#REVIEW: “THE DONUT KING”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
To this day, I still have vivid memories, as a young boy in Montreal, of being taken to RBI Richstone Bakery for a chocolate glazed doughnut while my mother waited to have the live chicken she picked out for dinner to be slaughtered and plucked at the open air market across the street. It instilled in me my love of doughnuts and I do take credit for buying a few of the 500,136,000 doughnuts Tim Hortons sold in Canada in 2011.Hence, I salivated over the ...
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#REVIEW: “THE STAR WARS LEGO HOLIDAY SPECIAL”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Thanks to Director Ken Cunningham and Writer David Shayne, the Holidays have arrived early this year, and audiences finally get a worthy Star Wars Special in the form of LEGO! The best part of The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is that the 45-minute Feature is non-canonical, so anything and everything can happen and it certainly packs a fun Holiday punch. While the Voice Cast (for the most part) here is played by talent who did not originate their ...
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#REVIEW: “FREAKY”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
After brutally murdering a group of high schoolers and putting the entire town on alert, the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) sets his sights on high schooler Millie (Kathryn Newton). She gets away after he stabs her, but on Friday the 13th, the pair wake up to find they have swapped bodies. Now Millie, in the Butcher’s body, must confront and stop his murderous rampage, in her body no less, within 24 hours – or their body swap will remain ...
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#REVIEW: “COME AWAY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Brenda Chapman is no stranger to the whimsical world of imagination, and with her in the Director's chair for her third Feature, Come Away. We get to see the characters from beloved stories told in a new way and how they became the titular characters we know and cherish today. This is Marissa Kate Goodhill's first time writing a Feature and it is a strong effort. Goodhill's Script and Chapman’s direction, plus some engaging performances from this ...
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#REVIEW: “LOVE, ANTOSHA”
By Mr. Will Wong
Editor-turned-Director Garrett Price makes his Feature debut with LOVE, ANTOSHA, which premiered to raves at Sundance. The Documentary centers on Actor Anton Yelchin, who passed away tragically at the age of 2017 in 2016. Yelchin was known best for his work in films like Charlie Bartlett, Smurfs, three Star Trek films as Pavel Chekov, Fright Night and the highly-acclaimed Like Crazy.
Price gives us intimate access to Yelchin's path to becoming one of Hollywood's ...
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#REVIEW: “HILLBILLY ELEGY”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on J.D. Vance's Memoir of the same name, Ron Howard's latest effort HILLBILLY ELEGY brings together a phenomenal Ensemble Cast to tell the Author/Capitalist's inspiring story of overcoming the odds to thrive in life despite a troubled past.
The Film centers on Vance played both by Gabriel Basso (adult) and Owen Asztalos (young), whom is taken-in by his grandmother (Glenn Close) after his mother Bev (Amy Adams) is unfit to care for him. Bev is battling substance ...
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#REVIEW: “DINNER WITH FRIENDS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Also known as FRIENDSGIVING, Comedienne/Writer/Director Nicol Paone makes her directorial debut in Thanksgiving-set DINNER WITH FRIENDS (the Film's Canadian title). The Comedy centers on best friends Molly (Malin Åkerman) and Abby (Kat Dennings) as they plan a get-together for a holiday dinner that results in several antics as friends and old flames surface.
New mother Molly is ready to divorce her husband and is currently seeing Jeff (an often half-naked Jack Donnelly) when ...
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#REVIEW: “LET HIM GO”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Following the death of their son, grieving parents Margaret (Diane Lane) and George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) happily house their grandson and daughter-in-law Lorna (Kayli Carter). But as time passes, Lorna marries Donnie Weboy (Will Brittain). To the shock of Margaret and George, Donnie secretly moves their grandson and Lorna from Montana to the Dakotas to live with his family. This sends Margaret and George on a mission to rescue their grandson ...
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#REVIEW: “COME PLAY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Jacob Chase invites you to Come Play as he does double duty as Writer and Director of this second Feature. It is also adapted from his Short Film Larry from 2017. While the Movie definitely borrows from some modern mythos, the performance from Oliver (Azhy Robertson) is truly remarkable. The well-crafted Script, wonderful direction, and engaging performances make this a worthy Halloween watch.
The Movie focuses on Oliver and his mother Sarah (Gillian ...
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#REVIEW: “MEMORIES OF MURDER”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Based on a true story, Memories of Murder chronicles the manhunt for a Serial Rapist and Murderer causing panic in small town South Korea during the 1980s. The Film was initially released in 2003, but has been digitally remastered to take advantage of Writer/Director Bong Joon Ho’s history making Best Picture win for Parasite at this year’s Academy Awards, as well as the news of the real-life Killer finally being caught in 2019.
Memories of Murder ...
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