#REVIEW: āTOP GUN: MAVERICKā
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
As we make our way through the third year of this never-ending Pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that Film audiences crave familiar characters and Intellectual Property (IP) when they venture out to the Movies. We as an audience have been conditioned to run out and see the latest Superhero movie on the biggest screen possible, and to wait to watch the less bombastic, less-familiar sounding films once they hit streaming services. At one point ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
DISCLAIMER: I've only seen a small handful of Bob's Burgers episodes over the show's vast decade-plus history. Can a person with little to no knowledge of the Series enjoy the Movie on its own? No sides--not even a soda??
A massive sinkhole opens in front of Bob's Burgers at the worst possible time--Bob's got a week to pay off a business loan, and the fate of the whole family hangs in the balance. The world of Bob's Burgers has many of the right ...
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#REVIEW: “CHIP āN DALE RESCUE RANGERS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
We have not seen Chip āN Dale since 1990 (after three seasons and two movies) and the new feature as the tagline states is not a reboot, itās a comeback. Despite that the voices of most of the characters are not the returning voices, they certainly bring their own signature styles to the characters, which is also helped by the fact that Akiva Schaffer is directing, who is a long-time contributor with Andy Samberg. Chip āN Dale Rescue Rangers is ...
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#REVIEW: “DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I unabashedly admit that I am a loud and proud bonafide and certifiable Downton Abbey addict. Not knowing what to do with myself during the early days of the pandemic in March 2020, I put in the Blu-ray I owned of Season One of the Series and was almost immediately transfixed. I didnāt binge-watch all six seasons of the Television Show ā I devoured it with a passion I never knew existed in me. When the first Feature Film ended with the revelation ...
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#REVIEW: “MEN”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
In the wake of her husband's horrific death, Harper (Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley) drives to a quiet cottage in the middle of the British countryside for some rest and relaxation, but instead of peace--she finds MEN! Entering the glorious garden, she plucks an apple from a tree and takes a juicy bite as a man disapprovingly watches her from afar. If the biblical parallel wasn't obvious enough, Rory Kinnear--who plays 90% of the men on ...
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#REVIEW: “FIRESTARTER”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on Stephen King's Novel of the same name and the 1984 Horror starring Drew Barrymore, FIRESTARTER re-tells the tale of a girl named Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) who when triggered, is able to start fires, the ability known as Pyrokinesis. Her and father Andrew (Zac Efron) are on the run from the government who are hunting them down, in addition to a Bounty Hunter (Michael Greyeyes) who wants to use Charlie's powers for evil.
Hoping that second time's the charm, this ...
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#REVIEW: “MEMORIA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Director and WriterĀ Apichatpong WeerasethakulāsĀ latest is a meditation on memory.
Jessica (Tilda Swinton) is a Scottish woman who hears a loud 'bang' at daybreak. This peculiar sound appears to be only heard by herself. Her curiosity takes her to a sound booth where she attempts to recreate the ābangā she heard. Later, when she is travelling through the jungles of Colombia, she begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome. Leading her to ...
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#REVIEW: “SENIOR YEAR”
By Mr. Will Wong
Alex Hardcastle (The Mindy Project, New Girl) makes his Feature directorial debut in the spirited SENIOR YEAR and we can't get enough of it!Ā It's been far too long since we've seen a fun, heart-filled Romantic-Comedy and this is exactly that. All while poking a little fun both at Culture at the turn of the millennium and today, woke and all.Ā Add to that the charisma we love of funnywoman Rebel Wilson, and we're completely sold!
The story centers on Stephanie Conway ...
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#REVIEW: “DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
For the second time this year, movie audiences are thrown into a multiverse storyline at the local Cineplex. Oftentimes these movies perplex me as my brain is not hardwired to think that way as, I recently discovered, Iām more of a linear- thinking kinda guy! Going in to see DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, I prepared myself mentally to pay very careful attention to all the minute details that could entail so that I not leave the movie ...
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#REVIEW: āTHE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Nick Cage (my immortal spirit animal Nicolas Cage) is in a rut. He cannot land any new parts, he has a strained relationship with his daughter and his ex-wife, and he keeps having visions of Nicky, a shadow of his former self who incessantly taunts him over who he used to be. When he gets a $1-million offer to spend time with superfan Javi Gutierrez (Pedro Pascal) for his birthday, Nick quickly accepts. What should be an easy high-paying gig turns into ...
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