#REVIEW: “HEIST”
Set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Heist from British Filmmaker Scott Mann, is a Crime Thriller centered on Luke Vaughn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), who amidst financial struggle is unable to pay for his daughter's life-saving surgery. With former ties to a casino owner, known as The Pope (Robert DeNiro), he goes back for a final favour but is denied the financial help he so desperately needs. He and his partner Cox (Dave Bautista) then devise a plan to rob The Pope and things take a great turn when ...
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#REVIEW: “THE PEANUTS MOVIE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The animation is different in The Peanuts Movie, but the beloved characters are the same.
Life is always complicated for TV-Charlie Brown and it still is for Film-Charlie Brown. When the Little Red-Haired Girl becomes the new student in his class and moves into his neighbourhood, Charlie Brown finds himself smitten with her. He’s hoping that getting her to notice him is easier than flying a kite, which he still can’t seem to accomplish. As he ...
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#REVIEW: “SCOUT’S GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
George A. Romero ushered in the zombie era with his 1968 Film, Night of the Living Dead. Since then the flesh hungry ghouls have become fodder for the masses.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is the latest addition to the undead archives. One brought to us by Paranormal Activity director, Christopher Landon. Unlike his previous Films a Scout’s Guide is not a Horror Film, but is instead a Comedy. Zom-Coms began in 1985 with Sam Raimi’s ...
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#REVIEW: “SUFFRAGETTE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Suffragette is based on a true story of the a group of women who advocated their right to vote in 1912. The Film centers on Maud (Carey Mulligan), a working wife and mother, whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Maud joins the movement against the wishes of her husband after witnessing a suffragette protest. After the suffragettes are brutally beaten they are forced to work ...
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#REVIEW: “TRUTH”
The last quarter of 2015 is shaping to be one of the best years in recent memory for Cinema. One of these Films in the top flight is first time director James Vanderbilt's Truth, which premiered at TIFF back in September to acclaim.
Truth centers on the intense series of events leading to groundbreaking TV journalist Dan Rather's (Robert Redford) 60 Minutes resignation and producer Mary Mapes' (Cate Blanchett) dismissal from CBS altogether after a a probe was launched surrounding the ...
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#REVIEW: “BURNT”
John Wells (August: Osage County, Love and Mercy) serves up his latest dramedy Burnt, delivering a delectable, cool sizzle. Centering on chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) whom due to a battle with drug and alcohol addiction, loses his restaurant, landing himself in serious debt. The Film centers on Adam's battle with his own personal demons getting his life in order while trying to elevate his restaurant from two to coveted three Michelin star status. All the while he finds himself haunted ...
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#REVIEW: “JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS”
It was impossible to ignore some of the harsh criticism that Jon Chu's Jem & The Holograms received when footage first surfaced. There even was a hashtag expressing dissatisfaction how it is so little like the iconic 80s animated series on which it is based. #JemandtheHologramsFail, they called it.
The much-talked-about Film Adaptation admittedly isn't great. Despite its best attempts not-so-subtlely to pay homage to the series it is based upon - literally characters recite lines from ...
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#REVIEW: “THE LAST WITCH HUNTER”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Breck Eisner (Sahara, The Crazies) returns to the directors chair with an all star cast behind him in the new Vin Diesel-driven vehicle, The Last Witch Hunter. The Movie itself is all kinds of crazy and ridiculous, but Diesel appears to be having an absolute blast with something that’s refreshingly not Fast and the Furious. The Movie albeit predictable is still entertaining, with a gust of laughter following the one-liners.
The Last Witch Hunter ...
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#REVIEW: “ROCK THE KASBAH”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Director Barry Levinson returns to comedy after his stint in drama with the Bill Murray lead Rock The Kasbah. The Movie which at times has a few laughs, comes off as something completely different as it devolves into what can easily fall under "offensive" territory. However, the Movie is saved by yet another great performance from Murray, who manages to steal the show with pure charisma.
Rock the Kasbah centers on a down-on-his-luck Music ...
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#REVIEW: “CRIMSON PEAK”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is working towards becoming a writer in turn of the century New York. Despite claiming the affections of her childhood friend Alan McMichael (Charlie Hunnam), she falls for mysterious visitor Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). After tragedy strikes, she marries Sharpe and accompanies him and his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain) back to their dilapidated mansion in England. But Edith suspects the siblings are hiding ...
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