#REVIEW: “LIGHT OF MY LIFE”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong In Casey Affleck’s directorial debut LIGHT OF MY LIFE, we eventually learn, without ever really know how or why, that a global plague had wiped out the female population. This knowledge helps the audience understand the movie’s opening – an overlong, uncut scene of a father (played by Affleck) and eleven year-old daughter (Anna Pniowsky) facing each other in sleeping bags as he tells her a made up fairy tale with tones of Noah’s ark. Affleck is ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong It’s Halloween in 1968. Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) and her friends are on the run from bullies and end up at the boarded-up mansion where Sarah Bellows used to live. Bellows is a local myth and stories abound about her being involved with multiple disappearances. The group stumble upon a book that belonged to Sarah, and not so soon after, notice that it has a mind of its own – writing grotesque stories in blood before their very eyes, all ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE KITCHEN”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong The Kitchen follows three wives of New York City Irish gangsters in the late 1970s. When one of the jobs their husbands were working on goes wrong they are arrested and placed in prison for 3 years. With no income to provide for themselves and their families, the women, Kathy (Melissa McCarthy), Ruby (Tiffany Haddish), and Claire (Elisabeth Moss) take matters into their own hands and begin operating the Irish Hell’s Kitchen gang. This is a gritty ... Read more

#REVIEW: “DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Dora (Isabela Moner) is no longer a child explorer on television, but an enthusiastic teenage explorer on the big screen. However, although Dora is grown up her parents (Eva Longoria and Michael Peña) still think of her as their young girl. So when they embark on a quest to discover a lost Incan civilization they send her to California to stay with her cousin Diego (Jeff Wahlberg). But when Dora doesn’t hear from her parents for an extended period ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong The Art of Racing in the Rain is based upon the Book of the same name, written by Garth Stein, and follows aspiring Formula One Race Car Driver Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia). The Film is told through the perspective of Denny’s dog Enzo (Kevin Costner) who documents important moments in Denny’s life, like falling in love, starting a family and achieving his career goals. Along the way, Enzo finds his own purpose in life and hopes when his time is ... Read more

#REVIEW: “FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Summer needs the absurd over-the-top Action flick that draws thrill-seeking, popcorn-craving audiences in. While we've seen an abundance of Tentpoles, Sequels, and new Movies that have more often than not found their footing, it is nice to find something familiar, something that feels safe. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is exactly that. Hobbs & Shaw starts off with newcomer and genuine badass Hattie (Vanessa Kirby) as she is with ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong I have been a fan of Quentin Tarantino for as long as I can remember. To say Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood was one of my most anticipated films of the year is an understatement. I have been shaking with excitement for months and the Trailers for the sprawling tale of washed-up TV Actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), his Stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) and all the people their lives intersect with in Hollywood circa 1969 – including Sharon Tate ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE LION KING”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong This Remake of the 1994 Disney classic is a royal feast for the eyes. Just like the original, young Simba (JD McCray) is set to follow in his father, Mufasa’s (James Earl Jones) footsteps and one day become King. This news doesn’t deliver kindly to Simba’s uncle Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who hatches a plan to leave both of them defenceless in a stampede. After Simba survives, Scar makes him believe that his father’s death was his fault. The ... Read more

#REVIEW: “STUBER”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Vic Manning (Dave Bautista) is a hard-as-nails Detective out to arrest the drug dealer who murdered his partner. Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is working two jobs, one as an Uber driver, to help with an investment for his dream girl. After Vic gets laser eye surgery, he receives a tip on a potential huge drug deal. Not being able to drive, he calls an Uber and ends up in Stu’s car. And from there, the pair will have to crisscross LA in order for Vic to find ... Read more

#REVIEW: “TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong I am ashamed to admit that I have never read anything written by Toni Morrison. I knew she was a Nobel Prize for Literature winner and had seen the adaptation of her Novel Beloved but that was the extent of my knowledge. Therefore, I hungrily anticipated watching TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, a Documentary on the life of this most accomplished woman. Not surprisingly, this homage, directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, is one of the most literate ... Read more