#REVIEW: “THE HONEST THIEF”

By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Liam Neeson has seem to star in the same movie dozens of times in the past 12 years, often starring as the man with a particular set of skills reaping vengeance on those who have done him wrong. Honest Thief is on-brand for Neeson. He is a man on a mission and will be stopped at nothing. This is Mark Williams’ first time directing and a credible effort. The Movie focuses on Tom (Liam Neeson), who has been dubbed the ‘In and Out Bandit’ by the FBI, for ... Read more

#REVIEW: “FATMAN”

By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong 'Tis the season to be jolly - unless you're talking about new Christmas Comedy, Fatman, then it’s time to be get angry and seek vengeance. Eshom and Ian Nelms write and direct the darkly-comical Fatman, that packs a social commentary that is timely given current world events. While the Movie's general premise is all sorts of ridiculous, the performances from the Main Cast create what is the perfect Anti-Christmas movie. The Movie focuses on Billy (Chance ... Read more

#REVIEW: “STARDUST”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong It is 1971 and David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is traveling to the United States for the first time. He is a virtual unknown and hoping to gain some traction despite his latest record flopping. It is on this journey that Bowie will be inspired to become Ziggy Stardust. While I admire Co-Writer/Director Gabriel Range boldly opening Stardust with the rather innocuous phrase “What follows is [mostly] fiction” (alongside an all-too brief homage to 2001: A ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE CROODS: A NEW AGE”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong The Croods, led by patriarch Grug (Nicolas Cage), are searching for food and a new home. They happen upon both when they come across a beautiful area with walls on each side. They also discover another family living there: the Bettermans, who more than live up to their family name. As the two families squabble and feud, they must learn to come together if they hope to survive. Much like the original film, The Croods: A New Age feels inconsequential ... Read more

#REVIEW: “VANGUARD”

By Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong 2020 has been a whirlwind rough year all around, and sometimes it is nice just to unwind, relax, and watch something absolutely unhinged and extensively fun, Vanguard is exactly that. Vanguard pairs Director Stanley Tong back with legendary Jackie Chan (previous collaborations include Super Cop and Rumble in the Bronx) for an absolute exhilarating Action-Comedy that more than delivers. The amount of pure uninterrupted blissful joy that Vanguard packs into ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE DONUT KING”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong To this day, I still have vivid memories, as a young boy in Montreal, of being taken to RBI Richstone Bakery for a chocolate glazed doughnut while my mother waited to have the live chicken she picked out for dinner to be slaughtered and plucked at the open air market across the street. It instilled in me my love of doughnuts and I do take credit for buying a few of the 500,136,000 doughnuts Tim Hortons sold in Canada in 2011.Hence, I salivated over the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE STAR WARS LEGO HOLIDAY SPECIAL”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Thanks to Director Ken Cunningham and Writer David Shayne, the Holidays have arrived early this year, and audiences finally get a worthy Star Wars Special in the form of LEGO! The best part of The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is that the 45-minute Feature is non-canonical, so anything and everything can happen and it certainly packs a fun Holiday punch. While the Voice Cast (for the most part) here is played by talent who did not originate their ... Read more

#REVIEW: “FREAKY”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong After brutally murdering a group of high schoolers and putting the entire town on alert, the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) sets his sights on high schooler Millie (Kathryn Newton). She gets away after he stabs her, but on Friday the 13th, the pair wake up to find they have swapped bodies. Now Millie, in the Butcher’s body, must confront and stop his murderous rampage, in her body no less, within 24 hours – or their body swap will remain ... Read more

#REVIEW: “INSIDE PIXAR”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong New Disney+ series Inside Pixar focuses on different aspects of bringing to life a Pixar movie from all different aspects with a focus on  upcoming Disney+ exclusive Soul. The first two episodes run at approximately ten minutes each, centering on Kemp Powers who co-wrote and co-directed Soul as well as Deanna Marsigliese who talks about creating characters and animations for Pixar as a whole and not solely Soul. In our first episode, Kemp Powers ... Read more

#REVIEW: “COME AWAY”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Brenda Chapman is no stranger to the whimsical world of imagination, and with her in the Director's chair for her third Feature, Come Away. We get to see the characters from beloved stories told in a new way and how they became the titular characters we know and cherish today. This is Marissa Kate Goodhill's first time writing a Feature and it is a strong effort.  Goodhill's Script and Chapman’s direction, plus some engaging performances from this ... Read more