#REVIEW: “TICK, TICK…BOOM!”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The year is 1990 and Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) is waiting tables at a New York City diner. He is years away from creating the musical masterpiece RENT, and is stressing out over the musical he is workshopping in the coming days. He needs to come up with one more song, just as his love life starts falling apart and the entire artistic community around him continues being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic.
That certainly does not sound like the most ...
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#REVIEW: “GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
I aint ‘fraid of no ghosts! Director/Writer Jason Reitman carries on the legacy his father Ivan built, bringing us a third installment in the famed original Ghostbusters franchise. Did anyone ask for a third Ghostbusters chapter? Not all of us. But anyone who is a fan of Action-Fantasy done right, will be over-the-moon with Ghostbusters: Afterlife! This Movie steps-up that nostalgia factor in a way that rekindles those fond feelings in long-time ...
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#REVIEW: “ENCANTO”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Encanto follows an extraordinary family called The Madrigals. Years ago their matriarch, Abuela Alma (María Cecilia Botero) received a candle with a flame that never goes out. This magical candle created their village hidden in the mountains of Colombia called the Encanto. Additionally, the magic of the candle blessed every child in the Madrigal family with a unique gift, except one — Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). However, Mirabel may be her ...
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#REVIEW: “HOME SWEET HOME ALONE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Sometimes there are classics that are revisited unnecessarily in new installments. And sometimes these newer installments aren’t well-received by Critics and fans. If you’re on-board for Home Alone taking new risks, then strap yourself in for Home Sweet Home Alone.
Max (Archie Yates) is a stubborn, difficult, mean-spirited child whose mother Carol (Aisling Bea) is trying to do everything she can to make her son happy and comfortable, despite ...
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#REVIEW: “ANITA”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
In her short time on this earth, Anita Mui made her presence felt as the Queen of Cantopop throughout the '80s. Biopic ANITA, directed and co-written by Longman Leung, serves as a beautiful tribute to her storied rise to fame, but also gives us a look at some of her personal struggles. Fans really get the Film they deserve here as Leung balances honesty with honour.
Mui was only 40-years-old when she passed away after a battle with Cervical Cancer, just over one ...
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#REVIEW: “ISLANDS”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Joshua (Rogelio Balagtas) soon will turn 50-years-old and after losing his mother, he finds himself home taking caring of his ailing father (Esteban Comilang). He quits his job as a janitor and finds himself feeling imprisoned within his Scarborough home, living a comfortable life as a recluse, grieving. His cousin Marisol (Sheila Lotuaco) arrives from Kuwait, escaping some troubles there and begins to ignite something within him to break out of his comfort ...
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#REVIEW: “BELFAST”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
BELFAST arrives at the local Cineplex with buzz so rapturous and positive that it would the envy of most Filmmakers. Winner of the People's Choice Award at TIFF '21, and predicted by many a pundit to win Oscars, I am thrilled to report that the hype surrounding BELFAST is absolutely warranted as it is one of 2021’s best.
As seen through the eyes of nine year old Buddy (the astonishing Jude Hill), Writer/Producer/Director Kenneth Branagh’s cinematic ...
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#REVIEW: “KING RICHARD”
By Mr. Will Wong
Make no mistake, KING RICHARD isn't just a Tennis movie. Carried by a formidable performance from Will Smith as Richard Williams, father and coach to eventual Tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams, the Drama from Director Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men) is filled with heart and surely is a force to be reckoned with as we enter Awards Season.
The Film traces Richard Williams' hustle, balancing raising five daughters together with wife Oracene (Aunjanue Ellis) in ...
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#REVIEW: “FINCH”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The Earth has been ravaged and humanity is all but extinct, searching for scraps and trying desperately to stay alive in a scorching desert wasteland. Wanting to keep his dog Goodyear safe, brilliant robotics engineer Finch (Tom Hanks) creates a robot, who later names himself Jeff (voiced by Caleb Landry Jones), to protect him should anything bad happen. When the trio are forced to take a dangerous journey West, Jeff must learn what it means to be ...
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#REVIEW: MARVEL STUDIOS’ “ETERNALS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao’s back with another knockout hit, Eternals. The Eternals are a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers. They’ve secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years battling Deviants, ruthless creatures determined to harm humanity. The Eternals won this battle centuries ago and have since separated to live among humans. However, when Sersi (Gemma Chan) encounters a Deviant in London she reunites her family to ...
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