#REVIEW: “DELIVERY MAN”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
French-Canadians have stolen the spotlight this season. Hot on the heels of a Québécois-crafted Thriller is a truly creative Comedy from the same soil. Delivery Man is the adaptation of TIFF '11 Favourite, Starbuck. (Both being written and directed by Ken Scott, who won an array of Awards for the Original). The update sees Vince Vaughn as David Wozniak, a Meat Delivery Man with a past penchant for Sperm Bank donations.
Said donations lead to over ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
14 years ago a movie by the name of The Best Man helped illuminate some of the brightest Stars in Showbiz. Penned by Malcom D. Lee, and directed by the same, that introductory Film revolved around one Man’s Wedding (Morris Chestnut), and his Best Man’s (Taye Diggs) betrayal. Hearts were broken and eventually mended… oh the beauty of the Rom-Com!
Cue to the present moment: the Stars are back, so is the Writer/Director, and the humor and ...
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#REVIEW: AVRIL LAVIGNE – “AVRIL LAVIGNE”
Although the wait has been an unusually long one, Avril Lavigne's eponymously-titled fifth Studio Disc gets a release and although the feverish buzz surrounding the Napanee-born Singer/Songwriter certainly isn't what it was ten years ago, she gives us a spirited reminder here why she's here to stay and like it or not, she'll continue delivering the Hits. It's hard to believe she isn't even 30 yet and already has sold more than 30 million Albums and 50 million Singles worldwide in her ...
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#REVIEW: “THOR: THE DARK WORLD”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
In 1962, Stan Lee was asked to add to the Icons he’d already created. There was a Family affected by the Extra-Terrestrial, a Scientist exposed to the ills of his experiments, and even a boy bit by a mutant spider. Yet, despite all these successes the Publishers wanted more. Lee obliged them. He transcended the radioactive and entered into the ethereal, he resurrected a god.
Thor is familiar to us all now, with his winged helmet and ...
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#REVIEW: LADY GAGA – “ARTPOP”
She's proud certainly of the Final Product, calling fourth Studio Disc Artpop "The Album of the Millennium" and "The Anthem of this Generation". We've already had a sampling of its offerings in first Single Applause, peaking both at number four in Canada and the U.S. Hot 100 Charts. Second Single Do What U Want (ft. R. Kelly) received a rushed release as an official Single after some initial success on the iTunes Singles Chart, intended originally as Promo Single. How though does Artpop ...
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#REVIEW: “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB”
2013 certainly will be a year remembered for its outstanding Male Performances and Dallas Buyer's Club, the sixth Film from Canadian Director Jean-Marc Vallée, contains two of them. Driven by remarkable performances from Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, even well before Awards Season, the fact-based Drama has solidified itself as a major Contender in a multitude of categories, getting a headstart with at TIFF '13 Premiere last month.
The Film centers around wild and reckless Ron ...
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#REVIEW: “THE DISAPPEARED”
The Disappeared is a Story which needed to be told. Often when we are so immersed in Americana and its inundation on the Canadian consciousness, we often overlook the talent within. After making its way through the Canadian Film Festival Circuit, it now is unveiled for the Public to enjoy.
Directed and written by Shandi Mitchell, the Drama centers on six Men whom are stranded on on the north Atlantic Ocean after their Fishing Boat sinks, leaving them lost and stranded. Without much food or ...
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#REVIEW: KATY PERRY – “PRISM”
Remember when Alanis Morissette found her inner-peace on 1998's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie after shocking and delighting our Pop senses with 1995's Jagged Little Pill? Admit it - you were a bit disappointed. I know I was. Katy Perry however, after catapulting Fans into a state of Euphoria with 2010's multi-Grammy-nominated Disc Teenage Dream, delivers a sense of lightness as she forges ahead in maturity on her latest offering, Prism.
Sonically, the Disc takes the grandness of ...
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#REVIEW: “ROMEO AND JULIET”
We all know about Romeo and Juliet, the Classic Story pretty much becoming a compulsory study in High School English Classes across the Country. Director Carlo Carlei and Screenwriter Julian Fellowes join forces, uniting to bring the Story to a newer generation defined by Hannah Montana, Teen Vogue and Gossip Girl. This is not to imply though that this timeless Tale of Romance, Honour and Tragedy is in any way reduced in any form. Carlei manages to remain faithful to William Shakespeare, ...
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#REVIEW: “MACHETE KILLS”
Either you want to give Machete a hug or you want to kill Machete. Fortunately for us, we're more the former. Although some might deem it unnecessary, Director/Writer Robert Rodrgiuez has managed to squeeze-out another Story about our favourite knife-wielding Mexican Superhero in Machete Kills.
In this Sequel to the well-received 2010 Film, we see Machete (Danny Trejo) wanted both dead and alive as he is enlisted by the President of the United States (Charlie Sheen) to take down a ...
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