#REVIEW: “BLOODSHOT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
I am going to preface this with the fact that I have never read a single issue of Valiant Comics’ Bloodshot, however its movie adaptation is exactly what I expected. It is a big, boisterous action movie with the right leading man. Jeff Waldow and Eric Heisserer co-wrote the Movie and Director Dave Wilson helms his first Feature, bringing to the big screen a visual spectacle based on a widely-popular series. The Movie itself is a feast for the ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HUNT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
How do you talk about a movie that barely anyone has seen but everyone talks about? The Hunt was supposed to release last year in September but got pushed back due to its controversial nature. Director Craig Zobel alongside writer Nick Curse and Damon Lindelof, tell a story of the left hunting the right for sport, that proves to be poignant and funny with of course a lot of blood and guts.
The Hunt is absolutely best to go in completely blind into, ...
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#REVIEW: “MY SPY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When hardened CIA Field Operative JJ (Dave Bautista) blows his cover, he gets demoted to the Surveillance Department. His first mission there is to spy on overworked nurse and single-mother Kate (Parisa Fitz-Henley) and her intelligent nine-year-old daughter Sophie (Chloe Coleman). However, it isn’t long before Sophie catches onto JJ and blackmails him into teaching her how to become a spy.
JJ might be excel at responding to things physically ...
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#REVIEW: “I STILL BELIEVE”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Based on the true story of American Christian-Country Singer Jeremy Camp (K.J. Apa) and his first wife Melissa (Britt Robertson), I STILL BELIEVE recounts their battle against all odds to love as they navigate her sudden Cancer diagnosis.
Directed by the Erwin Brothers (I Can Only Imagine) with a Screenplay by Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn and Madeline Carroll, based on Camp's Autobiography, the Film begins with Jeremy going off to college where he meets Melissa through ...
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#REVIEW: “ONWARD”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
In the Steven Spielberg-esque town of New Mushroomton that is inhabited by elves, feral unicorns, dragons and centaurs, we meet Ian. He’s an elf and so socially awkward that he can’t invite his fellow classmates to a house party to celebrate his 16th birthday. However, he will celebrate it with his loving older brother, Barley, who is obsessed with fantasy role-playing games much like Dungeons and Dragons, and his Mom, though he still yearns to ...
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#REVIEW: “THE WAY BACK”
By Mr. Will Wong
THE WAY BACK certainly finds its way home. The Sports Drama starring Ben Affleck in one of his most powerful roles to date, actually mirrors in several ways parallels its star's journey back to the spotlight after a bit of time spent soul searching.
The Film centers on Jack Cunningham (Affleck) whom once was a promising young basketball start on the verge of stardom. Instead, he rejected a lucrative scholarship and after a failed marriage and tragedy, turned to a life of ...
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#REVIEW: “WENDY”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Academy Award nominee Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) returns with WENDY, which once again centers on a young female character. Almost eight years in the making, this Movie reinvents the classic Peter Pan fairy tale but from Wendy’s viewpoint. Co-written with Zeitlin’s sister, Eliza, all the well-known elements are still there: Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, the mysterious island. Performed by stunningly-photogenic amateur Child Actors, ...
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#REVIEW: “GREED”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I have been a fan of the prolific British Director Michael Winterbottom, since I saw his audacious big screen debut, Butterfly Kiss, at a TIFF screening in the 90s. Since then, not only did he direct Angelina Jolie in her Oscar-nominated role in A Mighty Heart, he is responsible for one of Cinema’s benchmark movies about the music industry with 24 Hour Party People and had Dev Patel effectively play against-type in The Wedding Guest. Winterbottom movies ...
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#REVIEW: “RUN THIS TOWN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Unless you lived under a rock, you were at least somewhat cognizant of the antics of our infamous late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Screenwriter and Director Ricky Tollman takes creative liberty from that unforgettable era in the City and tells a story of how a young Writer for a local paper exposes the video surrounding Ford's crack-smoking scandal. We see also the City Hall staffers that have to deal with Ford on a day-to-day basis, and this is Run This ...
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#REVIEW: “EMMA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Based on Jane Austen's beloved Novel, Emma. follows the trials and tribulations of Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Georgian and Regency-era England. Emma is a very handsome, clever and rich 21-year-old who has no intention of marrying anyone of her own. However, that doesn’t stop her from meddling into the romantic lives of her friends. That is until she finds herself at the center of her own romantic adventure.
There have been numerous ...
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