#REVIEW: “F9: THE FAST SAGA”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
F9: The Fast Saga unfortunately does not live up to the hype that has been built as we've endured multiple delays with its release. Surprise returns, ridiculous action sequences, and world-building, perhaps for the end (?) of the Franchise should have made this installment a high-octane trip, but unfortunately it finds itself stalling on the shoulders of the road.
Flashbacks are always a fun way to start a Franchise flick so rich in history, this ...
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#REVIEW: “WOLFGANG”
By Mr. Will Wong
David Gelb (Hiro Dreams of Sushi, Chef's Table) directs and produces WOLFGANG, a Documentary about the life of America's first ever Celebrity Chef, Wolfgang Puck. The Film recounts Puck's legendary ascent in the '70s reviving a flailing Ma Maison in Hollywood, to launching celebrity hotspot Spago, where he revolutionized the way we look at American Cuisine today.
Told in a concise 78 minutes, Gelb traces Puck's journey as a boy who grew-up impoverished in Austria, ...
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#REVIEW: “CENSOR”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Enid (Niamh Algar) is a UK Film Censor working during the 1980s. She spends her days watching and censoring gratuitously-violent films, or “video nasties” as they were referred to at the time. But she is haunted by the disappearance of her sister when they were children and after having a visceral reaction to a film with an all-too familiar storyline, sets out to find her.
I am not sure what is more horrifying about CENSOR: the storyline or the ...
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#REVIEW: “LUCA”
By Mr. Will Wong
Enrico Casarosa who has served in a creative capacity on films like Toy Story 4, Onward and Soul in recent years for Disney and Pixar, makes his directorial debut in LUCA. The charming Film set in the '50s on the Italian Riviera, captures the magic of the quintessential Summer coming-of-age story in two young boys.
LUCA centers on its titular character (voiced by Canada's Jacob Tremblay) and his free-spirited best friend Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer). Both boys live with the ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD”
By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
2017's The Hitman’s Wife's Bodyguard was an incredibly fun, Buddy Cop-esque romp and we've been waiting ever since for the followup! The chemistry that was shared in the first film between its leads made it so magical, but admittedly Sequel THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD, is missing the high benchmark set by the its predecessor. even with Patrick Hughes returning in the Director's chair. At times misses the Film leans a bit on clichés and tropes it ...
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#REVIEW: MARVEL’S “LOKI” – EPISODE 1 & 2
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
EPISODE ONE
While the God of Mischief enjoys messing around with the timeline, Disney/Marvel is pardon the pun, marveling in this, toying with our sleep schedules! Loki absolutely cannot be missed, and like any massive property spoilers are always on the forefront immediately after something becomes available to the public, those 3 AM EST Wednesday wakeups will now become part of the timeline for die hard fans. The first episode of Loki is ...
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#REVIEW: “THE DARE”
By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
The Dare is part-mystery, part-Torture Porn. Gruesomely-violent, the Film is all about the terror and less the why, but undeniably entertaining.
Things open with Jay (Bart Edwards) with his family. Some masked intruders enter, attack his wife, and knock him out. The next thing we see is Jay handcuffed to a wall in what looks like a prison cell with three other people, Adam (Richard Short) and Kat (Alexandra Evans). Enter masked man Dominic (Robert Maaser), ...
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#REVIEW: “THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It is 1981 and Paranormal Investigator team Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) must work together to prove the innocence of a young man on trial for murder. His defense claim? Demonic possession.
Did I mention that THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT opens with a bonkers Exorcism scene? The Film wastes no time throwing you right into the middle of the action, introducing/reintroducing all of the main players in one fell swoop ...
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#REVIEW: “LITTLE FISH”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Based on Aja Gabel’s Short Story of the same name, Little Fish is a stunning Sci-Fi-Romance that questions if love and identity outlive memory. Set in the future, a memory loss virus is spreading across the world. With no definite cure, young Seattle couple Emma (Olivia Cooke) and Jude (Jack O’Connell) fight to save their relationship. However, their relationship becomes threatened when Jude begins showing symptoms.
It’s a beautiful film filled ...
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#REVIEW: “SPIRIT UNTAMED”
By Mr. Will Wong
SPIRIT UNTAMED is the second Feature film in the Spirit franchise, arriving 19 years after Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Not to be confused in any way with the titular character from the predecessor film, this story centers on a young girl named Lucky (Isabela Merced) who lives with her aunt Cora (Julianne Moore) after her mother, a horse stunt rider, Milagro (Eiza González) passes away. Lucky inherits her mother's adventurous spirit and after some antics, she and ...
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