#REVIEW: “JENNIFER LOPEZ: HALFTIME”
By Mr. Will Wong
Hot off its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won raves, Amanda Micheli's Documentary focuses on a well-known subject matter. JENNIFER LOPEZ: HALFTIME is an honest, candid look at the hectic world of its titular Megastar, just as she was in the thick of Awards Season for her acclaimed performance in 2019's HUSTLERS, and also prepping for her much-talked-about 2020 Super Bowl Halftime performance.
At 90 minutes, Micheli gives us a glimpse into the things that ...
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#REVIEW: “JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
"Dodgson! We've got Dodgson here!" Wayne Knight proclaims to a small crowd in the 1993 masterpiece Jurassic Park. Eliciting no response whatsoever, he snarkily follows up with the classic line "See? Nobody cares." directly to Dodgson's face. Cut to present day. The sixth installment in the franchise is upon us. Jurassic World Dominion asks the question: what if Dodgson--known for being a character that no one cares about--had his own Movie? Before ...
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#REVIEW: “FIRE ISLAND”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I knew within the first five seconds, when the Cast performs (off-key) the famous Fox Searchlight movie theme, that I would be in for a treat watching FIRE ISLAND. I was wrong; it was not a treat – it was a mouth-watering, sumptuous buffet table ladened with tantalizing gourmet offerings that makes one squeal with delight and awe. Making no pretense of its inspiration (Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”), this Movie seamlessly incorporates the ...
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#REVIEW: “TOP GUN: MAVERICK”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
As we make our way through the third year of this never-ending Pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that Film audiences crave familiar characters and Intellectual Property (IP) when they venture out to the Movies. We as an audience have been conditioned to run out and see the latest Superhero movie on the biggest screen possible, and to wait to watch the less bombastic, less-familiar sounding films once they hit streaming services. At one point ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
DISCLAIMER: I've only seen a small handful of Bob's Burgers episodes over the show's vast decade-plus history. Can a person with little to no knowledge of the Series enjoy the Movie on its own? No sides--not even a soda??
A massive sinkhole opens in front of Bob's Burgers at the worst possible time--Bob's got a week to pay off a business loan, and the fate of the whole family hangs in the balance. The world of Bob's Burgers has many of the right ...
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#REVIEW: “CHIP ‘N DALE RESCUE RANGERS”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
We have not seen Chip ‘N Dale since 1990 (after three seasons and two movies) and the new feature as the tagline states is not a reboot, it’s a comeback. Despite that the voices of most of the characters are not the returning voices, they certainly bring their own signature styles to the characters, which is also helped by the fact that Akiva Schaffer is directing, who is a long-time contributor with Andy Samberg. Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers is ...
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#REVIEW: “DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I unabashedly admit that I am a loud and proud bonafide and certifiable Downton Abbey addict. Not knowing what to do with myself during the early days of the pandemic in March 2020, I put in the Blu-ray I owned of Season One of the Series and was almost immediately transfixed. I didn’t binge-watch all six seasons of the Television Show – I devoured it with a passion I never knew existed in me. When the first Feature Film ended with the revelation ...
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#REVIEW: “MEN”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
In the wake of her husband's horrific death, Harper (Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley) drives to a quiet cottage in the middle of the British countryside for some rest and relaxation, but instead of peace--she finds MEN! Entering the glorious garden, she plucks an apple from a tree and takes a juicy bite as a man disapprovingly watches her from afar. If the biblical parallel wasn't obvious enough, Rory Kinnear--who plays 90% of the men on ...
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#REVIEW: “FIRESTARTER”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on Stephen King's Novel of the same name and the 1984 Horror starring Drew Barrymore, FIRESTARTER re-tells the tale of a girl named Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) who when triggered, is able to start fires, the ability known as Pyrokinesis. Her and father Andrew (Zac Efron) are on the run from the government who are hunting them down, in addition to a Bounty Hunter (Michael Greyeyes) who wants to use Charlie's powers for evil.
Hoping that second time's the charm, this ...
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#REVIEW: “MEMORIA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Director and Writer Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest is a meditation on memory.
Jessica (Tilda Swinton) is a Scottish woman who hears a loud 'bang' at daybreak. This peculiar sound appears to be only heard by herself. Her curiosity takes her to a sound booth where she attempts to recreate the ‘bang’ she heard. Later, when she is travelling through the jungles of Colombia, she begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome. Leading her to ...
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