#REVIEW: “THE TAX COLLECTOR”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Devoted father and husband David (Bobby Soto) and his best friend Creeper (Shia LaBeouf) are Tax Collectors for a Los Angeles Crime Lord named Wizard (Jimmy Smits). They spend their days driving around the city and aggressively collecting Wizard’s cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings. But when Wizard’s old rival returns to LA, the two quickly realize the business is being upended. And when the old rival threatens David’s ...
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#REVIEW: “DISNEY’S MULAN”
By Mr. Will Wong
One of the worst things about this Pandemic was not being able to see Disney's Mulan in March when it originally was supposed to be released, yet one of the best things about it also is now being able to see it. We've waited patiently with bated breath and while it seemed like this day would never come, Niki Caro's live-action adaptation of Mulan now is here and is decidedly getting an at-home release on Disney+.
1998's commercially and critically-lauded animated ...
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#REVIEW: “BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC”
By Mr. Will Wong
It's been 29 years since we've heard from them, but they're back and still the world is in need of saving! BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC reunites beloved duo Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves), now middle-aged fathers with daughters to carry-out their legacies in Thea (Samara Weaving) and Billie (Brigette Lundy-Pane) respectively. They are advised by a visitor from the future that only a song by them can save them. The only problem is - what exactly is the song? ...
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#REVIEW: “TENET”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It all starts with a word: Tenet. Once he hears it, The Protagonist (John David Washington) sets off on a globetrotting mission to learn more about time inversion and use it to stop a potential worldwide catastrophe.
Writer/Director Christopher Nolan has always had a fascination with time; how it can be manipulated, perverted and completely repurposed as his narrative sees fit. With the exception of his Dark Knight Trilogy, the rest of his output over ...
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#REVIEW: “UNHINGED”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is having a bad day. She woke-up late, she needs to sign her divorce papers, she lost her best client, and she is late for dropping her son Kyle (Gabriel Bateman) off at school. When she comes up to a traffic stop, she loudly honks her horn because the large truck in front of her is not moving. At the next intersection, the man in that truck (Russell Crowe) stops next to her, explains himself, apologizes and asks for an apology ...
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#REVIEW: “WORK IT”
What WORK IT doesn't explore in new territory in story arcs, it delivers on fun and fantastic dancing.
Alicia Keys produces and Laura Terruso directs this coming-of-age Dance Comedy which was made here in Toronto. The Film centers on overachiever Quinn (Sabrina Carpenter) who is bound for admission at Duke University but finds even after ticking all the boxes as a prime candidate, she realizes she lacks the pizzazz to stand-out to the admissions officer (Michelle Buteau). She lies that she's ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
There are many reason to see the Erotic Thriller, THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY, on the big screen. Set in Italy and dealing with the contemporary art scene, this Film is visually-arresting and one cannot help but be mesmerized the beauty of the many locales and the diversity and originality of the artwork. Claes Bang, who made an international impact in the Oscar-nominated The Square, once again plays a character deeply entrenched in the art world. His character, ...
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#REVIEW: “RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Todd (Jesse Williams) is famous for creating the viciously-violent “Slasherman” Comic Book series. Fueled by the Books’ popularity, he embarks on a signing tour with his wife Kathy (Jordana Brewster), his friend and Publisher Ezra (Jay Baruchel) and his Assistant Aurora (Niamh Wilson). As bodies start piling up as the group drive from stop to stop, they discover rather quickly that someone may be using Todd’s books for inspiration.
When I ...
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#REVIEW: “MY DAYS OF MERCY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore
While we're unclear where My Days of Mercy truly stands on the matter of Capital Punishment, My Days of Mercy is a compelling love story propelled by the strength of its two stars.
Lucy (Ellen Page) and her siblings are trying to save their father from lethal injection. Their love for their father has ignited a passion to protest against Capital Punishment at state executions. It’s at one of these protests that Lucy meets Mercy (Kate Mara) who attends an execution ...
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#REVIEW: “PRIMAL”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Big game animal hunter Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage) has just captured his most unique prize yet: a rare snow white jaguar. He books passage on a Brazilian freighter bound for Latin America with the hopes of selling the jaguar and other captured animals for big money. But as the cargo is being loaded, so too is Richard Loffler (Kevin Durand), a mysterious assassin being secretly extradited to the United States.
It is obvious where things go from there: ...
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