#REVIEW: “TILL”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s tireless and passionate journey to seek justice after her 14-year-old son Emmett was brutally lynched after visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955, TILL is one of the year’s most evocative and emotionally-investing films. We first meet Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) and Emmett, nicknamed Bo (Jalyn Hall) singing along to a song on the car radio as they go to an upscale department store in Chicago to buy ...
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#REVIEW: “TICKET TO PARADISE”
By Mr. Will Wong
Rom-Coms really are nearing an extinction, which is why Ol Parker's TICKET TO PARADISE actually stands out in a slate of Horrors and Oscar contenders to hit theatres at this time of year. And if anything, there's at least the magentic tried, tested and true chemistry between Hollywood icons George Clooney and Julia Roberts to fall back on here.
The Film centers around Lily (Kaitlyn Devers), who is set to become a Lawyer, just graduating from college. The occasion reunites her ...
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#REVIEW: “HALLOWEEN ENDS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The final instalment of Director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Trilogy has arrived and with it marks the end of the Micheal Myers and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) Saga.
Halloween Ends picks up four years after the gruesome murder spree of Kills. Laurie still lives in Haddonfield with her Granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak). But instead of constantly preparing for evil, she’s decided to build a life of happiness and love. Leading with her ...
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#REVIEW: “AMSTERDAM”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
There is nothing quite like a brilliant Ensemble, it can absolutely elevate a film from good to great. A Cast can be the backbone of sustainability with an audience for a film. The Script and direction help the Cast deliver something that is hopefully palatable, but sometimes even with the Cast firing on all cylinders, at least we have their performances if all else fails. Director/Writer David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook. American Hustle) ...
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#REVIEW: TÁR
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Cate Blanchett gives an earth-shattering performance as world-renowned Composer-Conductor Lydia Tár in Todd Field’s spellbinding latest. It follows Lydia at the top of her career: an Autobiography is being released and she’s the first female Chief Conductor of a prestigious Berlin Orchestra. Throughout her career, she’s been conducting each of Gustav Mahler's cycles of symphonies. It’s in Berlin that she will complete them with Symphony No. ...
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#REVIEW: “HOLLYWOOD SIGNS”
By Mr. Will Wong
This one hits a little close to home. We got our start in Fan Culture and still to this day, those celebrity selfies and sightings are a huge part of our online identity. How cool is it that Utopia has released a new Doc, HOLLYWOOD SIGNS from Music Video Director Bill Fishman. The Film explores Fan Culture, the obsession and industry of Autograph Chasing and some of the people who do it.
Fishman is able to get actual celebrities to participate in individual sit-downs, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It is 1967 and the United States is in the thick of the Vietnam War. Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) is a Marine vet now working as a merchant seaman. He lives with his parents, sleeps until 3 PM, and spends his nights drinking with his buddies. One night, the bar suggests it would be fun for someone to rally the troops with beers and well wishes from home. Chickie decides quickly that it should be him doing it, and after arriving in Saigon, quickly learns ...
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#REVIEW: “HOCUS POCUS 2”
By Mr. Will Wong
Despite a less than enthusiastic reception upon its initial 1993 release, HOCUS POCUS found new life as Halloween Cult Classic in the years to follow. It makes perfect sense that HOCUS POCUS 2, which comes almost 30 years after its beloved predecessor, finds its home, streaming at home to Disney+ subscribers.
So much has changed in the world and HOCUS POCUS 2 from Director Anne Fletcher (Step Up, Hot Pursuit) explores what life would be like today for the feared Sanderson ...
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#REVIEW: “SIDNEY”
Review by David Baldwin Will Wong
SIDNEY, fresh off its World Premiere at TIFF’22 just under two weeks ago, is a lifetime sprawling Documentary centred around the legendary Oscar-winning Actor Sidney Poitier – from his early years in the Bahamas as the son of tomato farmers, to his first acting gigs, to his part in popular culture during the Civil Rights movement, and everything that followed.
Much like the man himself, is a powerful and emotional Documentary that had me constantly ...
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#REVIEW: “BLONDE”
Review By Mr. Will Wong
None can fault the phenomenal work by Ana de Armas in Andrew Dominik's adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' Novel, BLONDE. However, clocking-in at 166 minutes, this fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe's rise and demise, feels one-dimensional, even though it explores the polarity between her public persona and personal demons.
The story begins grim and keeps gets grimmer as we meet a young Norma Jean (Lily Fisher) who is raised by her abusive mother Gladys (Julianne ...
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