it widely is talked about as one of the most unforgettable reveals, for good or worse, in recent memory. 13 years later, audiences get to reunite with Esther in Orphan: First Kill and, ...
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#REVIEW: “BODIES BODIES BODIES”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a fun, fresh whodunnit with an outstanding ensemble of upcoming talent.
It follows newly-sober Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) and her girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) who travel to Sophie’s rich childhood friend David’s (Pete Davidson) family mansion for a hurricane party. Once there, it becomes clear that all of Sophie’s friends are wealthy, self-absorbed, and drug-addicted. This makes the reserved Bee feel even more like an ...
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#REVIEW: “LUCK”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Sam Greenfield (Eva Noblezada) is 18-years-old and has the worst luck imaginable. She moved around various orphanages as a child and is now on her own for the first time. Sadly, she is not doing as well as she hoped. One day, Sam’s luck changes when she gets a hold of a lucky penny and after a run-in with a talking cat named Bob (Simon Pegg), she ends up in a world where good luck and bad luck are more than just abstract ideas.
There is a whole lot ...
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#REVIEW: “BULLET TRAIN”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is an Assassin trying his hand at Pacifism after a few too many bad experiences. His job this time is simple enough – retrieve a briefcase from a bullet train and get off the train. Simple enough, right? Wrong. Seems like there are other assassins on the train, and they all have different objectives, agendas and connections to one another.
And of course, they all want to kill each other.
If that sounds like your idea of a good ...
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#REVIEW: “EASTER SUNDAY”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Though EASTER SUNDAY takes elements we've seen before in Dysfunctional Family Comedies, it still does it in an impactful way speaking in a voice that is long overdue to be seen and heard.
Comedian Jo Koy is featured front and center here in this latest effort from fellow Funnyman/Director Jay Chandrasekhar. Koy places a fictionalized version of himself, Joe Valencia, who is struggling to get that next big gig, auditioning for an upcoming TV Series. He must balance ...
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#REVIEW: “DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
For as long as both DC Comics and Marvel have been making Television Shows and Movies, they’ve been in constant competition, which has pushed the other really to further than possiby imagined. Now with a full-fledged big screen adventure for the DC Animation Department, audiences find themselves with DC League of Super-Pets welcoming families back to theatres. This is one of the purest, most heartwarming, family-friendly, movies to come out in ...
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