#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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#REVIEW: “WENDY”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Academy Award nominee Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) returns with WENDY, which once again centers on a young female character. Almost eight years in the making, this Movie reinvents the classic Peter Pan fairy tale but from Wendy’s viewpoint. Co-written with Zeitlin’s sister, Eliza, all the well-known elements are still there: Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, the mysterious island. Performed by stunningly-photogenic amateur Child Actors, ...
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#REVIEW: “GREED”
By George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
I have been a fan of the prolific British Director Michael Winterbottom, since I saw his audacious big screen debut, Butterfly Kiss, at a TIFF screening in the 90s. Since then, not only did he direct Angelina Jolie in her Oscar-nominated role in A Mighty Heart, he is responsible for one of Cinema’s benchmark movies about the music industry with 24 Hour Party People and had Dev Patel effectively play against-type in The Wedding Guest. Winterbottom movies ...
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#REVIEW: “RUN THIS TOWN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Unless you lived under a rock, you were at least somewhat cognizant of the antics of our infamous late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Screenwriter and Director Ricky Tollman takes creative liberty from that unforgettable era in the City and tells a story of how a young Writer for a local paper exposes the video surrounding Ford's crack-smoking scandal. We see also the City Hall staffers that have to deal with Ford on a day-to-day basis, and this is Run This ...
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#REVIEW: “EMMA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Based on Jane Austen's beloved Novel, Emma. follows the trials and tribulations of Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Georgian and Regency-era England. Emma is a very handsome, clever and rich 21-year-old who has no intention of marrying anyone of her own. However, that doesn’t stop her from meddling into the romantic lives of her friends. That is until she finds herself at the center of her own romantic adventure.
There have been numerous ...
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#REVIEW: “THE INVISIBLE MAN”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) has escaped from her abusive and controlling ex Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). But she lives with the constant fear that he is going to find and hurt her badly. Even after he commits suicide, Cecilia still feels like she cannot breathe easy. And when weird things start happening around her, she begins to think that maybe Adrian is still alive and stalking her – but has somehow become invisible.
Have you ever had that feeling ...
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#REVIEW: “SEBERG”
By Mr. Will Wong
Set in the '60s against a backdrop of the Civil Rights movement, SEBERG hones-in on Actress Jean Seberg (Kristen Stewart), who lent her financial support to groups like the Black Panthers and the NAACP. Catching-onto this, the FBI targeted her as part of their COINTELPRO Program led by Jack Solomon (Jack O'Connell), spying-on, harassing and discrediting her. Above this, false information was dispersed about her bearing the child of African-American Activist, Hakim Jamal ...
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