#REVIEW: “THE WAY BACK”

By Mr. Will Wong THE WAY BACK certainly finds its way home.  The Sports Drama starring Ben Affleck in one of his most powerful roles to date, actually mirrors in several ways parallels its star's journey back to the spotlight after a bit of time spent soul searching. The Film centers on Jack Cunningham (Affleck) whom once was a promising young basketball start on the verge of stardom. Instead, he rejected a lucrative scholarship and after a failed marriage and tragedy, turned to a life of ... Read more

#REVIEW: “WENDY”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Academy Award nominee Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) returns with WENDY, which once again centers on a young female character. Almost eight years in the making, this Movie reinvents the classic Peter Pan fairy tale but from Wendy’s viewpoint. Co-written with Zeitlin’s sister, Eliza, all the well-known elements are still there: Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, the mysterious island. Performed by stunningly-photogenic amateur Child Actors, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “GREED”

By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong I have been a fan of the prolific British Director Michael Winterbottom, since I saw his audacious big screen debut, Butterfly Kiss, at a TIFF screening in the 90s. Since then, not only did he direct Angelina Jolie in her Oscar-nominated role in A Mighty Heart, he is responsible for one of Cinema’s benchmark movies about the music industry with 24 Hour Party People and had Dev Patel effectively play against-type in The Wedding Guest. Winterbottom movies ... Read more

#REVIEW: “RUN THIS TOWN”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Unless you lived under a rock, you were at least somewhat cognizant of the antics of our infamous late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Screenwriter and Director Ricky Tollman takes creative liberty from that unforgettable era in the City and tells a story of how a young Writer for a local paper exposes the video surrounding Ford's crack-smoking scandal. We see also the City Hall staffers that have to deal with Ford on a day-to-day basis, and this is Run This ... Read more

#REVIEW: “EMMA”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Based on Jane Austen's beloved Novel, Emma. follows the trials and tribulations of Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Georgian and Regency-era England. Emma is a very handsome, clever and rich 21-year-old who has no intention of marrying anyone of her own. However, that doesn’t stop her from meddling into the romantic lives of her friends. That is until she finds herself at the center of her own romantic adventure. There have been numerous ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE INVISIBLE MAN”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) has escaped from her abusive and controlling ex Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But she lives with the constant fear that he is going to find and hurt her badly. Even after he commits suicide, Cecilia still feels like she cannot breathe easy. And when weird things start happening around her, she begins to think that maybe Adrian is still alive and stalking her – but has somehow become invisible. Have you ever had that feeling ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SEBERG”

By Mr. Will Wong Set in the '60s against a backdrop of the Civil Rights movement, SEBERG hones-in on Actress Jean Seberg (Kristen Stewart), who lent her financial support to groups like the Black Panthers and the NAACP. Catching-onto this, the FBI targeted her as part of their COINTELPRO Program led by Jack Solomon (Jack O'Connell), spying-on, harassing and discrediting her. Above this, false information was dispersed about her bearing the child of African-American Activist, Hakim Jamal ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE CALL OF THE WILD”

By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Jack London’s Novel, The Call of the Wild, was required reading in my grade school and I remember being enthralled as a young boy by the adventures of Buck, the huge St. Bernard/Scotch Collie dog in the Arctic. The book had been adapted for the screen many times since its publication in 1903 and its latest cinematic version, from Disney, is hugely entertaining. After being dognapped from his comfortable home where Buck had full reign, he winds up in the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SONIC THE HEDGEHOG”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong After Sonic (Ben Schwartz) flees his planet for the safety of Earth, he becomes lonely living in a cave within the forest of rural Green Hill, Montana. With all this time to speed through the small-town, he’s learned about everyone living there, particularly the compassionate Police Officer Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). One night, Sonic accidentally sets-off an electric blast that causes the town to lose power, resulting in the government believing ... Read more

#REVIEW: “NOSE TO TAIL”

By Mr. Will Wong NOSE TO TAIL is the directorial debut of Director/Writer Jesse Zigelstein. The Film  takes place over the course of one day  with Daniel  (Aaron Abrams), a Chef struggling to keep his restaurant afloat. His Ex is planning to take their child and move away, his current love interest is none the more pleased with him, her patience tested. With a bit of bad blood, he looks to woo an old friend with deep pockets to pour a bit of capital into his establishment. In the face of ... Read more