#REVIEW: “PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Let’s be real - who doesn’t love Penguins? After we learned so much about these adorable, tuxedo-clad Creatures in the Oscar-winning Documentary, March of the Penguins, their media saturation rivals that of Beyoncé: they’re featured in Television Commercials, Prints Ads and as the incredibly charming sidekicks in the 2005 DreamWorks animated Classic Madagascar, Movie Stars. After they proved their mettle in the successful TV series (still ...
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#REVIEW: “HORRIBLE BOSSES 2”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
I was not a huge fan of 2011’s Horrible Bosses, but I still love the concept. Honestly, who has not hated their boss at one or more of their jobs? Sure, the idea of murdering them may seem a bit extreme, but the BS that Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) all faced in their lackluster careers is universal and something almost anyone could identify with. Rather obviously, this is where the Film found the majority of its ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Suzanne Collins has gifted the Literary and now Moviegoing World with the remarkable Katniss Everdeen - a contemporary exemplification of Womanhood: its poetic strengths, emotional vigor; and divine connection to life. And when it comes to the role of Katniss, it isn’t correct to say that Jennifer Lawrence simply is reprising the role - she remains Katniss. Her bow, experience and heart remain in Lawrence's worthy hands.
Director Francis ...
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#REVIEW: “DUMB AND DUMBER TO”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
In 1994, idiotic Duo Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) hit the road in Dumb and Dumber. And now 20 years later, the Two are reunited and back on the road to find a Daughter Harry never knew he had.
If you were a big fan of Dumb and Dumber, rest assured, you will find a lot to like in Dumb and Dumber To. Bobby and Peter Farrelly have completely ignored the short-lived animated series and the unwatchable Prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry ...
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#REVIEW: “BIG HERO 6”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Over a year ago now, Disney and Marvel announced that they would be releasing a 3D Animated Superhero Project titled, Big Hero 6. As far as Superheroes go, the aforementioned Sextuplet will be something new to imitate and enjoy. That said, they didn’t appear out of nowhere. No, these Do-Gooders were lifted from the pages of a 90s Comic by the same name. But for the most part the title is all the Film took, that and the Characters’ ...
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#REVIEW: “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
In the early 1960s, boy-meets-girl at a party, they lose track of each other, find each other, fall in love, and then boy gets diagnosed with a crippling disease that only gives him two years to live. Such is the True Story of Jane (Felicity Jones) and Dr. Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne), and how they persevered despite the grim prognosis.
As directed by James Marsh (Oscar-winner for the documentary Man on Wire), The Theory of Everything goes through ...
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#REVIEW: “INTERSTELLAR”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Like most avid Cinemagoers, the universally-accepted concept of format is everything is pretty common. When a Movie is being marketed as an IMAX Movie (meaning it is shot in IMAX, not converted for IMAX) it only would be right to see it in IMAX. After living this under this belief for the last ten years or so, I can quite comfortably say that there is a time and a place where IMAX serves a purpose and where a Movie is meant to be seen in the largest, ...
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#REVIEW: “WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD”
If there's anyone who understands the sexual complexities of a Sexual Awakening, it certainly is acclaimed Filmmaker Gregg Araki, who brought is the phenomenal Mysterious Skin, Splendor and Nowhere. Based on the Novel of the same name by Laura Kasischke, White Bird in a Blizzard dares for that same edginess those named Films possess but alas just misses the mark.
The Drama/Thriller centers around Kat (Shailene Woodley), whom at the age of 17 has her Mother disappear on her. We witness a ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BOY WHO SMELLS LIKE FISH”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The Boy Who Smells Like Fish is the sort of title that evokes snickers. Silly little fits of laughter arise at the idea of a Movie about a stinky boy. The morally elect members of Society may want to chastise the peanut gallery for their insensitive response, but where’s the fun in that?
Fun abounds in The Boy Who Smells Like Fish… laughter too. It’s a self-explanatory Film in part: it’s about a boy born smelling like a flounder. But ...
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#REVIEW: “MAPS TO THE STARS”
David Cronenberg never has been one to be limited by the confines of genre. He continues to dare and shock and the satirical MAPS TO THE STARS is no exception to his impeccable Catalogue of Work. Perhaps one of his oddest Pieces yet, the Film has us in Hollywood following the lives of a psychoses-riddled Ensemble of Characters.
At the center of it all is the ageing and desperate Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore), struggling to revive her career, finding herself have to audition even to play ...
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