#REVIEW: “THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Two strangers end up on a non-commercial plane together to avoid missing engagements due to weather conditions, what is the worst thing that could happen?
The Movie focuses on Ben (Idris Elba) who joins Alex (Kate Winslet) on her crusade to make her wedding, while the former has to make his surgery in the morning by taking a non-commercial aircraft. All is fine until the pilot suffers a heart attack mid-flight and the plane crashes in the mountains ...
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#REVIEW: “VICTORIA AND ABDUL”
Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Heavy is the head that wear the crown in Stephen Frears’ latest Costume Drama, Victoria & Abdul. Starring Dame Judi Dench, the movie, based “mostly” on a true story, is a plodding take on platonic love, court machinations, and racism.
Jailhouse clerk Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) and his lamentably shorter countryman Mohammed (Adeel Akhtar) are chosen to sail from India to England to present Queen Victoria a ceremonial coin. Despite having been ...
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#REVIEW: “AMERICAN MADE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Director Doug Liman has delivered time and again with hits like Mr & Mrs. Smith and The Bourne Identity. While his latest night feel a little too long, American Made is a blast from start to finish, and maybe even a little exhausting through it all.
The Movie centers on Barry Seal (Tom Cruise), an airline pilot who gets caught in some shady business like smuggling in Cuban cigars through Vancouver and Montreal. Schafer (Domhnall Gleeson) ...
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#REVIEW: “DON’T TALK TO IRENE”
By David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
When it comes to TIFF, the majority of films shown over the course of 11 days are not always the most uplifting. Outside of the Midnight Madness and Documentary programmes (and Vanguard, may it rest in peace), the main focus is on Oscar-baiting Dramas and adult fare. It is rare for actual comedies to land a spot during the Festival – and even rarer for those films to be Canadian.
Irene Willis (newcomer Michelle McLeod) is an outcast and the so-called ...
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#REVIEW: “BRAD’S STATUS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Ben Stiller nails the role of self-pitying, self-loathing, self-important father perfectly in the sometimes frustrating Brad's Status, a turn of foot for Writer/Director Mike White (Nacho Libre, School of Rock).
The Film centers on Troy (Austin Abrams) as he explores his post-secondary education options, going on an East Coast trip with his dad Brad (Ben Stiller). Troy isn’t your average kid, he’s essentially a genius looking at getting into ...
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#REVIEW: “TROPHY”
Hot off its critical success at SXSW and Sundance, Director Saul Schwarz and Co-Director Christina Clusiau explore some very uncomfortable topics with no clear answers in visually-breathtaking Documentary, TROPHY. There are no heroes to cheer for, but at once it is impossible not to feel something through it all.
The Film delves into the sport of Trophy Hunting from the eyes of a hunter named Philip Glass in pursuit of the sport's Big 5: African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, ...
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#REVIEW: “KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE”
Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Back in 2015 Mark Millar’s Kingsman was not a widely known Graphic Novel and expectations for a Movie starring virtual unknown Taron Egerton were low. With a worldwide take of over $400 million USD, Kingsman: The Secret Service was an instant hit leaving little doubt that a sequel was in the offing. Fast-forward to 2017 and anticipation for Kingsman: The Golden Circle is so high even Oscar winners are fighting to get in on the action.
Eggsy ...
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REVIEW: “STRONGER”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Several hundred people were injured, and multiple people lost their limbs. Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal) was one of those people – and Stronger tells his story and how he became a symbol of hope for the people of Boston.
In the wake of the Mark Wahlberg-starring Patriot’s Day, I was curious what new insight Director David Gordon Green could bring to the ...
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#REVIEW: “BATTLE OF THE SEXES”
Battle of the Sexes couldn't come at a timelier moment with pay equity and gender equality still very much at the forefront of discussion. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, written by Academy Award-winning Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and produced by among others, Academy Award-winning Filmmaker Danny Boyle, the Sports Drama is based around 1973's high-profile tennis match pitting former World No. 1s Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and Billie Jean King (Emma Stone). It recreates the ...
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#REVIEW: “BIG BEAR”
Despite being dumped by his fiancée, Joe (Joey Kern) still goes ahead and celebrates a scheduled bachelor party with his buddies at Big Bear Lake. While fun was on the agenda, buddies Nick (Tyler Labine), Eric (Adam Brody) and Colin (Zachary Knighton) find themselves helping exact revenge by kidnapping the dude (Pablo Schreiber) responsible for stealing Joe's lover. After successfully capturing him and at times getting a bit scary - unsure if they might actually go ahead and kill the dude ...
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