#REVIEW: “FROZEN”

Every Child needs to see FROZEN.  Not only for its amazing collection of Songs, breathtakingly cinematic Animation or its engaging Performances and Storyline - but more so its Message.  Far too often we feed the message to young Girls that a Happy Ending involves Prince Charming's Kiss or a Wedding.  Suffice it to say, we've learned our lesson and nowadays are a new breed of Animated Features like Brave and Frozen have surfaced which focus on positive values like the importance of Family ... Read more

#REVIEW: “INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS”

The Track Record certainly has been established for brilliant and celebrated Director/Writer Duo, The Coen Brothers.  Burn After Reading, True Grit, A Serious Man and No Country for Old Men firmly are imprinted in the recent memory of the Academy and Cinema Lovers. Their latest offering Inside Llewyn Davis, is a dense and multi-layered Musical Journey to New York's Folk Music Scene in the '50s, told through the eyes of a charismatic, tough-luck Musician.  Don't look at it as a Film about ... Read more

#REVIEW: “MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM”

The timing couldn't have been any more ironic.  Based on the Autobiography by recently-deceased former South African President, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, its Film Adaptation by Director Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl)  has the ambitious task of paying tribute to one of the most celebrated Revolutionaries of all time. Its release comes at a moment when it could well benefit from renewed public interest and a new generation looking to educate itself. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom ... Read more

#REVIEW: “AMERICAN HUSTLE”

As if the race for Best Picture isn’t already a crowded affair, things are about to get even more heated. Details surrounding acclaimed Director/Writer David O. Russell's latest, the megawatt star-powered American Hustle, managed to remain under wraps for quite some time, but finally the moviegoing Public will discover its Award-deserving greatness. Set during the ‘70s amidst a bustling New Jersey, Con Artist Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) charms the beautiful Sydney Prosser (Amy ... Read more

#REVIEW: “HER”

Review by Sarah Gopaul for Mr. Will Wong Socially-accepted notions of Romance have changed so that meeting online is as common as meeting at a bar, if not more so now. Finding a Partner is no longer geographically limited to being in the same location and people don't grimace when you say an algorithm determined your compatibility. But these relationships are still connections between two Humans, even if they began digitally. In Her, one-half of the couple exists purely in ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SAVING MR. BANKS”

Making a Film about the Story behind one of the most beloved Films of all time, Mary Poppins, certainly is a daunting task. Director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) however, manages beautifully to recount the tale of how iconic Animation Mogul Walt Disney fought to win-over an unwaveringly wary Author P.L. Travers, adapting to the Big Screen her treasured Story. We learn in Saving Mr. Banks the deeply-personal sentiments behind Travers' inability to just let-go and share her Story with the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG”

Review by: Jonathan  Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong J.R.R. Tolkien adored the myths of days gone by. This sublime affection led him to create a mythology all his own. The setting: Middle Earth, a diverse landscape filled with creatures of all kinds. The Players: Hobbits mostly, a curious race of wise-cracking gluttons capable of the most extraordinary things. From a hole in the ground one Hobbit in particular proved this point in excess. Bilbo Baggins began his unexpected and cinematic journey a ... Read more

#REVIEW: “OUT OF THE FURNACE”

After wowing Audiences in 2009 with Oscar-winning Crazy Heart, Writer/Director Scott Cooper looks to build upon his already spotless Resume with this his sophomore effort, Out of the Furnace.  A special Film this is indeed, the type that grabs you early and never surrendering its hold, with a prevailing sense of uncertainty throughout.  We are never quite sure where Cooper is taking us, but we are certain that we want don't want to step-off. The Thriller-Drama centers on Russell Baze ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BLACK NATIVITY”

Although I'm certain the Stage Play on which it is based is much more powerful an experience, Actress/Writer/Director Kasi Lemons brings Langston Hughes'  Off-Broadway Musical Black Nativity to the Big Screen.  The Musical-Drama retells the Nativity Story with an entirely Black Cast, complete with a selection of modernized, soulful renditions of Holiday Carols and Gospel Numbers. After being evicted from their Baltimore Apartment, Naima (Jennifer Hudson) sends her Son Langston (Jacob ... Read more

#REVIEW: “HOMEFRONT”

Explosions, killer action sequences and lots of tough talk are just about what you'd expect of the Sylvester Stallone brand.  In fact, he would be  terribly amiss if he didn't deliver just this.  The Action Legend brings to the big screen an Adaptation of the Novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, not only taking on the role of Producer but also Screenwriter here.  Much reliant on a no-nonsense performance from buttkicking-Brit Jason Statham, who channels his inner Stallone ... Read more