#REVIEW: “PET SEMATARY”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The tagline, “sometimes dead is better,” is a reminder that life isn’t everything. All things must pass, including us… but what if there were a way to raise the dead? We’ve asked ourselves this question since time immemorial. Pet Sematary asks a secondary, and more sinister question: what if the dead weren’t the same when they arose?
King came up with the concept for Pet Sematary when he returned to Maine and found that the children in ...
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#REVIEW: “SHAZAM!”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
DC Comics at long last get their due, achieving a fine balance of heart, nostalgia and superhero action in their latest, SHAZAM!
Filmed right here in Toronto, the Philadelphia-set story centers on orphan Billy Batson (Asher Angel) whom after several stints in adopted homes, lands in the care of the Vazquez family. Determined once again for it not to work out as their now sixth adopted child, Billy one day finds himself transported to a different realm on a subway ride ...
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#REVIEW: “THE BEACH BUM”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Writer/Director Harmony Korine is an anomaly. From his auspicious debut at the age of 19 as the Screenwriter of Larry Clark’s KIDS to his last effort where he directed James Franco to unforeseen heights in SPRING BREAKERS seven years ago, his movies challenge, entertain and infuriate as well. With THE BEACH BUM, the most weed-centric movie since Cheech and Chong days, Korine visual style is beyond reproach but the Movie lacks a cohesive ...
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#REVIEW: “DUMBO”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Disney's live-action version of DUMBO flies high and low.
Taking inspiration from Disney's 1941 animated classic of the same name, DUMBO is a live-action retelling of the timeless tale of a baby elephant who overcame the odds to save his owner's (Danny Devito) floundering circus, giving it new life when it is discovered that he can fly. Dumbo, as he is named unfortunately, is taken under the guidance of Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), an amputee war veteran and his two ...
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#REVIEW: “US” REVIEW
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Moments after opening my presents this past Christmas, I grabbed my phone and watched the gift Jordan Peele gave the Internet: the Trailer for his new Movie, Us. 150 seconds later, I knew the tale of a family being stalked and tortured by their mysterious doppelgängers had become one of my most anticipated films of the year. And after finally having the Film blasted into my eyeballs, it’s a great feeling to know my excitement did not go ...
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#REVIEW: “HOTEL MUMBAI”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
First-time Feature Director Anthony Maras also co-writes the Script with John Collee and tells the story of the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that entrapped hotel guests and employees inside the Taj Hotel. The Movie simply is magnificent and will rock audiences to the core as it is also truly terrifying. The performances from the Principal Cast make Hotel Mumbai one of the most captivating yet toughest movies to watch in quite some time.
The Movie ...
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#REVIEW: “FIVE FEET APART”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) has Cystic Fibrosis and spends her time living in a hospital, confined to a moderately quarantined existence. She has a regimented pill schedule, a YouTube page and is doing everything she can to live in spite of the insurmountable odds against her. By chance, she meets Will (Cole Sprouse), another teenager living with CF on her floor. They start up a friendship which gradually grows into something much deeper, but the ...
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#REVIEW: “CAPTAIN MARVEL”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Vers (Brie Larson) is still learning how to use her incredible powers. She knows very little of her past, but knows she is part of an intergalactic war between the Kree and the Skrulls. After she crash lands on Earth circa 1995, she teams up with S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to find out more about the weapon that may help end the war – and hopefully, the secrets of her mysterious past.
10 years and 20 movies later, Marvel Studios ...
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#REVIEW: “HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
It has been a year since Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) reluctantly became the Chief of Berk. He continues in his quest to create a safe haven for captured dragons, but when an assassin named Grimmel (F. Murray Abraham) appears with the intention of destroying Hiccup’s trusted dragon Toothless, the new Chief must change course in order to save the people of his village and his best friend.
Oh, and there’s a Light Fury now too – and she has Toothless ...
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#REVIEW: “FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Writer and Director Stephen Merchant tells the story of a young girl from Norwich, England whose dream it was to be a WWE Superstar. He tells a story so masterful that focuses on family and what lengths we go to for family. But with a Wrestling backdrop. Make no mistake though - this isn't just simply a Wresting film.
The Movie focuses on the Knight family, Ricky Knight (Nick Frost), Julia Knight (Lena Headey), Zak Knight (Jack Lowden), and Saraya ...
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