#REVIEW: “ANOMALISA”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Charlie Kaufman is Cinema’s snow leopard. Like the endangered animal, his beauty is rarely seen. He’s written for Spike Jones (i.e. Being John Malkovich) and Michel Gondry (i.e. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). He made his directorial debut in 2008 with Synecdoche, New York. All of his work has been artistic in its ability to provoke people, and poetic in its expressions of love. His latest Film, Anomalisa, shares these beloved ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FOREST”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Sara’s (Natalie Dormer) twin sister disappears in Japan she knows her sister is still alive. She calls it her "twin bond" - when something happens to the other she can feel it. She then is determined to find out what happened to her sister. Sara's investigation leads her to the legendary Aokigahara Forest, also known as the Suicide Forest. Accompanied by travel journalist Aiden (Taylor Kinney), she enters the forest after being warned to stay ...
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#REVIEW: “JOY”
Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
David O. Russell is back with a new Film starring his favourite muse, Jennifer Lawrence. Loosely based on the true story of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano (who also serves as Executive Producer), Joy is the ultimate Oscar vehicle; as the audience witnesses Lawrence transform from haggard divorcée with two kids to a strong business woman able to take on the world.
Joy’s life as a single mother has been one never ending soap opera: from a ...
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#REVIEW: “THE REVENANT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Leonardo DiCaprio will win Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards. I may seem foolish to make such a bold prediction this early, but after you experience his exhausting, gripping and visceral performance in The Revenant, I have a feeling you might agree too.
Set in the 1820s, American frontiersman Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is brutally mauled by a bear and then left for dead by his hunting team. Glass survives and makes his way across the dangerous ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BIG SHORT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
A Film about Politics and Finance would on-paper appear to be out-of-character for Writer/Director Adam McKay when reflecting upon his career. However, his comedic expertise brings to the Movie makes even a horrible real-life market crash that much more uplifting in his latest effort, The Big Short.
It all starts off with Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) breaking the fourth wall and telling the audience what is about to happen throughout the ...
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#REVIEW: “DADDY’S HOME”
Stepfathers in Cinema have been portrayed in a multitude of lights, but if you ask us, it's rarely a positive one. We've seen them in horrors and often trying to usurp the patriarchal throne in the biological family where sympathy is given often to the father by birthright.  What Daddy's Home brings to the table is a comical take on the competitive power struggle that can take place in a family when a biological father re-enters the picture after a period of estrangement.
A perfectly ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HATEFUL EIGHT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Quentin Tarantino returns to the Director/Writer's chair with his eighth Film, The Hateful Eight. The Movie focuses on eight main characters as they get trapped by a blizzard and are forced to stay in a log cabin in Red Rock. There are a series of events that take place between these characters as suspicions rise and tensions skyrocket. The question is which of the eight - if any - will survive the three days locked away?
The Hateful ...
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#REVIEW: “SISTERS”
Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Brace yourself for some shocking news: there is a great Movie opening this weekend that doesn’t involve droids, lightsaber fights, or Wookies. The unbeatable team of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey return to the big screen as Maura and Kate Ellis in Sisters, the Jason Moore directed comedy that will have audiences rolling in the aisles.
The Ellis sisters couldn’t be more different: Maura (Poehler) is a slightly awkward busybody who wants to help everyone ...
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#REVIEW: “THE ROAD CHIP”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Alvin and the Chipmunks are back and better than ever.
In the fourth installment of the Chipmunk Franchise, Alvin, Simon and Theodore are in fear of being left behind by Dave (Jason Lee) because they think he’s going to propose to his new girlfriend. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
This Film thrives from the script. These ...
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#REVIEW: “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS”
Set some 30 years after Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens flashes forward to a new era where we see the world through the eyes of Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega).
Conflict still is very much present between the Rebel Alliance - which Rey and Finn are a part of -  and the Galactic Empire. The latter is commanded by Kylo Rey (Adam Driver), estranged son of General Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford). Rey and Finn find themselves in a fight for ...
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