#REVIEW: “THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER”
By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Director and Co-Writer David Gordon Green and Producer Jason Blum take another stab at revitalizing another beloved Horror classic. This time taking on the daunting task of making a continuation to a Film deemed the scariest of all time, The Exorcist.
13-years-ago, Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) was forced to choose between the life of his wife or his unborn daughter. Now present day, he’s a single father to Angela (Lidya Jewett). When Angela and her friend ...
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#REVIEW: “JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
There is always a twinge of nostalgia when approaching a Documentary about anyone in the music industry especially to a generation where social media was only a Science Fiction fantasy. We’d have to go to an outdoor newsstand to get the latest edition of the music lover’s bible…Rolling Stone magazine…and catch up on album reviews and bios. Folk music was never a genre I gravitated towards, hence prior to watching JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE, there ...
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#REVIEW: “SHE CAME TO ME”
By Mr. Will Wong
Though ultimately a Romantic Comedy, Rebecca Miller's SHE CAME TO ME takes some time and patience to find itself.
Steven (Peter Dinklage) is a Composer dealing with Writers' Block and after a breakdown with the failure of his last Opera, he is trying to pick up the pieces again. Though supportive, his wife Patricia (Anne Hathaway) thrives in order - no shoes in the house, everything must be squeaky clean. Peter by chance meets a Tugboat Captain named Katrina (Marisa ...
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#REVIEW: “THE CREATOR”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
On an alternate timeline in the not-too-distant-future, robots powered by artificial intelligence have become nearly indistinguishable from humans--aside from large hollow motors constantly whirring in the middle of their heads. Humankind attempts to destroy any and all AI they no longer control, and Joshua (John David Washington) is sent on a mission to recover AI's ultimate weapon--a little girl robot, Alphie (Madeleine Yuna Voyles), that ...
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#REVIEW: “THE NUN II”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
This Sequel, which comes five years after its predecessor, sees Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and the Demon Nun (Bonnie Aarons) come face to face once again.
Now living in France, Sister Irene feels at peace knowing she defeated the powerful evil. However, when a Priest is murdered in another town in France the Vatican gets involved. They inform Sister Irene that the demon she claims is defeated appears to be back. And worse yet, it’s been ...
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#REVIEW: “THE EQUALIZER 3”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Denzel Washington eliminates the mafia in this third instalment as government assassin Robert McCall.
When Robert takes down an entire drug trafficking ring in Sicily, he gets seriously wounded. As he bleeds out on the side of the road, police officer Gio (Eugenio Mastrandrea) finds him. Rather than bringing him in he takes him to the residence of his small Southern Italy seaside village Doctor Enzo (Remo Girone). Enzo heals Robert without asking ...
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#REVIEW: “ROTTING IN THE SUN”
By Mr. Will Wong
Co-Writer and Director Sebastián Silva crafts a quirky Comedy-Mystery in ROTTING IN THE SUN, which debuted to praise at Sundance '23 earlier this year.
The Film centers on Social Media star Jordan Firstman, playing a fictionalized version of himself. While vacationing in Mexico City, he by chance, crosses paths with Filmmaker Sebastián Silva, also playing a ficionalized version of himself. They're polar opposities. Firstman is wild, there to be party and be promiscuous, ...
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#REVIEW: “BOTTOMS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
How one person decides to make the most intense Horror movie of the 21st first century as their feature debut, then makes one of the gayest and funniest movies of the 21st century as their second feature, never ceases to boggle my mind. Toronto's Emma Seligman manages to walk that fine line with her (hopeful) new writing partner and star of both of her features, Rachel Sennott. Bottoms is one of the funniest, most hilarious, and absurdly ridiculous ...
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#REVIEW: “STRAYS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Strays hits all the Raunchy Comedy sweet spots with a fun, endearing story of revenge and belonging.
Reggie (Will Ferrell) has the world’s worst dog owner…he just doesn’t know it yet. But he soon finds out when horrendous owner Doug (Will Forte) drives him three hours from their home to abandon him. Reggie thinks it’s just a scary game he and Doug play, so he tries to get back to him. Then he meets stray Bug (Jamie Foxx) and his ...
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#REVIEW: “LOVE AGAIN”
By Mr. Will Wong
I recall being quite bummed that we never got a chance to review LOVE AGAIN when it had its theatrical run, but luckily soon enough comes its at-home release. There are two types of people in this world. The type who cringe at Rom-Coms and others like me, who feel the genre unjustly is under-represented.
The Film by Jim Strouse certainly isn't short on talent. It is set against the backdrop of Céline Dion's music with Priyanka Chopra-Jonas starring as Mira, a ...
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