#REVIEW: “TOY STORY 4”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Historically speaking, TOY STORY 4 shouldn’t work. With the exception of Marvel movies, the fourth Feature film following a successful Trilogy is usually involves a rehashing of ideas. This is SO not the case this time around. I will even venture to predict that TOY STORY 4 will be the highest grossing movie in the storied Franchise.
With lightning bolt precision and spectacular Animation, we see all the toys we know and love and there is even a ...
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#REVIEW: “ANNA”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Living in Russia, Anna (Sasha Luss) is stuck in an abusive relationship and a mundane daily lifestyle. That is until KGB Agent Alex (Luke Evans) trains her to be one of the most deadly assassins they have. When she gets put on an undercover assignment as a model in Paris, she realizes a life with the KGB might not be what she wants. That’s when she becomes entangled between working with the KGB and the CIA in hopes to gain her freedom.
Rather than ...
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#REVIEW: “CHILD’S PLAY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
When the first promotional material came out for the new Child’s Play everyone was giving it a hard time because Buddi looked super weird and creepy, but Director Lars Klevberg uses that to play into the campiness of this new ridiculous, over-the-top, and occasionally hilarious take on Chucky, the new Child’s Play. It changes the origin story of Chucky enough to make it modern, while making it more believable, who are we kidding here voodoo – ...
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#REVIEW: “SHAFT”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
John Shaft Jr. (Jessie T. Usher) works for the FBI as a Cybersecurity Analyst. He has a brilliant mind, but is totally underestimated by his peers. When he starts investigating the suspicious death of his childhood friend, JJ quickly finds himself in over his head with no choice but to turn to his estranged father, legendary Private Detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson), for help.
Director John Singleton’s Shaft was the first 14A film I ever went ...
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#REVIEW: “THE DEAD DON’T DIE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Jim Jarmusch is the kind of Director you either love to hate or hate to love. His Films are offbeat at best, and decidedly not Mainstream. He is a Filmmaker who makes movies for himself first and the audience second. And The Dead Don’t Die – which opened the prestigious Cannes Film Festival just over a month ago – is no different.
Something odd is happening in the sleepy town of Centerville. Daylight seems to stretch on forever, and all the ...
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#REVIEW: “MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Molly (Tessa Thompson) has spent the last 20 years of her life trying to track down MIB, in the hopes to be part of their team. When she finds them, she gets hired as Agent M on a probationary period and is sent to the London Headquarters. It’s there that she becomes involved in her first mission with the overly confident Agent H (Chris Hemsworth). The two soon discover that the threat they are trying to eliminate might not be an alien at all, but ...
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#REVIEW: “LATE NIGHT”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Following a rousing reception at the Sundance where it fetched top price and Inside Out, Canadian Filmmaker Nisha Ganatra is primed to unveil the greatness that is Late Night. Penned by and starring Mindy Kaling, the Comedy centers on late-night talk show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson), who is accused of hating women, in being surrounded by a team of white male writers. When her ratings begin to plummet, she enlists the help of a chemical plant efficiency ...
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#REVIEW: “THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Sequel has finally arrived and it’s a tail-wagging good time!
In the newest addition, Max and his pet friends get to face new adventures, at home and away. Max (Patton Oswalt) and Duke (Eric Stonestreet) leave for vacation and are faced with a different lifestyle on a farm. Gidget (Jenny Slate) experiences the lifestyle differences between being a dog and cat. And Snowball (Kevin Hart) has the chance to put his “superhero” pet power to ...
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#REVIEW: “DARK PHOENIX”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
It is never easy talking about the X-Men as we are in our second incarnation, for live action, of the beloved characters and we are fully aware that this is the end for this casts’ take on the characters. It’s even more difficult when the Writer of the most controversial and fan enraging The Last Stand takes a swing at re-doing the exact same story, this time also directing it, but Simon Kinberg certainly did things differently with Dark Phoenix and it was exactly ...
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#REVIEW: “ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE”
By Mr. Will Wong
Two comedic giants, Ali Wong and Randall Park team-up writing and starring in Netflix's latest Feature Film, Always Be My Baby. The Rom-Com gives us a twist on the genre standard, examining a romantic relationship between two inseparable childhood friends who unite again as adults under very different socio-economic situations. Sasha (Wong) is a renowned restauranteur and chef, who is engaged to investor Brandon (Daniel Dae Kim). Marcus (Park) has musical aspirations but ...
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