#REVIEW: “CARS 3”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Life is like a racetrack, an endless cycle of trying to pass other people and be the very best you can while facing obstacles that constantly arise. That summarizes the plot of Cars 3 as the Movie addresses some real-life problems such as accepting fate, trying to overcome the odds, friendship and so forth. At the heart of the Movie is a powerful message that does however take some digging to find.
Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is the best racer in ...
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#REVIEW: “THE MUMMY”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
People are downright shocked when I tell them Tom Cruise is my favourite actor. He may star in questionable movies, but he always delivers. He is one of the most consistent working actors and may be one of the last genuine movie stars left. So why does casting him in The Mummy feel like a completely squandered opportunity?
In ancient Egypt, evil princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) is mummified and buried alive for murdering her family. Zip-forward to ...
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#REVIEW: “AWAKENING THE ZODIAC”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Our obsession with greatness knows no bounds. Not only are we captivated by cultural heroes, we are also enticed by their criminal counterparts. Take the Zodiac Killer for example, a masked villain whose never been found. Since his murder spree started in ’68 he’s been the subject of numerous pop culture pieces. The latest of which is a Film called, “Awakening the Zodiac.”
The Film stars Shane West and Leslie Bibb as Mick & Zoe Branson, ...
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#REVIEW: “MEGAN LEAVEY”
While there certainly is no shortage of war films to have graced the big screen, Megan Leavey approaches the genre with a fresh perspective and is a story that really merits our attention.
Based on a true story which made the news in 2012, this Film by Gabriela Cowperthwaite centers on a young marine corporal named Megan (Kate Mara) who is paired with an at-first aggressive canine named Rex who specializes in sniffing-out bombs. Daunted by the assignment, Megan forms an unexpected bond with ...
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#REVIEW: “THE SURROUNDING GAME” (CANADIAN SPORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017)
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Go is an ancient game that has enamoured eastern intellectuals for thousands of years. It is a game of few rules and infinite strategies. It rewards the player who owns the most territory by the game’s end, but has gained little ground here in the West. The Surrounding Game is a documentary that seeks to change this by inspiring American youth to not only play the game, but to excel at it as well.
The Film follows the growth of Go in America, and ...
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#REVIEW: “CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Tra-la-laaa! Growing up, reading was never something that truly grabbed my attention, until this uncanny superhero book came to my attention by Author Dav Pilkey, who created a world I have never otherwise been exposed to. This world while completely fictional and ridiculous, brought together two friends as they created Captain Underpants comic books to help them escape their realities. While the books are in ways 'juvenile', as an adult seeing ...
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#REVIEW: “WONDER WOMAN”
Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Over the last 75 years there have been countless movies about superheroes yet only three of them have featured female protagonists in the lead role: Supergirl, Catwoman and Electra. Despite headlining her own massively popular TV show in the 1970s, Wonder Woman, the mother of all superheroines, has never been granted the same cinematic privileges as her male counterparts. Until now.
When Steve Trevor crash lands on the island of Themyscira during the ...
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#REVIEW: “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
When franchises expand beyond three movies, there is always the worry of fatigue. That case often is true and it is rare that a successor is so well-made it can surpass its predecessors. In the case of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, this latest installment does exactly that. This is the Pirates sequel people have been waiting for since 2003's standout The Curse of the Black Pearl. Dead Men Tell No Tales brings back familiar ...
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#REVIEW: “BAYWATCH”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) leads the elite Baywatch team of lifeguards in South Florida. He is reluctant to add disgraced Olympic champion Matt Brody (Zac Efron) to the team, but with drugs and dead bodies turning up on the beach, Mitch will need all the help he can get to find out who’s responsible.
As a religious viewer of the legendary 90s TV Series, it pains me to say that Baywatch is an all-around disappointment. Whatever promise of fun ...
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#REVIEW: “ALIEN: COVENANT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The Covenant ship is heading towards a distant planet on a colonization mission. On board are a small crew, alongside thousands of colonists and embryos – all in deep cryosleep. A freak shockwave hits the ship, killing the captain and a number of colonists. As the newly awakened crew assess the damage, they receive a radio transmission from a nearby planet – which may have a better chance for colonization than their original destination. Against ...
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