#REVIEW: “JACKASS FOREVER”
By Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
The Jackasses are back, and for better or worse they haven't changed one iota. Experiencing Jackass Forever is just like getting on a very long, rickety roller coaster from the past. I knew exactly what I was getting, I got it over and over, and I felt a little sick by the end. 'It' being painful slapstick stunts, every bodily fluid, and the contagious energy of adult children licking batteries, rendered on the largest scale possible.
The ...
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#REVIEW: “ALINE”
By Mr. Will Wong
On paper it all seems ridiculous. A fictionalization of the life of iconic Céline Dion, made without her involvement. But then again, Dion's life has been anything but ordinary, so a Film that swings big, is fitting! ALINE is co-written, directed by and starring double César winner Valérie Lemercier, and like the subject whom the story is based upon, it overcomes expectations to what is a triumph.
We meet Aline Dieu just as a child growing-up in family of some 50+... if ...
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#REVIEW: “THE KING’S DAUGHTER”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
THE KING’S DAUGHTER opens deliciously with the iconic Julie Andrews narrating a scene where a young lady, Marie-Josephe (Kaya Scodelario) is having problems with her superiors in the convent (…how can you NOT break into a chorus of “Maria’s not an asset to the abbey”?) and is followed by the next scene which has King Louis XlV surviving an assassination attempt, that only intensifies his attempt to achieve immortality by any means. Louis XlV ...
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#REVIEW: “THE 355”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
After a cyber weapon gets stolen by mercenaries, CIA agent Mace (Jessica Chastain) is sent on a mission to retrieve it. The mission gets sabotaged when German intelligence agent Marie (Diane Kruger) also tries to retrieve the device. Following the failed mission, the CIA places Mace under investigation forcing her to go rogue. This leads her back to Marie and the two reluctantly join forces along with MI6 Agent Khadijah (Lupita Nyong’o), ...
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#REVIEW: “THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Fans of The Matrix Trilogy have made no mystery about their excitement for fourth film in the Series, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS from Creator Lana Wachowski. And we're here to alleviate any worries about it delivering on its promise. Capturing faithfully many of the elements that fans love so much of the Trilogy, this latest installment delivers a heartfelt love story, mind-blowing action and visuals, taking us to where Neo (Keanu Reeves) would be today after all he's been ...
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#REVIEW: “AMERICAN UNDERDOG”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
American Underdog tells the true story of football quarterback Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi). It focuses on his constant setbacks before reaching NFL fame with the Rams. We are taken to his college football days, his stint with the Green Bay Packers and his impactful time with the Arena Football League’s Iowa Barnstormers. These moments come and go, but the constant and center of his life is his wife Brenda (Anna Paquin) and her children who become ...
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#REVIEW: “THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
With four Oscars on his mantlepiece, I was dying to see how Joel Coen would cinematically interpret Shakespeare without his brother Ethan by his side. Whereas I can see why Coen was drawn to adapt this classic tale with its intricate weaving of violence, double-crossings, revenge and power, movie versions of many of the Bard’s works are notoriously a hard sell to get butts in the theatres. THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH is a formidable accomplishment and is ...
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#REVIEW: “LICORICE PIZZA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest follows the lives of 25-year-old Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and 15-year-old Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman). After meeting during Gary’s high school picture day, where Alana was working for the photographer, the two form a strong bond. Anderson follows their vulnerable relationship as they navigate life, love and adulthood in the beautiful, fun and cruel '70s San Fernando Valley.
Licorice Pizza is a knockout. ...
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#REVIEW: “SING 2”
By Mr. Will Wong
Following the smash success of 2016's SING, comes Sequel SING 2 - right in time for the Holidays! Writer/Director Garth Jennings returns once again here as do several of the star-studded voices who graced the first film. Fans of SING will find many of the same things to love about this follow-up.
At the heart of the story is Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) who owns the Moon Theatre and wants to propel his venue and star gang of performers to the next level, trying to ...
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#REVIEW: “SWAN SONG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Cameron Turner (two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali) is dying. He has a terminal illness and is prone to seizures that he has been hiding from his family. Dr. Jo Scott (Glenn Close) and her team have the experimental procedure that might make things easier: cloning him, and letting the clone take his place as part of the family without them noticing.
The moral quandary and ethics around whether Cameron should go through with this plan or not ...
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