#REVIEW: “THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND”
By Mr. Will Wong
What makes Judd Apatow's films so unique is his ability to tell us stories about everyday Americans who are battling something crippling, making their lives stagnant. With great unhurried detail and a tone that is partly quirky and heartfelt, he shows us their growth and transformation which while not usually are physical, but more spiritual and emotional. Such is the case with his latest, a collaboration with Funnyman Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island, which was ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HIGH NOTE”
By Mr. Will Wong
THE HIGH NOTE centers on Maggie (Dakota Johnson), who lands a dream job of being Grammy-winning Diva Grace Davis' (Tracee Ellis Ross) Assistant. While navigating pushes and pulls in Grace's daily life, she quietly is working on fulfilling her bigger dream, becoming a Producer, putting together her own mixes of Grace's work. Maggie crosses paths with David (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), an aspiring Musician himself and the two just might have what the other needs in setting them along ...
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#REVIEW: “THE TRIP TO GREECE”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
THE TRIP TO GREECE is the fourth in a series of edited theatrical releases from a popular BBC series starring Steve Coogan and Tom Brydon. These real-life friends play fictionalized versions of themselves (with just enough career facts to make it fun and interesting) as they travel throughout a designated country soaking in the culture and, most importantly, the cuisine. The three previous movies were filmed in Britain, Spain and Italy and this ...
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#REVIEW: “BODY CAM”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Cop Thriller/Drama Body Cam is a pretty standard entry into the genre, elevated by some supernatural powers and a fantastic performance. During these unprecedented times, sometimes watching something unexpected and truly out of this world allows us to escape for a few minutes from the mundaneness of everyday life. Body Cam packs the heat in terms of some truly gruesome violence along with its 92-minute run time allows things to run their course while ...
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#REVIEW: “BLOODSHOT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
I am going to preface this with the fact that I have never read a single issue of Valiant Comics’ Bloodshot, however its movie adaptation is exactly what I expected. It is a big, boisterous action movie with the right leading man. Jeff Waldow and Eric Heisserer co-wrote the Movie and Director Dave Wilson helms his first Feature, bringing to the big screen a visual spectacle based on a widely-popular series. The Movie itself is a feast for the ...
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#REVIEW: “THE HUNT”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
How do you talk about a movie that barely anyone has seen but everyone talks about? The Hunt was supposed to release last year in September but got pushed back due to its controversial nature. Director Craig Zobel alongside writer Nick Curse and Damon Lindelof, tell a story of the left hunting the right for sport, that proves to be poignant and funny with of course a lot of blood and guts.
The Hunt is absolutely best to go in completely blind into, ...
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#REVIEW: “MY SPY”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
When hardened CIA Field Operative JJ (Dave Bautista) blows his cover, he gets demoted to the Surveillance Department. His first mission there is to spy on overworked nurse and single-mother Kate (Parisa Fitz-Henley) and her intelligent nine-year-old daughter Sophie (Chloe Coleman). However, it isn’t long before Sophie catches onto JJ and blackmails him into teaching her how to become a spy.
JJ might be excel at responding to things physically ...
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#REVIEW: “I STILL BELIEVE”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Based on the true story of American Christian-Country Singer Jeremy Camp (K.J. Apa) and his first wife Melissa (Britt Robertson), I STILL BELIEVE recounts their battle against all odds to love as they navigate her sudden Cancer diagnosis.
Directed by the Erwin Brothers (I Can Only Imagine) with a Screenplay by Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn and Madeline Carroll, based on Camp's Autobiography, the Film begins with Jeremy going off to college where he meets Melissa through ...
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#REVIEW: “ONWARD”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
In the Steven Spielberg-esque town of New Mushroomton that is inhabited by elves, feral unicorns, dragons and centaurs, we meet Ian. He’s an elf and so socially awkward that he can’t invite his fellow classmates to a house party to celebrate his 16th birthday. However, he will celebrate it with his loving older brother, Barley, who is obsessed with fantasy role-playing games much like Dungeons and Dragons, and his Mom, though he still yearns to ...
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#REVIEW: “THE WAY BACK”
By Mr. Will Wong
THE WAY BACK certainly finds its way home. The Sports Drama starring Ben Affleck in one of his most powerful roles to date, actually mirrors in several ways parallels its star's journey back to the spotlight after a bit of time spent soul searching.
The Film centers on Jack Cunningham (Affleck) whom once was a promising young basketball start on the verge of stardom. Instead, he rejected a lucrative scholarship and after a failed marriage and tragedy, turned to a life of ...
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