#REVIEW: “ADULT BEGINNERS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Jake (Nick Kroll), a young Tech Entrepreneur, has just dropped the ball on his big product launch, and has lost a lot of people a lot of money. His flub leads him to move back in with his pregnant Sister Justine (Rose Byrne), Husband Danny (Bobby Cannavale) and Nephew Teddy (Caleb and Matthew Paddock). Jake wants to get his life back on track, and starts by volunteering to be Teddy’s Nanny.
I have seen Adult Beginners twice now (the first time at ...
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#REVIEW: “HOT PURSUIT”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The Odd Couple-Comedy is a cinematic staple. As the story goes, an Odd Couple is created and coerced into completing a mutually beneficial task. Along the way, the Two must endure the ridiculous to receive their redemption. Memorable examples in recent years include: The Heat, Identity Thief and the delightfully-crud We’re The Millers.
Enter Hot Pursuit, which centers on Cooper (played by Reese Witherspoon), a goofy Texan Cop assigned to the ...
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#REVIEW: “MAGGIE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
First-time Director Henry Hobbs and first-time Screenwriter John Scott 3 make an ambitious debut with Hollywood Icon Arnold Schwarzenegger starring in their debut, Maggie. The Film has had a ton of hype surrounding it ever since it was supposed to (but eventually not) play at TIFF, although we could not help but feel somewhat underwhelmed. That is not because there are any major issues with the Film, it's just that pre-release buzz would ...
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#REVIEW: “FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD”
...but what we really need right now is some Romance! With Sequels and Young Adult Adaptations bountiful in the cinematic landscape, a proper Love Story actually is quite sobering. The latest renewal of Far from the Madding Crowd brings to the Big Screen for a fourth time the Victorian era-set Romance Novel by Thomas Hardy. We've never read the Book, but we can't imagine that its Fans would be disappointed by this fantastic Adaptation from Director Thomas Vinterberg.
At the center of the Story ...
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#REVIEW: “THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Joss Whedon is back on the saddle a final time on the Marvel money-making machine aboard Sequel to widely-successful Superhero Opus, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron. As Phase 2 is coming to a conclusion, Audiences have seen a much darker side to their beloved Superheroes and this Installment in the Marvel Universe is no exception, it may easily be the gloomiest to date. Age of Ultron focuses on what happens when one lone Member takes ...
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#REVIEW: “MONTY PYTHON: MEANING OF LIVE” (HOT DOCS)
Roger Graef’s Documentary on Monty Python’s return to the stage back in 2014, is something as magical as the Comedy Troupe themselves. Monty Python: Meaning of Live is an outstanding Documentary that gets the behind-the-scenes look at the Troupe (John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Erid Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) at their five nights only Extravaganza in London at the O2 arena.
Aside from just exploring the mass popularity of Monty Python, there is extensive behind the scenes work ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FORGER”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Ray Cutter (John Travolta), an Art Forger, is released months early from prison through a deal with local Crime Boss Keegan (Anson Mount). Ray wants to spend time with his young cancer-stricken Son Will (Tye Sheridan), but Keegan wants him for another job – forging and stealing a priceless Monet painting. And if he refuses, he’s being sent back to jail.
Premiering at TIFF this past year, The Forger appeared at first glance to be a typical tale of ...
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#REVIEW: “EX_MACHINA”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Writer/first-time Director Alex Garland has explored a variety of Genres in Film including horror with 28 Days Later, and Dramas such as Never Let Me Go. He takes-on another Genre in his brilliant Ex_Machina. The Film is a glorious combination of suspenseful Drama and Science Fiction as it crosses Genres seamlessly creating what will surely be looked back upon in a similar light to Greats like Ridley Scott’s Classic, Blade Runner. ...
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#REVIEW: “KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK” (HOT DOCS)
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Brett Morgen has proven to be a Documentarian to look out for, and with his newest Film, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck he takes on his most daunting task due to the majority knowing of Kurt Cobain/Nirvana. When doing a Film on a subject that was in the public eye there is the hard task of revealing information that has not previously been out there so Fans will not be disinterested as well as newcomers be equally informed. Thankfully, Morgen finds ...
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#REVIEW: “THE AGE OF ADALINE”
On paper, it is tough to describe The Age of Adaline without feeling a great sense of disbelief, but as offerings in the Romance Genre continue to dwindle, we couldn't help but feel enchanted by this latest effort from Celeste & Jesse Forever Director Lee Toland Krieger.
The Fantasy is set around a widowed young Woman born in 1908 named Adaline (Blake Lively), whom after the most unusual combination of circumstances, finds herself ageless after an accident. As years pass and her looks ...
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