#REVIEW: “RESPECT”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Aretha Franklin was one of, if not THE, distinctive and definitive voices of a generation (especially mine). Having seen her perform live in concert twice, I can attest that her brilliant R&B and Gospel-infused vocals had everyone in the audience shaking their booties and waving their hands in the arm. We not only watched her make President Obama wipe a tear of joy from his eyes at the Kennedy Center Honors, she overwhelmed the usually jaded ...
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#REVIEW: “FREE GUY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Bank Teller Guy (Ryan Reynolds) lives a mundane life. He gets up, puts on his blue button-up shirt, gets a coffee, and heads to his job where he awaits someone to rob it. However, his life gets turned upside down when he falls head-over-heels for Molotov Girl/Millie (Jodie Comer). She informs him that he’s actually an NPC (Non-Player Character) in a video game called Free City that is about to go offline.
If you love Reynolds, you’ll love Free ...
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#REVIEW: “THE SUICIDE SQUAD”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is an outrageous, action-packed thrill-ride loaded with humour from beginning to end. It’s hard to remember the last time this much fun could happen in the cinema!
This time around the Squad consists of many new additions. Most notably Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Peacemaker (John Cena), Ratcatcher (Daniela Melchoir) King Shark (Sylvester Stallone), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) and more. But don’t ...
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#REVIEW: “THE GREEN KNIGHT”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Acclaimed Writer-Director David Lowery has gifted audiences with an unforgettable cinematic experience with his adaptation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
One Christmas at Camelot, the Green Knight visits King Arthur and his subjects. He offers to play a game where anyone can strike him. However, in one year he will return the same strike. Eager to prove himself, King Arthur’s nephew Sir Gawain (a spectacular Dev Patel) accepts ...
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#REVIEW: “STILLWATER”
By Mr. Will Wong
Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy is back with STILLWATER, which he wrote and directed, delivering a riveting story with a deep well of emotion, despite some implausibilities.
The Film explores Bill Baker's (Matt Damon) journey to visit his daughter Allison (Abigail Breslin), jailed for the murder of her lover Lina while going off to study for a year in Marseille, France. While Bill's visit initially was to check-in on Allison, the story moves along when Allison makes a plea ...
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#REVIEW: DISNEY’S “JUNGLE CRUISE”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
One of the numerous highlights of my life that occurred many years, pounds and a full head of hair ago was spending hours at the Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Not only did I buy the ears and the sweatshirt, I spent a long time in lineups to experience the thrills of the Pirate of the Caribbean and, my favourite, the Jungle Cruise rides. They were action-packed and incredibly creative. Despite the critical and financial success of the cinematic ...
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#REVIEW: “PIG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Rob (Nicolas Cage) is a truffle hunter who lives with his pig in the wilds of the Oregonian wilderness. He sells to Amir (Alex Wolff) weekly, but mainly keeps to himself. When his pig is kidnapped, Rob enlists Amir to help him confront his past and search for her in Portland.
PIG is a slow moving, methodical mediation on life, death, loss and regret. If you were expecting a John Wick-style Thriller with Cage bashing skulls in while screaming his face ...
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#REVIEW: “OLD”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
A family on a tropical holiday are invited on an excursion to a private beach. They are dropped off with another family and immediately fall in love with the beautiful scenery. That is, until a woman’s dead body washes up on the beach and the young children start rapidly aging into teenagers. Confused and frightened for the lives, the group must stick together to figure out what is happening and stay alive long enough to escape.
I am not sure what I ...
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#REVIEW: “NORTH HOLLYWOOD”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
North Hollywood - no not Canada sadly - is the first Feature from Writer/Director Mikey Alfred, an impassioned coming-of-age story that allows its stars to shine, with an understated Script that shines. The Film tells a story about someone wanting to just be themselves, and betting on themselves. While there isn't anything groundbreaking here, it certainly is affecting.
The Movie focuses on Michael (Ryder McLaughlin) who wants to be a professional ...
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#REVIEW: “SNAKE EYES”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Director Robert Schwentke's SNAKE EYES opens with a son and his dad on vacation deep in the woods, when his father is attacked at home and killed by unknown villains due to a bad roll of the dice. Having witnessed the execution, the son escapes into the dark forest; physically, but not emotionally, unscathed. Fast-forward 20 years: the son, nameless and only responding to "Snake Eyes" (played by Henry Golding), is a drifter who survives on the prize money ...
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