#REVIEW: “ELIO”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
In a world of reboots, spinoffs, sequels and the alike, getting an original Pixar film feels like a lottery ticket that is at *minimum* giving you back what you paid for it. Now knowing that it is brought to us by the same people who gave us Coco, Soul, Luca, and Turning Red, feels like winning the jackpot! Co-directed by Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi, and co-written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones, ELIO delivers an out ...
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#REVIEW: “F1”
By Mr. Will Wong
Joseph Kosinski fires again with F1, delivering big action, big emotions and big stakes in one of this Summer's most anticipated Blockbusters!
At the center of the story here is Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) who was on the peak of superstardom in the world of professional racing some 30 years ago. A catastrophic accident left him with a career-ending injury and since then, he's led a nomadic life. An old friend in Ruben (Javier Bardem) who also is a former driver, is ready to ...
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#REVIEW: “HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025)”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
I had never seen 2010's How To Train Your Dragon or the subsequent films in the Franchise, quite simply, I never got around to it which is uncharacteristic of me as I love Animated Features. When I heard that Dean DeBlois (Lilo & Stitch) was helming a live-action remake some 15 years later, there was some skepticism from me. However, with absolutely no reference point other than reading up about its plot and premise, I am pleased to say I was very ...
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#REVIEW: “THE LIFE OF CHUCK”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on Stephen King's 2020 Novella of the same name, Mike Flanagan expands this short story into five acts and just under two hours, writing and directing this Feature and one of the year's early Oscar contenders. It already is off to a big start, taking the TIFF '24 People's Choice Award, being patiently handled now for a summer release.
The world is about to end. California after a devastating earthquake, is about to go under entirely and sinkholes are swallowing people ...
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#REVIEW: “MATERIALISTS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Academy Award nominee Celine Song has done it again. Her latest effort MATERIALISTS, in which she produces, writes and directs, is perhaps my favourite film thus far of 2025. Following up with the deeply-affecting PAST LIVES is no easy feat, but she has nailed it.
Those expecting the Film to be like PAST LIVES however, wouldn't be off in assuming so. Once again, we find caught in the middle of a love triangle, with two men who possess very desirable traits, and a woman ...
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#REVIEW: “BALLERINA”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Eve Macarro (Oscar-nominee Ana de Armas) was orphaned as a young girl and has taken up training to be an assassin with the Ruska Roma clan. When she learns details about her father’s murder, she swears revenge and will not stop for anyone until she gets it – including the legendary Baba Yaga himself, John Wick (Keanu Reeves).
BALLERINA, or From the World of John Wick: Ballerina if you’re not into the whole brevity thing, is for better and worse, ...
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#REVIEW: “THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
Hundreds of immaculate, symmetrical compositions. Production Design as large and lavish as it is whimsical. An endless parade of A-listers cramming as many deadpan jokes as possible into their limited pockets of screen time. A distant father learning how to be *slightly* more emotionally available to his children. Have you guessed I'm reviewing the new Wes Anderson movie yet? The Phoenician Scheme, his latest dazzling dollhouse, fits snuggly with ...
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#REVIEW: “THE LIGHT BEFORE THE SUN”
By Mr. Will Wong
Having premiered at the Hamilton Film Festival last October, the Blue Mountain Film Festival this week, and now ImagineNATIVE's Short Film Program: Living in Two Worlds, Director Michael Greyeyes returns with an enthralling 30-minute short film, THE LIGHT BEFORE THE SUN. It is written by Canadian Comedy Award winner Rob Baker, with a story created by Tamara Podemski (seen currently in Apple TV+'s MURDERBOT, Prime Video's Outer Range) and Jamie Thomas King (Showtime's THE ...
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#REVIEW: “DANGEROUS ANIMALS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Making a shark movie is always going to inevitably compared to the greatest shark movie of all time, Jaws. Whether or not if it’s a fair comparison or not. Thankfully though, the only comparisons between Dangerous Animals and Jaws is the fact that there are sharks - and the resemblance ends there. Nick Lepard gets his first credited Screenplay in a big way here, bringing new terrors to the water, and it’s the humans that are arguably the most ...
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#REVIEW: “BRING HER BACK’
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
Danny and Michael Philippou burst onto the Horror scene with their feature debut Talk to Me in 2022, a cult hit that yielded a sequel deal almost immediately. The premise was arguably the star of the show: a severed hand that possesses its victims--y'know, nothing too crazy--except the horrifying appendage is relentlessly exploited for viral internet fame by a group of obnoxious Aussie teens! What made Talk to Me truly a cut above your standard ...
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