#REVIEW: “OFFICIAL SECRETS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
In the early 2000s, the administrations of George W. Bush and Tony Blair asserted that Saddam Hussein's weapons programs were still actively building weapons, and that large stockpiles of “weapons of mass destruction” were hidden in Iraq. Despite lack of evidence, President George W. Bush launched a second Gulf War. The war lasted four years and over 150,000 U.S. and British soldiers lost their lives. Katherine Gun, played Keira Knightley, had a ...
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#REVIEW: “HUSTLERS”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Make no mistake, HUSTLERS isn't just 'that stripper movie'. Lorene Scafaria (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Ricki and the Flash) is back with this enthralling look at a group of woman, whom after thriving in the business relying much on Wall Street clientele, see it all fall apart after financial crisis ensues in the late 2000s. Refusing to fall in defeat, the women led by Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), band together in a carefully-executed plan, stealing from ...
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#REVIEW: “IT: CHAPTER TWO”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
27 years following the events of IT, the Losers' Club are summoned once again to return to their hometown of Derry. Mike (Isaiah Washington), the only one of the band of outcasts to remain in town, gathers his estranged childhood friends together after local children once again begin to go missing again. The Losers after having forgotten their dark past, must face again head-on their deepest fears and conquer the shapeshifting monster whom they defeated in their youth. ...
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#REVIEW: “BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Brittany Runs a Marathon is based on the true story of one woman taking control of her life, and the way that Writer/Director Paul Downs Colaizzo tells this story, while one small problematic aspect gets in the way is truly inspiring and heartwarming and provides a really beautiful message that was needed this year. Brittany Runs a Marathon is delightful from start to finish sharing a positive message with no alternative message or heavy-handedness; ...
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#REVIEW: “READY OR NOT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Grace (Samara Weaving) and Alex (Mark O’Brien) get married at his family’s posh estate. After the festivities conclude, Grace joins her new family in a traditional game of hide and seek. In order to “win”, she has to stay hidden until dawn. Little does Grace know, her new in-laws will be hunting her with medieval weapons – and if caught, she will be turned into a blood sacrifice.
I have rewritten the description of Ready or Not a few times ...
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#REVIEW: “ANGEL HAS FALLEN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
While the Gerard Butler-fronted Fallen Franchise seem to be winding-down, but now with three movies under their belt, its latest entry Angel has Fallen might be a suitable Finale. It sticks to its tried and true formula of action-packed fun like it's predecessors.
The Movie follows Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) as he is one of President Trumbull’s (Morgan Freeman) leading Secret Service men. While Banning and The President are on a fishing trip, ...
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#REVIEW: “WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Film is a study of what creative repression does to a person’s psyche.
Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett) is an agoraphobic mother and wife with an intolerant personality. She typically spends her days cleaning her rundown mansion, fighting with neighbours, and picking her daughter Bee (Emma Nelson) up from school. Her repetitious life drastically changes when Bee asks for a family vacation to Antartica as her graduation present. This request ...
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#REVIEW: “BLINDED BY THE LIGHT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Javed (Viveik Kalra) is a Pakistani teenager living in a small English town in 1987. Like the rest of his family, he works to help pay the bills. His father Malik (Kulvinder Ghir) has aspirations and dreams for his son, but Javed just wants to be a writer. After he discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed becomes determined more than ever to live life on his terms.
In a season that has given us superheroes, singing CGI lions, killer dolls, ...
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#REVIEW: “GOOD BOYS”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Who doesn't love a good boy gone bad? Gene Stupnitsky's GOOD BOYS premiered at SXSW to warm reception earlier this earlier this year. Audiences can now enjoy the antics of three pre-teens Max (Jacob Tremblay), Thor (Jacob Tremblay) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams), known as the inseparable Bean Bag Boys. Labelled as "randoms" by the cool kids, they see an opportunity to get elevated when Max gets invited to a Kissing Party which his crush Brixlee (Millie Davis) also will ...
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#REVIEW: “47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
In 2017 Johannes Roberts made 47 Meters Down and it was received better than anticipated, a genuinely thrilling Shark Movie. Forward to today, Roberts and Co-Writer Ernest Riera are back with 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, and it is exactly what audiences could hope for in a film from the genre - suspenseful and having you on the edge of your seat, concicse and to the point. And of course some bloody shark violence, which is what everyone came for, no?
The ...
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