#REVIEW: “DISENCHANTMENT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Disenchantment is the latest brain child from creative mastermind Matt Groening. In ways similar to Futurama, this time things are set during medieval times. What makes this Series special and certainly interesting is that this is Groening’s first time leaving syndicated Network Television, free of its constraints in Netflix. On top of leaving what could be considered a comfort zone, he also decides to make the Show in a serialized sequence, ...
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#REVIEW: “CRAZY RICH ASIANS”
Five years after the success of Kevin Kwan's critically-acclaimed bestseller comes Jon M. Chu's adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians. Setting its sights on a potential Trilogy like its source material, the Film breaks ground as the first ever Hollywood release in the last 25 years to feature an all-Asian Cast. Will the gamble prove profitable? We're banking on it.
We are swept away on a sumptuous visual feast with our heroine Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), a New York University Economics professor, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE MEG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The Meg revolves around a group of Marine Biologists and Scientists aboard a high-tech facility in the Pacific Ocean. They have just discovered a beautiful and untouched area below the Marianas Trench. But little do they know, that area houses an enormous sea creature thought to be extinct, but is actually alive and very hungry.
I tried writing the synopsis for The Meg out multiple times, but could never find the right way to explain the absurdity of ...
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#REVIEW: “PUZZLE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Film follows a suburban stay-at-home mother and wife Agnes (Kelly Macdonald), who is grossly taken for granted. On Agnes’ birthday, she receives a 1000-piece puzzle as a gift. Between waking up her husband and two sons and doing her repetitive daily routines around the house, she sits down and completes it. When she’s unable to find any puzzles in her suburban town she heads to New York City to buy more. Once there she notices an ad for a ...
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#REVIEW: “CIELO”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Is there a more transfixing and awe inspiring thing to behold than a night sky? A blanket of brilliant, twinkling stars embedded in an inky black stratosphere is one of Mother Nature’s greatest gifts. It is said that the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the best places on this planet to view this celestial extravaganza and we must be forever grateful that Canadian Filmmaker, Alison McAlpine, has taken up shop and cameras there and gave us the ...
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#REVIEW: “DOG DAYS”
Released fittingly like its namesake, Dog Days arrives right in the heat of the summer. Director/Actor/Writer Ken Mario helms the lighthearted ode to man's best friend, told through familiar faces and intersecting story lines. Dogs bring us together and this they do in this Romantic-Comedy which is redeemed through a few genuinely heartfelt moments.
We follow the lives of Los Angelenos and their paths to growth. Dax (Adam Pally) is an aspiring musician, less than thrilled to be tasked with ...
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#REVIEW: “BLACKKKLANSMAN”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
BlacKkKlansman is based on the incredible true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington). In the early '70s, Stallworth was the first African-American police detective to serve for the Colorado Springs Police Department. One day he picks-up the newspaper and finds an ad for the Ku Klux Klan. He decided this was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate and expose the extremist hate group. He calls the Ku Klux Klan, eagerly wanting to join. However, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When Audrey (Mila Kunis) turns 30 her entire world gets turned upside down. First, she is questioned by the CIA, who then informs her that her recent ex-boyfriend (Justin Theroux) is a spy. When she confronts her ex about being an undercover agent, he admits it and asks for her help with his current mission. Audrey enlists her best friend for 12-years, Morgan (Kate McKinnon), to join her on this undercover assignment. However, what these two best ...
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#REVIEW: “THE DARKEST MINDS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
After the global financial and critical success of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Hollywood has been starving for that next Sci-Fi Young Adult Novel hit. While Films in the genre have been hit or miss admittedly, this start of a potential movie Trilogy hopes to achieves some stratospheric success.
A never-explained epidemic called IAAN kills over 90% of the children in the country. For another unexplained reason, those who survived have five supernatural ...
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#REVIEW: “CHRISTOPHER ROBIN”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
You know Disney is doing something right when they are able to go into their vault of animated classics and have enough to adapt now into live-action features. These new visions tend to attract A-List stars and Directors with their unique spins on familiar characters and/or stories. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN takes the classic characters from the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh movies and takes them to a new direction that succeeds.
For those unfamiliar with the ...
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