#REVIEW: âPAPILLONâ
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Henri âPapillonâ CharriĂšre (Charlie Hunnam) is wrongfully convicted of murder in 1930s-era France and is sentenced to life imprisonment in a penal colony on Devilâs Island in French Guiana, South America. He strikes-up a friendship and an alliance with fellow convict Louis Dega (Rami Malek) soon after arriving, and the two begin planning their escape.
Director Michael Noerâs adaptation of the harrowing true story is visually-spectacular. The ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Warning: this Movie is not for the faint of heart nor the easily offended. All felt and no play make Melissa McCarthy go cray. The Happytime Murders, directed by Brian Henson (yes, that Henson) is like an R-rated Sesame Street that is essentially Avenue Q, if it were a take on a classic Film Noir, hold the music. The Movie veers on the derivative, but it is the way it is executed that makes The Happytime Murders a satisfying Comedy.
The Movie ...
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#REVIEW: “ALPHA”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Albert Hughes, one-half of the former directing twin Duo behind Dead Presidents, Book of Eli and more, finally returns to cinemas with his newest outing Alpha. The 20,000-year-old story behind how man befriends wolf is as old as time and Alpha takes us right there.
Keda (Kodi-Smit McPhee) is the son of to-be leader Tau (Johannes Johannesson) who looks to train his son, amongst others, how to survive and lead a tribe independently. Keda is attacked ...
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#REVIEW: âMILE 22â
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Jimmy Silva (Mark Wahlberg) is an eccentric paramilitary operative leading the CIAâs most elite and highly classified unit. When informant Li Noor (Iko Uwais, of The Raid series) appears at an American embassy, he claims to have a disk of information that may avert multiple chemical attacks â but demands sanctuary in the U.S. before he gives the password to unlock it. The closest exit is an airfield 22 miles away, and an angry group of assassins ...
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#REVIEW: “DISENCHANTMENT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Disenchantment is the latest brain child from creative mastermind Matt Groening. In ways similar to Futurama, this time things are set during medieval times. What makes this Series special and certainly interesting is that this is Groeningâs first time leaving syndicated Network Television, free of its constraints in Netflix. On top of leaving what could be considered a comfort zone, he also decides to make the Show in a serialized sequence, ...
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#REVIEW: “CRAZY RICH ASIANS”
Five years after the success of Kevin Kwan's critically-acclaimed bestseller comes Jon M. Chu's adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians. Setting its sights on a potential Trilogy like its source material, the Film breaks ground as the first ever Hollywood release in the last 25 years to feature an all-Asian Cast. Will the gamble prove profitable? We're banking on it.
We are swept away on a sumptuous visual feast with our heroine Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), a New York University Economics professor, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE MEG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The Meg revolves around a group of Marine Biologists and Scientists aboard a high-tech facility in the Pacific Ocean. They have just discovered a beautiful and untouched area below the Marianas Trench. But little do they know, that area houses an enormous sea creature thought to be extinct, but is actually alive and very hungry.
I tried writing the synopsis for The Meg out multiple times, but could never find the right way to explain the absurdity of ...
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#REVIEW: “CIELO”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Is there a more transfixing and awe inspiring thing to behold than a night sky? A blanket of brilliant, twinkling stars embedded in an inky black stratosphere is one of Mother Natureâs greatest gifts. It is said that the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the best places on this planet to view this celestial extravaganza and we must be forever grateful that Canadian Filmmaker, Alison McAlpine, has taken up shop and cameras there and gave us the ...
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#REVIEW: “DOG DAYS”
Released fittingly like its namesake, Dog Days arrives right in the heat of the summer. Director/Actor/Writer Ken Mario helms the lighthearted ode to man's best friend, told through familiar faces and intersecting story lines. Dogs bring us together and this they do in this Romantic-Comedy which is redeemed through a few genuinely heartfelt moments.
We follow the lives of Los Angelenos and their paths to growth. Dax (Adam Pally) is an aspiring musician, less than thrilled to be tasked with ...
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#REVIEW: “BLACKKKLANSMAN”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
BlacKkKlansman is based on the incredible true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington). In the early '70s, Stallworth was the first African-American police detective to serve for the Colorado Springs Police Department. One day he picks-up the newspaper and finds an ad for the Ku Klux Klan. He decided this was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate and expose the extremist hate group. He calls the Ku Klux Klan, eagerly wanting to join. However, ...
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