#REVIEW: “BIG MUDDY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
First-time Feature Writer and Director Jefferson Moneo makes an ambitious debut with Big Muddy. The thought-provoking Melodrama is riddled with open-ended questions and a slow-unfolding story, accompanied by an excellent Score that not only keeps your eyes peeled on the screen, but also your ears.
Big Muddy focuses on a modern-day Outlaw, Martha (Nadia Litz), her Boyfriend Tommy (Rossif Sutherland) and Martha’s Son Andy (Justin Kelly). ...
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#REVIEW: “ALOHA”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Cameron Crowe is a genius whether it be writing Romantic Comedies or Dramas. Things took-off rather quickly in 1989 with his directorial debut, the classic Say Anything and in his latest effort Aloha, he certainly shows no signs of slowing down.
Aloha focuses on Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper), a former Military Man-turned-Military Contractor as he returns to Hawaii where his contracting days first began. However in Hawaii is also his ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FACE OF AN ANGEL”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Amanda Knox, an American girl studying in Italy, was arrested for the murder of her roommate FMeredith Kercher in late 2007. Michael Winterbottom’s latest Film, The Face of an Angel, is based on the events surrounding the Knox trial. In the Film, the Character's names have been changed from those of their real-life counterparts. Amanda Knox has become Jessica Fuller, and Meredith Kercher has become Elizabeth Pryce. However, the Film is not a ...
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#REVIEW: “LOVE & MERCY”
We know their Music, but not the man behind it. The Beach Boys need little introduction with a massive catalog of hits, dominating airwaves in the '60s and selling an estimated 350 million albums worldwide. After premiering to rousing reception at TIFF '14, Love & Mercy gives us a deep look into the mind of Pop Music Icon Brian Wilson, the Member responsible for penning, producing and performing some of the most significant tunes in Pop Music.
Directed by 12 Years a Slave Producer Bill ...
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#REVIEW: “SURVIVOR”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
James McTeigue showed plenty of promise in his directorial debut, V for Vendetta but unfortunately we still are waiting for him to surpass that Film's greatness to this day. The issues surrounding his latest effort Survivor, do not lie solely direction alone, the Screenplay by Philip Shelby remains the roughest patch.
Survivor focuses on Albit (Milla Jovovich) who is a Foreign Service officer, the first line of defense against Terrorists, ...
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#REVIEW: “I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
It’s time for the world to finally realize that there is more to actress Blythe Danner than just being Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother. Despite having a Tony award for her work on Broadway and, in 2005, being nominated for three Primetime Emmy awards, winning one, her movie career never reached the stature of her daughter’s. Hopefully that will change now with her revelatory performance as Carol in the vibrant I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS.
Widowed ...
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#REVIEW: “TOMORROWLAND”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Throughout his life, Walt Disney reminded us that “Tomorrow can be a wonderful age.” There is life in that line… and there’s hope in it too. Sixty years ago he named aptly this wonderful age Tomorrowland, and he housed it within the walls of Disneyland. Walt’s Tomorrowland was jam-packed with progressive thinking, and many of these innovations can still be enjoyed there today.
However, Disney’s attention soon waned as he turned his ...
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#REVIEW: “SAINT LAURENT”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
A wonderful scene occurs at the halfway point in SAINT LAURENT. A rich, middle-aged Patron is in the studio of Fashion Legend, Yves Saint Laurent, where she had just tried on a suit made exclusively for her by the World- renowned Designer and she is extremely uncomfortable. She tells him the suit feels manly on her. Looking her over and within minutes and a few minor adjustments (a scarf, a belt, telling her to let down her hair), he transforms this ...
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#REVIEW: “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
George Miller’s first Mad Max Film was released in 1979. The Film’s post-apocalyptic tones were subtle, but by 1981, Miller upped the ante when he released Road Warrior, a Film about the future in a way which no one had ever seen before. Silent like the Man with No Name, and deadly like him too, Max had become a Cowboy in a treacherous Wasteland. By 1985, Max had defeated the Demons of the Desert and rescued a band of mystic Orphans in the ...
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#REVIEW: “PITCH PERFECT 2”
2012's PITCH PERFECT just about exceeded all our expectations, quickly becoming a Sleeper Hit that year, before going-on to earn almost seven-fold its budget at the Box Office. We've been eager for more from our Heroines, A Capella Sensations the Barden Bellas, and at long last we get our wish in PITCH PERFECT 2 starring, directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks.
The Film picks-up where we left-off last time with Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) effectively getting the Bellas banned from the ...
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