#REVIEW: “BLACKHAT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Michael Mann’s latest effort is a comeback of sorts for the Director, known best for Films like Heat and Collateral. Blackhat might not be his best work, but it proves to be engaging enough for its Audience as a solid Action-Thriller.
Blackhat focuses on a Terrorist Attack at a Chinese Nuclear Power Plant carried-out by Kassar (Ritchie Coster) through orders of his Boss -  part of a bigger plan. We are given some insight into our Central ...
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#REVIEW: “ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
First-time Writer/Director Andrea Di Stefano tackles the challenging task of creating a Film centered around one of the most notorious drug Kingpins in the World in Escobar: Paradise Lost. Despite the Film not being a Story on Escobar himself but more a Film about a boy who meets a girl, discovering that her Uncle is none other than Pablo Escobar. The Movie is extremely captivating as it focuses on the struggle being associated with an infamous Drug ...
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#REVIEW: “TAKEN 3”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
In 2008, Liam Neeson became an unexpected Action Hero of the Modern Age with commercially-successful Spy Thriller Taken and a Franchise soon would be born from audience acclaim. Although Taken 2 was seen widely as a disappointment to Fans, although this third and Final Instalment in Taken 3 provides a fitting conclusion to this action-packed Trilogy. For this latest effort to succeed two R-Rated Instalments with a 14A rating, true Taken Fans perhaps ...
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#REVIEW: “SELMA”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It is shocking that with the amount of Biopics and life story Films coming out each year, no one has ever tackled one about Martin Luther King Jr. The leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement is an important Historical Figure unlike any other, and his Life Story remains both alarming and captivating nearly 50 years after his assassination.
Ava DuVernay’s Selma is not the full Story of King’s life. But much like Steven Spielberg’s ...
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#REVIEW: “THE INTERVIEW”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
What is a Film without its share of controversy, especially when that Film is about an assassination? Well Sony Pictures certainly have had their fair share of controversy and hoops to jump through with their latest Comedy, The Interview, which is easily one of the best Comedies of 2014. However, I know this opinion will vary because of the Film's message and concept, but if you enjoyed Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Team America: World ...
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#REVIEW: “UNBROKEN”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Angelina Jolie has now directed two Films –In the Land of Blood and Honey and Unbroken – and she has already begun to carve out a niche for war-torn Dramas. But while very few saw or even remember Blood and Honey, the anticipation and Oscar buzz has been swelling for Unbroken for nearly a year. And with great expectations also comes even greater disappointment.
Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) was a rebellious young adult and former Olympian ...
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#REVIEW: “INHERENT VICE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Paul Thomas Anderson is the ultimate love or hate Filmmaker. His Films – which include Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood and The Master – are some of the most decisive and polarizing Films made in the past two decades. The Man knows what he likes and is one of the rare Filmmakers who makes Films for himself first, and for the Audience second. And his Adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice is no different. In fact, it may be his ...
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#REVIEW: “BIG EYES”
If there is anyone who understands the makings of a Husband-Wife Team, that would be the Visionary Tim Burton himself, having harmoniously collaborated for many years with Wife and Muse, Helena Bonham-Carter. His latest effort, BIG EYES tells a different kind of a domestic Tale, focusing largely on the battle-embroiled marriage between Walter and Margaret Keane.  The Couple whom artistically were at the pinnacle of their success in the '60s, pulled-off a sham which would fool the ...
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#REVIEW: “INTO THE WOODS”
Review by Will Wong for Mr. Will Wong
Theatre Fans long have loved INTO THE WOODS, but even they need to be prepared for what a delight Rob Marshall's (Chicago) Film Adaptation turns out to be. From start to finish, every frame is filled with magic, transporting us far, far away to a World of wonderment within the infinite imaginations of the Brothers Grimm.
INTO THE WOODS intertwines cleverly into one grand Spectacle the stories of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Red Riding Hood and ...
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#REVIEW: “ANNIE”
Admit it. Your eyes (like mine) rolled  when you first heard ANNIE was getting a Reboot too, right?  How possibly could the 1982 Classic be improved upon?  Will Gluck brought us pure delight with 2010's Easy A, hence when we learned ANNIE would be left in his capable hands, we felt somewhat relieved. When it was confirmed however that Academy Award Nominee Child Actor Quvenzhané  Wallis would be in the Titular Role, our curiosity genuinely was piqued. And then came the super-glossy ...
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