#REVIEW: “SUPERMAN”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
James Gunn opens his Superman--nay, his reboot of the entire DC Extended Universe--on a refreshingly vulnerable note. You know exactly which scene, if you've been anywhere near a superhero movie in the last six months. Our hero lies face down in snow, bruised and beaten. Hardly the indestructible golden god we associate with the name. His breath is short and wheezy. He can barely summon a whistle. And what's that in the distance, scampering ...
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#REVIEW: “JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) is a covert operative tasked with leading a top secret mission to an island that once housed a Jurassic World testing facility. The mission? To retrieve DNA samples from three massive dinosaurs that hold the key to a potential life altering medical breakthrough.
Of course, things do not go to plan – people get eaten, children are put in harm’s way, the exec representing big pharma has nefarious intentions, and a ...
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#REVIEW: “SORRY, BABY”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
At the risk of being totally insensitive, let me proclaim that Sorry, Baby is the feel-good trauma movie of the year. Hear me out. Eva Victor plays Agnes, a sexual assault survivor finding their footing and processing the attack in the days and years that follow. Sounds like a pretty somber, painful and reflective film... and it sure is! But Sorry, Baby isn't just a patient character study, or an introspective meditation about recovering one's ...
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#REVIEW: “M3GAN 2.0”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
When a Director gets a chance to write and direct, there is always hope that the sequel will be just as entertaining and engaging as the first. Thankfully, Gerard Johnstone manages to create similar magic in the M3gan sequel even if the genre takes a slight turn (sorry Horror fans, this is far from a Horror film). Our co-lead Gemma (Allison Williams) gets more to to do this go around and gets her flowers too. Truly M3gan 2.0 might not be the sequel we ...
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#REVIEW: “28 DAYS LATER”
Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong
In 2002, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later blew the lid off modern zombie movies. It popularized FAST zombies, established a young Cillian Murphy, and rode the wave of big studio movies shot on small digital video cameras with an ultra-grimy, downright disintegrating aesthetic. One sequel and a couple of decades since, 28 Years Later brings the Trilogy to a world where zombies have fully taken root, and a new generation lives in their shadow. We follow ...
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#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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