#REVIEW: “HAMILTON”
By Mr. Will Wong
This Pandemic hasn't been easy, but Disney+ have found a way to make it all a bit more bearable, expediting the release the Film version of HAMILTON's Original Broadway Production from October 2021 to a timely July 4th weekend. Considering that theatre audiences around the world won't be able to see the stage production of this global phenomenon till at least 2021, this is the next best thing. This Film is a combination of some re-filmed footage, plus three performances ...
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#REVIEW: “IRRESISTIBLE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Democratic campaign strategist Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) is still stinging from Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 US Presidential election. Years later, he is shown a viral video of retired Marine colonel Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper) passionately arguing for the rights of immigrants at a town hall meeting. Gary immediately sees the potential for Jack to have a future as a politician – so he heads to rural Wisconsin to help Jack ...
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#REVIEW: “EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA”
By Mr. Will Wong
Netflix continues to be our saviour this Pandemic with an onslaught of programming including Features we'd actually pay to see in the theatre. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga certainly would be one of these Films. The satire set in the world of the titular annual international song competition, is well aware of its own silliness. While it is a collection of very funny ideas, tying them together cohesively ultimately becomes the Comedy's greatest ...
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#REVIEW: “YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Theo Conroy (Kevin Bacon) is a successfully retired banker trying desperately to move on from his past. He takes a vacation to Wales with his younger wife Susanna (Amanda Seyfried) and young daughter Ella (Avery Essex) to get some rest and practice mindfulness. Theo is initially impressed with their choice of secluded home in the English countryside, but his mind quickly begins playing tricks on him. And soon, the whole family is having ...
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#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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