#REVIEW: “THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Five years ago, Phil Lord and Chris Miller brought us something AWESOME in The Lego Movie. In fact we find ourselves in disbelief there is a Sequel even with the door seemingly being shut the first time around. Well it is now five years later and Mike Mitchell takes the reins with Lord and Miller's Script and here we find before us, THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART. The Movie focuses on our heroes again, Emmet (Chris Pratt), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth ... Read more

#REVIEW: “COLD PURSUIT”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Based on Norwegian Action-Drama In Order of Disappearance, Director Hans Petter Moland returns again and teams with Writer Frank Baldwin to bring us an American adaptation, Cold Pursuit. King of the vengeance genre Liam Neeson, stars. Cold Pursuit focuses on Nels Coxman (Neeson), who is after the men who sold a lethal dose of heroine to his son Kyle (Michael Richardson). His journey takes him through a plethora of characters such as Limbo ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ARCTIC”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong First-time Feature Writers Ryan Morrison and Joe Penna (who also directs) deliver a standout directorial debut which features a tour-de-force performance from the incomparable Mads Mikkelsen. Arctic is a riveting Thriller that focuses on the question, if you’re stranded somewhere in the Arctic, do you travel outside or inside your 'safety zone', praying help will eventually arrive? Overgård (Mads Mikkelsen) is stranded somewhere in the Arctic. ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE GRINCH” ON BLU-RAY

Much to his chagrin, THE GRINCH sees a February Home Entertainment release. Yes, the same month as Valentine's Day! You won't want to miss Benedict Cumberbatch's phenomenal performance in the titular role as he tries to steal Christmas from The Whos!  While many of us already know this heartwarming story, this latest incarnation speaks to an audience of today with music by Tyler the Creator and amazing performances from its Supporting Cast including Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson and Pharrell ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD opens with a filmed introduction from its director, Oscar winner Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies) explaining the genesis of the Documentary we are about to see. He was approached by the Imperial War Museum to go through their vast archive (over 600 hours of clips and interviews) and make a movie honouring the British men and women that fought in World War I, plus make it accessible to a modern ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS” BLU-RAY

Review by Mr. Will Wong With winter coming a tad late, it's certainly a perfect opportunity to re-witness the beauty of THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS on Blu-ray once again! Be delighted by Mackenzie Foy's breakthrough performance as Clara and marvel in Co-Directors Joe Johnston and Lasse Hallström's masterful vision set to CGI, right at home! The Film follows Clara, who loses her mother, but is left behind an egg-shaped box of silver which is missing its key. She ventures to find the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “MISS BALA”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) is an American visiting her cousin in Tijuana. During a deadly nightclub shootout, the pair are separated. As she grows desperate to find her cousin, Gloria gets drawn into the inner workings of a local cartel led by Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordova) – and she learns quickly that she must do whatever it takes to survive. Catherine Hardwicke, the acclaimed Director of Thirteen and Twilight, is not the first person I would think of to ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE IMAGE BOOK”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Legendary Director, Jean-Luc Godard’s THE IMAGE BOOK won a special Palme d’Or from Cate Blanchett’s jury on the closing night at the Cannes Film Festival last year. It is, in essence, a hallucinatory visual scrapbook of disjointed images with much of the narration from the 87 year old Director himself. Using scenes from movies as diverse as Young Mr. Lincoln, Pasolini’s Salo, Vertigo, Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, Joan Crawford in Johnny ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SERENITY”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong In SERENITY, Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey plays Baker Dill, a hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-loving, grizzled  a fishing boat owner in Plymouth, off of the Florida Keys. With the assistance from Duke (two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou), they cater to tourists renting the boat to hook huge fish but mostly pass out drinking lots of beer. Back on dry land, Dill is in a mutually-satisfying, no- strings-attached relationship with Constance (Oscar ... Read more

#REVIEW: “HERE AND NOW”

Review by Mr. Will Wong HERE AND NOW has Sarah Jessica Parker like you've never seen before. Who says straight-to-Home Entertainment releases have to be a cut below?  The Fashion icon delivers some of her best work yet in a subdued and meditative performance which soon won't be forgotten. The Drama which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is by Director Fabien Constant. It centers on Vivienne (Parker), a successful singer based in New York who one day receives some unsettling news about ... Read more