#REVIEW: “UNHINGED”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is having a bad day. She woke-up late, she needs to sign her divorce papers, she lost her best client, and she is late for dropping her son Kyle (Gabriel Bateman) off at school. When she comes up to a traffic stop, she loudly honks her horn because the large truck in front of her is not moving. At the next intersection, the man in that truck (Russell Crowe) stops next to her, explains himself, apologizes and asks for an apology ... Read more

#REVIEW: “WORK IT”

What WORK IT doesn't explore in new territory in story arcs, it delivers on fun and fantastic dancing. Alicia Keys produces and Laura Terruso directs this coming-of-age Dance Comedy which was made here in Toronto. The Film centers on overachiever Quinn (Sabrina Carpenter) who is bound for admission at Duke University but finds even after ticking all the boxes as a prime candidate, she realizes she lacks the pizzazz to stand-out to the admissions officer (Michelle Buteau). She lies that she's ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY”

By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong There are many reason to see the Erotic Thriller, THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY, on the big screen. Set in Italy and dealing with the contemporary art scene, this Film is visually-arresting and one cannot help but be mesmerized the beauty of the many locales and the diversity and originality of the artwork. Claes Bang, who made an international impact in the Oscar-nominated The Square, once again plays a character deeply entrenched in the art world. His character, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Todd (Jesse Williams) is famous for creating the viciously-violent “Slasherman” Comic Book series. Fueled by the Books’ popularity, he embarks on a signing tour with his wife Kathy (Jordana Brewster), his friend and Publisher Ezra (Jay Baruchel) and his Assistant Aurora (Niamh Wilson). As bodies start piling up as the group drive from stop to stop, they discover rather quickly that someone may be using Todd’s books for inspiration. When I ... Read more

#REVIEW: “MY DAYS OF MERCY”

Review by Amanda Gilmore While we're unclear where My Days of Mercy truly stands on the matter of Capital Punishment, My Days of Mercy is a compelling love story propelled by the strength of its two stars. Lucy (Ellen Page) and her siblings are trying to save their father from lethal injection. Their love for their father has ignited a passion to protest against Capital Punishment at state executions. It’s at one of these protests that Lucy meets Mercy (Kate Mara) who attends an execution ... Read more

#REVIEW: “PRIMAL”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Big game animal hunter Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage) has just captured his most unique prize yet: a rare snow white jaguar. He books passage on a Brazilian freighter bound for Latin America with the hopes of selling the jaguar and other captured animals for big money. But as the cargo is being loaded, so too is Richard Loffler (Kevin Durand), a mysterious assassin being secretly extradited to the United States. It is obvious where things go from there: ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE OUTPOST”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong When I think of war movies, I think of Apocalypse Now. Saving Private Ryan. Full Metal Jacket. The Hurt Locker. I think of the films that transcended the genre. The Films that gave us a taste of the horror of war, and what it was like to be “in the shit”. Each one has made a lasting impact on the medium and has inspired countless Films and Filmmakers in their wake. It is hard to replicate all-timers like these, and even more challenging to create ... Read more

#REVIEW: “FIRST COW”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong For just under a year, I have been hearing about First Cow. The Film, from acclaimed Writer/Director Kelly Reichardt, screened at last fall’s Telluride and New York Film Festivals, landed at Berlin in February and then was released theatrically in March – just as COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic. Like every other film, it was quickly-pulled, but the conversation about First Cow kept going online (including the simultaneously amusing and ... Read more

#REVIEW: “HAMILTON”

By Mr. Will Wong This Pandemic hasn't been easy, but Disney+ have found a way to make it all a bit more bearable, expediting the release the Film version of HAMILTON's Original Broadway Production from October 2021 to a timely July 4th weekend. Considering that theatre audiences around the world won't be able to see the stage production of this global phenomenon till at least 2021, this is the next best thing. This Film is a combination of some re-filmed footage, plus three performances ... Read more

#REVIEW: “IRRESISTIBLE”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Democratic campaign strategist Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) is still stinging from Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 US Presidential election. Years later, he is shown a viral video of retired Marine colonel Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper) passionately arguing for the rights of immigrants at a town hall meeting. Gary immediately sees the potential for Jack to have a future as a politician – so he heads to rural Wisconsin to help Jack ... Read more