#REVIEW: “CYRANO”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Is there anyone on the planet that is unfamiliar with the story of Cyrano de Bergerac? It may be one of the most romantic and heartbreaking stories ever produced by quill to papyrus and tells the story of the poet and swordsman in 17th century Paris whose physical “deformity” (a rather large proboscis) precludes him from pursuing his one true love, the beautiful Roxane, because he feels he is ugly and unworthy of her. When Cyrano learns she is in ...
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#REVIEW: “DOG”
By Mr. Will Wong
Megastar Channing Tatum gives directing a go in DOG, a Buddy Dramedy of the human-canine kind. While the genre certainly has been visited before, the Film has new things to say about PTSD with a bond than transcends species.
We meet U.S. Army Ranger Briggs (Tatum) who is tasked with bringing Lulu, a working military dog, to the funeral of her handler, who is one of his fellow soldiers. While their arrangement is temporary, he finds it a struggle to connect with her and ...
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#REVIEW: “THE CURSED”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Sundance '21 selection The Cursed is a gruesome 19th century rural Creature Feature set in France.
When Seamus (Alistair Petrie) viciously murders the gypsies living in his rural town a mysterious and possible supernatural menace is set loose. Soon after, Seamus and his wife Isabelle’s (Kelly Reilly) son goes missing. The couple calls in pathologist John McBride (Boyd Holbrook) to come to town and investigate the disappearance. However, John ...
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#REVIEW: “UNCHARTED”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
15 years ago,Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) and his brother Sam were forced apart. Since then, Nathan has kept hope that his brother is lost and not gone. His hopes of reuniting with his long-lost brother become more tangible when he meets Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). Sully recruits Nathan to embark on a dangerous quest to find the greatest treasure never found. Sully hints that finding the treasure may lead Nathan to Sam.
Uncharted feels ...
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#REVIEW: “BLACKLIGHT”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When secret FBI agent Dusty Crane’s (Taylor John Smith) cover is blown, off-the-books FBI agent Travis Block (Liam Neeson) gets called-in. This is because Block specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. However, he soon finds himself caught-up in a deadly conspiracy that reaches the top of the FBI. It’s up to Block and Journalist Mira Jones (Emmy Raver-Lampman) to stop the corruption.
For those of you seeking-out ...
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#REVIEW: “MARRY ME”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
In the interest of full disclosure, I am going to put this out right away and in front: I love Jennifer Lopez Rom-Coms. At the risk of being labelled low-brow or biased, her movies take me to a place that is comforting and entertaining and I have, many times, put plans aside if I see a television station program “Monster-in-Law”, “Maid in Manhattan” or “The Wedding Planner”, snuggle-up in front of the TV with a chilled vodka martini and let ...
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#REVIEW: “I WANT YOU BACK”
By Mr. Will Wong
I WANT YOU BACK from Director Jason Orley (Big Time Adolescence) takes the traditional Rom-Com and throws in a few twists and turns, right in time for our Valentine's Day consumption.
We meet Peter (Charlie Day), whose girlfriend Anne (Gina Rodriguez) ends their relationship. Emma (Jenny Slate) also is reeling from her boyfriend Noah (Scott Eastwood) breaking things off with her as well. Both Peter and Emma, who are now in their thirties and faced with the notion of having ...
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#REVIEW: “DEATH ON THE NILE”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
In Death On The Nile - Kenneth Branagh's followup to 2017's Murder on the Orient Express - Inspector Poirot is back, and he has a metric ton of bland character motivations to convey before the inevitable murder! If you saw Murder On The Orient Express - or perhaps even just the Trailer for Murder and now Nile, as I did - you know what you're signing-up for: a cavalcade of stars and character actors, all with something to gain from murder, gathering ...
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#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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