#REVIEW: “THE GREAT WALL”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The marriage of Chinese and American cinema was inevitable. Shortly after Americans were educated on motion photography in the 1880s, the Chinese were taught the same techniques in the 1890s. Over the next 100+ years, these two countries would develop the most lucrative, privately-funded Film industries in the world. Both countries have thrived artistically and financially, and over the last few decades their relationship has elevated ...
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#REVIEW: “FIST FIGHT”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Charlie Day saves the day.
Fist Fight follows an overly-polite high school English teacher named Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) dealing with out-of-control senior class pranks, a dysfunctional administration, job cuts, a pregnant wife at home, and his daughter’s talent show all on the last day of the school year. But when Campbell tries to save his job he ends up getting the toughest and scariest colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), fired. This ...
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#REVIEW: “A CURE FOR WELLNESS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Ambitious corporate executive Lockhart (Dane DeHaan) is on the rise at his company on Wall Street. After discovering illegal activities, his superiors task him with retrieving the company’s CEO Pembroke (Harry Groener) from a “wellness centre” in the Swiss Alps and bringing him back to the United States to sign an impending deal. But Lockhart is immediately suspicious of the spa and the facility’s director, Dr. Heinreich Volmer (Jason Isaacs) ...
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#REVIEW: “XX”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
This past January, the female-led horror anthology XX was unleashed on audiences at the Sundance Film Festival. The idea behind the Film is simple -- four unconnected stories about women, directed by female Filmmakers and starring female Leads.
Each of the Films are between 10-20 minutes in length, and are each very different in style and scope: The Box concerns a family slowly starving themselves for mysterious reasons; The Birthday Party involves ...
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#REVIEW: “JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Bad men have a boogeyman and his name is John Wick. Like a pale horse rider he kills the wild beasts of the earth… and his efforts are far from exhausted. John Wick: Chapter 2 begins where the first Film left off, with John in pursuit of his stolen car. Like the first Film, John engages in knife fights, gun fights, and fist fights of the first order. Keanu Reeves underwent five more months of training to endure John’s latest outing, and the ...
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#REVIEW: “FIFTY SHADES DARKER”
We are not afraid to admit how much we loved 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey, which like its best-selling literary version proved to be a Blockbuster at the Box Office. Hence as the elevator door closed between Christian Grey and a regretful Anastasia Steele in its final frame, we since have longed deeply to see what's next for our favourite contractually-bound couple.
Fifty Shades Darker is helmed by Director James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, At Close Range) with a script penned by Niall Leonard, ...
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#REVIEW: “BELOW HER MOUTH”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Jasmine (Natalie Krill) is a successful fashion editor engaged to a man. On a night out with a friend, she meets Dallas (Erika Linder), a promiscuous roofer who happens to be working on a job near Jasmine’s house. Their attraction to each other is instant, and after a short amount time, the pair begin a passionate affair.
It is hard to watch Below Her Mouth and not think of Blue is the Warmest Color. Both Films are frank and vivid portrayals of ...
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#REVIEW: “THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
In 2014 the world was gifted The Lego Movie, which took  fans and critics alike by storm as one of the most enjoyable Animated Movies in recent memory.  It should be no shock that one of the most beloved Warner Bros. properties Batman, would get his own spin-off in The Lego Batman Movie and that  the sequel be just as entertaining and fun as its predecessor. The Lego Batman Movie is the most fun the family has had at the Movies all year.
Within ...
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#REVIEW: “RINGS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Everyone old enough to remember watching The Ring has a story about receiving a phone call either during the Film or immediately afterwards. It was scary, creepy, dreadful, atmospheric, and left a lasting impression on audiences. It even started the ill-conceived wave of Americanized J-Horror remakes that only stopped in recent years. The Film had a less successful sequel released in 2005, and now 12 years and four release dates later, we have the ...
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#REVIEW: “SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS”
Review by Siobhan Rich for Mr. Will Wong
Despite having a star better known for his comedic roles, Shepherds and Butchers is anything but funny. South African Director Oliver Schmitz’s Courtroom-Drama about capital punishment is a harrowing look at the criminal justice system during the apartheid era. The Movie pulls no punches to remind its audience of the stark reality of the period including its depiction the mass executions of death row inmates.
Prison warder Leon Labuschagne (Garion ...
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