#REVIEW: “SPLITSVILLE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Ashley (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce from her soft-spoken husband Carey (Kyle Marvin), he runs to his friends, the ‘happily’-married Julie and Paul (Dakota Johnson and Michael Angelo Covino), for support. It’s at their lavish home where Carey learns the secret to their ‘happiness’: an open marriage. But when Carey crosses the line, it throws all of their relationships into chaos.
There’s never been a Rom-Com ...
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#REVIEW: “HONEY DON’T”
By Mr. Will Wong
Sharp turns and forked roads come to define Ethan Coen's new Dark Comedy, HONEY DON'T.
The Film centers on a lesbian detective named Honey O'Donahue (Margaret Qualley), who is tasked with solving the death of a woman who she was to meet with a day prior to her death. This leads her to uncover a religious cult, led by Reverend Drew Develin (Chris Evans) and a criminal underworld responsible for multiple deaths. Along the way, she engages in a passionate tryst with a police ...
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#REVIEW: “NOBODY 2”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
From Director Timo Tjahjanto and Screenwriters Derek Kolstad (who wrote the first installment) and Aaron Rabin, comes a family vacation from hell in Nobody 2. The only people suffering are the ones who refuse to let our Mister Nobody finally relax, unwind, and go to the happiest place on earth – his former childhood vacation spot. Interrupt this man’s vacation with his family and the consequences may in fact be deadly!
The Movie focuses on Hutch ...
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#REVIEW: “ALIEN: EARTH”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
They say that in space, no one can hear you scream. And after nearly 50 years of screaming, it is about time the Alien franchise makes the voyage to Earth to see if that same mantra is true here too – and no, we will not count those Alien vs. Predator films if you won’t either.
Set in the year 2120, ALIEN: EARTH revolves around the fallout from the catastrophic crash of the deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot. The ship was carrying multiple ...
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#REVIEW: “FREAKIER FRIDAY”
By Mr. Will Wong
22 years have gone by since we've last seen The Colemans, but it's like catching-up with old friends once again in Nisha Ganatra's FREAKIER FRIDAY. Much in the spirit of its predecessor, this is light-hearted fun which speaks directly to fans of the original, who also have grown-up and are still as passionate about the Freaky Friday legacy.
Here, we reunite with Anna (Lindsay Lohan), a Music executive who put aside her dreams of bring a Rock Star to raise her daughter ...
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#REVIEW: “WEAPONS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Writer-Director Zach Cregger’s sophomore effort is a triumph.
Cregger’s follow-up to the knockout Horror hit of ’22, Barbarian, is this eerie Horror-Mystery about missing kids in a small town. One night at 2:17 AM, all the children from Ms. Gandy’s (Julia Garner) classroom, except one, walked out of their homes and into the night. This sparks an outrage in the town with parents demanding answers about what happened.
It's essential to be ...
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#REVIEW: “TOGETHER”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
Ever been struck by the excruciating feeling that your very committed relationship may be past its expiration date? Despite the fact that your partner couldn't be more wonderful--like, they're literally Alison Brie? Together extrapolates on this terrifying scenario through an Ari Aster/Jordan Peele-esque lens of surreal Horror. Real-life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco (as longterm partners Millie and Tim) move to a house in the countryside, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE NAKED GUN”
By Mr. Will Wong
After an attempt to bring back THE NAKED GUN again back in 2009 which got derailed, fans at long last get a revival worth waiting for! Akiva Schaffer helms and co-writes this fast-moving, crime-spoofing, Slapstick Comedy which is equal parts genius as it is funny and at once incredibly-stupid! And we mean that in the best way.
Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) takes the reins from his legendary father, matching his deadpan demeanour and brilliant physical comedy, with a ...
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#REVIEW: “OH, HI!”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This Sundance hit is a genre-bending Film that knows who its audience is.
Oh, Hi! follows Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman), two twenty-somethings who embark on their first romantic weekend getaway. After escaping the city for a remote upstate house, a routine discussion about exclusivity spins wildly out of control. Iris chains Isaac to the bed in an attempt to make him understand they share a special bond and should be in a ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
Forget everything you know about 17 years of MCU lore. Fantastic Four: First Steps pushes all of that to the side with a single subtitle: "Earth 828". For the first time in ages, we're swept away to a world that isn't swarming with untold numbers of superheroes. Just four! It's a refreshing dynamic that inherently raises the stakes. Spider-Man isn't going to appear in a Deus Ex-style cameo. There will be no references to an overarching, ...
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