#REVIEW: “MOFFIE”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
MOFFIE, set in 1981 South Africa during the apartheid regime, opens with 16-year-old Nicholas (Kai Luke Brummer) ready to leave his loving family to serve in the military for two years as mandated by the government for all white boys that age. It is a shocking reminder of how vile the Caucasian white minority government was at that time. At war with Angola for fear of being overrun by communists, it was also anti-black, anti-British and anti-gay. Nicholas, ...
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#REVIEW: “FRENCH EXIT”
By Mr. Will Wong
Patrick DeWitt adapts his darkly-comedic Novel FRENCH EXIT for the big screen and while it succeeds mostly, this really is a rich opportunity for screen legend Michelle Pfeiffer to strut her stuff and she is just mesmerizing.
The Film, directed by Azazel Jacobs, centers on a widow named Frances (Pfeiffer) who realizes that she is running out of money after having lived many years privileged, and decides to move to Paris with her son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) after selling ...
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#REVIEW: “GODZILLA VS. KONG”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Five years after his last sighting, Godzilla has emerged and attacked the headquarters of a major technology company. With anxieties and fears running at an all-time high, a group of scientists must turn to the only titan left to save them: the giant ape they call Kong.
That is the basic set-up of the GODZILLA VS. KONG battle royale, without mentioning the extended subplot involving “Hollow Earth” and whatever conspiracy tech company Apex ...
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#REVIEW: “BETTER DAYS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Hong Kong's official entry at the 93rd Academy Awards is BETTER DAYS, from Director Derek Tsang, son of screen legend/TVB Executive Eric Tsang, whose film Soul Mate went on to which much acclaim in his native Hong Kong a few years back. This compelling Adaptation of Young Adult Novel In His Youth, In Her Beauty, tackles the timely issue of bulling and makes a splash in doing so.
The story centers on Chen Nian (acclaimed young Actress Zhou Dongyu) who is on the verge ...
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#REVIEW: “TINA”
By Mr. Will Wong
Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin co-direct this powerful Documentary about living legend Tina Turner, titled simply TINA. The Film has Turner participating in 2019, reflecting on her life and career from her palatial home in Switzerland. We go all the way back to her childhood as she deals with her own abandonment as a child, to her relationship with Ike Turner and the abusive ties that bound her to her family and career.
Her comeback in the '80s is ...
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#REVIEW: “NOBODY”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) lives a quiet life with his family. He is a bit of a pushover, but seems to have come to accept his day-to-day routines. That is until a botched home invasion leads Hutch and his bottled-up rage to explode on a bunch of drunk chauvinist jerks riding on a city bus. Unbeknownst to him, one of those jerks happens to have connections to the Russian mob, and they are none too happy with the pain Hutch unleashed.
There is not ...
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#REVIEW: “IRON MASK”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Iron Mask is one of those movies that takes its audience to the point of no return and is so absolutely bonkers, you just can't turn your eyes away. Not that anyone's complaining! The Cinematography is breathtaking, the performances are amazing. Strap yourself in for a magic storm of the most confusing, spectacular-looking, over-acted spectacles to grace our screens this year!
The Movie focuses on Jonathan (Jason Fleming) as he is trapped in a ...
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#REVIEW: “WOJNAROWICZ”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I have always been fascinated by the New York Art Scene circa the 1980s and a visit to Manhattan was never complete for me without visiting the Museum of Modern Art or the Whitney to view the works of Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and their contemporaries. Their vision was bold and incendiary and when coupled with the burgeoning punk music scene, it was genuinely original and provocative. Under the skilled direction by Chris McKim and produced by ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FATHER”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Florian Zeller adapted his own Play with Screenwriter Christopher Hampton and also directs riveting Feature, The Father. There are very few films that have the ability to resonate as powerfully as this. Truly, the Film is something rare and remarkable. Career-defining performances from its two leads tell a sobering tale of life's fragility.
The Film focuses on Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), a stubborn elderly man who wants to prove to everyone, but his ...
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#REVIEW: “ABOVE SUSPICION”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Above Suspicion definitely has its moments, but its star makes it a rewarding watch. The Movie focuses on the true story of the first FBI agent convicted for murder, while an interesting and compelling story (in that it hasn’t happened more often), it needed just a bit more substance to fill it out.
The Movie centers on Susan (Emilia Clarke) and her ex-husband Cash (Johnny Knoxville), the town's most notorious local drug dealers. His friends ...
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