#REVIEW: “ANNIHILATION”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist and professor, has finally started moving on after the disappearance of her soldier husband Kane (Oscar Isaac). When he suddenly reappears, she is elated but knows something is wrong. The pair get brought into a secure facility, where Lena learns that her husband was the only survivor from a team sent into “The Shimmer” – a classified environmental disaster zone. Wanting to save her husband, Lena joins a new ...
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#REVIEW: “EVERY DAY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
From the Director of The Vow and the Screenwriter of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl comes a Teen-Romance that on paper looks like a W Network Movie of the Week, but surprisingly is better than anyone could’ve expected. Every Day is The Notebook meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers if the latter were a little more Freaky Friday. Sucsy creates a world that truly is engaging and thought-provoking. The Film is the perfect Rom-Com that should’ve been ...
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REVIEW: “GAME NIGHT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
A group of friends meet for a weekly game night at the home of Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams). Max’s overbearing and overachieving brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) joins the group one week, and then invites them over to his house for his own game night. He plans a murder mystery for the group, but ends up getting kidnapped for real. Thinking it is all part of the game, the group starts combing through clues about his disappearance – ...
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#REVIEW: “BLACK PANTHER”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
In his third Feature, Director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed) continues to be a major force and his most ambitious task to date Black Panther, arguably is his best work yet. The Film not only is a massive achievement for Marvel but marks something groundbreaking for the Brand in that we get to see a villain with purpose.
The Film starts-off with T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) on a mission to save estranged lover Nakia ...
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#REVIEW: “PETER RABBIT
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Peter Rabbit is a hilarious and entertaining family Film.
Based on Beatrix Potter’s beloved Novel, Peter Rabbit (James Corden) lives with his sisters and cousin in the English countryside. When their elders die the kind Bea (Rose Byrne) cares for them and invites them into her home. They scrounge for food in the animal-hating Mr. McGregor’s (Sam Neill) garden stealing any fruits and vegetables they can. But these adventures often take a turn when ...
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#REVIEW: “FIFTY SHADES FREED”
Picking-up right where we left-off with 2017's Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed reunites us with our favourite kinky billionaires Christian (Jamie Dornan)Â &Â Anastasia Grey (Dakota Johnson) post-marriage. James Foley (House of Cards, Glengarry Glen Ross) helms this installment, a finale to the best-selling Franchise.
We find Christian and Anastasia playful in their power struggles as they adjust to their new life now as a married couple. Whether it be Anastasia not taking ...
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#REVIEW: “ENTANGLEMENT”
After a failed marriage and multiple suicide attempts, Ben (Thomas Middleditch) finds himself searching for the meaning of life. He learns one day that he almost had an adopted sister and sets out to find her, only to find himself falling in love with her, Hanna (Jess Weixler). Hanna is the spontaneous, adventurous, confident spirit that Ben needs so badly in his directionless life. She explains that they both are brought together by "Quantum Entanglement"Â and while the Film centers on the ...
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#REVIEW: “MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Director Wes Ball and Screenwriter T.S Nowlin return to the big screen after an unfortunate setback last year to finish their adaptation of the Maze Runner Franchise with Maze Runner: The Death Cure. The Movie is an ample finish to the Series, but suffers from exhaustion and an overextended runtime, along with some flaws within the actors themselves that have unfortunately plagued the previous Movies. However it is a fitting ending, and fans of the ...
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#REVIEW: “BADSVILLE”
After raising temperatures with TIFF '16 selection Below Her Mouth, Niagara Falls-born Director April Mullen is pushing boundaries again with her latest, BADSVILLE. The Drama penned by two of its' stars, Ian MacLaren and Benjamin Barrett, asks what happens when the leader of a violent gang finds love and wants to leave, tearing apart the very foundation which has kept the gang together?
Upon viewing the Film's First Act, we see business as usual within the gang. Toxic Masculinity is prevalent ...
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#REVIEW: “12 STRONG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Immediately following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, an elite group of CIA and US Special Forces are sent into Afghanistan. Joining up with an allied General, they look to strike at the heart of Al-Qaeda before any more attacks can take place on US soil.
12 Strong, based on the declassified true story chronicled in Doug Stanton’s book Horse Soldiers, is a tale of perseverance, hope and brotherhood. The men on this team – subtly codenamed Task ...
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