#REVIEW: “MARY POPPINS RETURNS”
Review by Mr. Will Wong
Picking-up some 54 years after the magic of its predecessor, Mary Poppins Returns and she comes as our saviour once again in our time of need! Emily Blunt is just perfect like the Film's titular heroine, proving some Sequels really are warranted!
The Story follows siblings Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane (Emily Mortimer) Banks who now are grown-up. Michael loses his wife and is left to care for his three young children Anabel (Pixie Davies), John (Nathanael Saleh), ...
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#REVIEW: “MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Each nominated last year for an Academy Award, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie team up together in one of this year’highly-anticipated movies, MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS. And what a joy it is to see these talented actresses rip-up the screen, if you can wrap your brain around the history and relationships of the British monarchy of the 1500s!
Mary Stuart (Ronan) was the Queen of France at the age of 16 and was widowed at the age of 18. Instead of ...
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#REVIEW: “MORTAL ENGINES”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
The fantastical worlds of Action-Adventure Cinema are often inspired by Young Adult fiction, and Mortal Engines is no different. Based on the books of Philip Reeves, Mortal Engines takes place in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by weapons of mass destruction. Survivors are grouped into different factions: namely, the mysterious “League” who live behind the Shield Wall in the East, and the Traction cities who roam the West as massive ...
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#REVIEW: “BEN IS BACK”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Peter Hedges (About a Boy, Pieces of April) has both written and directed some classics, but Ben is Back may be the most affecting of his work yet.
Holly Burns (Julia Robert) and her children return home from an outing to see Ben (Lucas Hedges) back on Christmas Eve after a stint in rehab for the past eight months. Not everyone is excited about his return, namely Ben's stepfather Neal (Courtney B. Vance) as Christmas has not always been a ...
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#REVIEW: “SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse potentially takes the coveted title of the best Spider-Man movie to date. It is one of the most fun, genuinely brilliant Comic Book movies we’ve seen in some time. It’s no longer all about the giant budget, same formulaic superhero movies we still love.
The Movie focuses on Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as he is tasked with succeeding his world's Spider-Man (Chris Pine), stopping Wilson Fisk (Liev ...
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#REVIEW: “ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Once Upon A Deadpool is the same Film as Deadpool 2 and therefore tells the same story. That story is of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) meeting young mutant Russell (Julian Dennison), who appropriately calls himself Firefist. Deadpool and Russell quickly find out that Cable (Josh Brolin), who is a soldier from the future, wants to kill Russell. After one encounter with the genetically enhanced Cable, Deadpool realizes he can’t save the boy on his own and ...
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#REVIEW: “THE FAVOURITE”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
It is the early 18th century in Great Britain and its ruler, Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), is not at her best. She has taken to her bed, her failing body racked in pain, not having fully recovered from 17 pregnancies that never went full term and dealing with the finances and logistics of her kingdom declaring war on France and Spain. In her weakened and confused state of mind, she is completely reliant on the counsel of her closest companion Lady Sarah ...
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#REVIEW: “ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Director John McPhail and Writers Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry certainly know what time of year it is. Their Anna and the Apocalypse is an absolute home run if you love Zombies and Musicals. If Nicolas Cage were a genre of movie, he would be Anna and the Apocalypse. It is so insanely brilliant and packed with enough humour to induce actual physical pain. There is no other Christmas Movie this Christmas season than Anna and the Apocalypse. I for ...
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#REVIEW: “AT ETERNITY’S GATE”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
As an Artist, Julian Schnabel’s works hang on the walls in some of the world’s most prestigious museums. There was even a sold-out retrospective of his accomplishments hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario years back. As a Director, his unique perspective and visions had won him awards at Cannes, the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Globes and earned him an Oscar nomination. His movies delve into the lives of tortured or damaged artists and one, ...
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#REVIEW: “ROBIN HOOD”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Since its debut as a Silent Film in 1908, Robin Hood had captured the hearts and imagination of millions of theatregoers all around the globe. There have been 77 cinematic adaptations featuring the hero who stole from the rich to give to the poor since then. From countries as diverse as Russia, Italy and Germany, to animated versions and spoofs, playing Robin of Loxley attracted stars from Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Cary ...
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