#REVIEW: “UNFRIENDED”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Unfriended is the most original Horror Film I have ever seen, and it’s the most timely. Using today’s technology and important messages about bullying and suicide, this is sure to resonate.
The entire Film is one shot of a Character’s computer screen. It begins with Blaire (Shelley Hennig) talking on Skype with her Boyfriend and quickly three of her Friends and a mystery Person are added to the conversation. The five Friends try to figure out ...
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#REVIEW: “THE LONGEST RIDE”
For anyone who has seen a Nicholas Sparks Adaptation since his 2004 Phenomenon The Notebook, Directors and Screenwriters have been trying to recreate the magic that The Notebook created, but few with the same success. However with the Duo of Craig Bolotin and George Tillman Jr., The Longest Ride falls into the same category as The Notebook. This however is partially similar because the Film switches back and forth between present day and the 1940s between two Love Stories that both tug ...
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#REVIEW: “FURIOUS 7”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Fast & Furious, a storied Franchise that has outpaced its criticism, and outlasted the competition. At the onset it was little more than a millennial Rewrite of Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break. Singleton’s chapter then went into overdrive and things took a turn for the worse… that is until Justin Lin and Tokyo Drift turned it all around.
Since Lin’s entry, the Franchise has found a space in Cinema that is irreplaceable. Dom and his Crew ...
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#REVIEW: “WOMAN IN GOLD”
Despite the atrocities of World War II being well-documented, the World since has been gifted with some powerful stories of pain, perseverance and survival. WOMAN IN GOLD is a Story that needs to be told and a Film which leaves you feeling elevated through it all. Director Simon Curtis, dazzled us with 2011's Golden Globe Award-winning My Week with Marilyn and comes back solid with this Drama based on a precedent-setting True Story.
Meet Maria Altman (Helen Mirren), an 80-year-old ...
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#REVIEW: “LAST KNIGHTS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Fans of Director Kazuaki Kiriya, will find that his latest effort Last Knights, feels rather familiar. His other two previous Films Goemon and Casshern are a cut from a similar cloth and appeal - a revenge Story with a gripping Third Act, although the Audience's patience is tested a bit before the big payoff.
Last Knights is a Revenge Story that would have ended within 15 minutes if Raiden (Clive Owen) were not a true Hero, after being ...
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#REVIEW: “HOME”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
One of my all-time favourite songs in a Broadway Musical is from The Wiz and it starts with “When I think of home, I think of a place where there’s love overflowing.” When I think of HOME, the latest DreamWorks Animated Feature, I can feel the love but what I am missing is the passion.
The Story is about a race of Aliens, called the Boov, that Commandeer the planet Earth to escape from their Enemy, the Gorg. Before inhabiting Earth, the Boov ...
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#REVIEW: “GET HARD”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Full admission right from the start – I am not a Fan of Kevin Hart’s Filmography and have found Will Ferrell’s especially of late, to be hit or miss. So pairing them together in this week’s Get Hard does sound amusing on paper, but also makes me immediately skeptical. The idea of a Millionaire Hedge Fund Manager (Ferrell) turning to a Criminal (Hart) to help prepare for his impending jail time sounds rather funny in theory (and immediately ...
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#REVIEW: “TRACERS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
New Director Daniel Benmayor takes on a rather challenging task in his Parkour-Bike Messenger Movie, Tracers. For those unaware, Parkour is a form of military obstacle course training where the human body and surroundings are used for propulsion, focusing on safety. The Movie takes little time to get started, but the Story is engaging and interesting enough with a Plot twist that no one sees coming, breaking clear of the formulaic.
The Story ...
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#REVIEW: “THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT”
After being exposed as Divergents, ruthless Erudite Faction Leader Jeanine (Kate Winslet) is driven to capture an on-the-run Four (Theo James), Peter (Miles Teller), Caleb (Ansel Elgort) and Tris (Shailene Woodley). Under Jeanine's directives, those in Tris' action including her Friends are endangered as Jeanine zeroes in her search finding one true Divergent - that is, an individual not of any specific personality type, capable of threatening the safety of the Population. To save others, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE GUNMAN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Director Pierre Morel is responsible for Action Cult Classics such as Taken and District B13 (which the Movie Brick Mansions is based upon) however, he misses the high mark he has established for himself in latest effort, The Gunman. This however doesn't mean it isn't entertaining in spots.
Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is one of the World’s best Marksmen, as he is one of the Leaders of a Mercenary Team that has chosen some very powerful targets to ...
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