#REVIEW: “HEARTS BEAT LOUD” (2018 INSIDE OUT LGBT FILM FESTIVAL)
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Frank (Nick Offerman) is on the verge of closing the record store he has called home for seventeen years and is about to lose his daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) as she enters medical school in the fall. When he convinces Sam to participate in their weekly musical jam session, Frank is just intending to spend time with his daughter. But instead, they create a song together – a song that starts gaining traction after Frank uploads it to ...
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#REVIEW: “IN DARKNESS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Sofia (Natalie Dormer) is a gifted pianist despite being blind since she was five-years-old. She keeps to herself, but after her neighbour Veronique (Emily Ratajkowski) commits suicide under suspicious circumstances, Sofia is plunged into the unknown – and may be in more danger than she understands.
In Darkness is not a great title, but aptly describes the life Sofia leads throughout the Film. Dormer and Director Anthony Byrne have crafted a clever ...
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#REVIEW: “ADRIFT”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Adrift tells the true story of a 24-year-old Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) who left her life behind in San Diego, California to travel the world. When Oldman arrives in Tahiti she meets a British sailor, Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin). The two begin to fall in love and when an opportunity arises to make $10,000 to sail a boat from Tahiti to San Diego the two set sail. What they don’t know is that their journey is going to send them right into one of ...
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#REVIEW: “BIRTHMARKED”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
The premise of BIRTHMARKED is fascinating. Married couple, Ben (Matthew Goode) and Catherine (Toni Collette) are both university professors and scientists who want to explore the concept of Nature versus Nurture. With the financial support of a rich Businessman, the lifelong experiment begins. Alongside Ben and Catherine’s biological son Luke (Jordan Poole), they adopt Maya (Megan O’Kelly) and Maurice (Anton Gillis-Adelman) and raise them against ...
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#REVIEW: “NOBODY FAMOUS”
Director Sarah Rotella and Writer Adrianna DiLonardo re-team once again after 2016's BFF Dramedy Almost Adults, this time with Dark Comedy NOBODY FAMOUS. The Feature centers around a group of five struggling, self-absorbed Actors who go on a weekend cottage getaway. All of them had auditioned recently for a blockbuster called Legend of the Spring and things get tense between the friends once Dani (Justine Nelson), perhaps the most carefree one in the group, lands a lead role, while the rest are ...
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#REVIEW: “SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY arrives in theatres under the direction of Ron Howard, who reunites with Star Wars Creator George Lucas after working together in 1973's American Graffiti. While laudable and entertaining, it might not the Star Wars installment some Fans were expecting.
The Movie opens approximately ten years before the events documented in Star Wars: A New Hope with Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and his girlfriend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) ...
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#REVIEW: “SHOW DOGS”
Review Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Show Dogs follows NYPD police dog Max (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) and FBI agent Frank (Will Arnett) who reluctantly team up to save a stolen baby Panda. When they both fail to save the panda the first time Max get’s a tip that the panda has been moved to Las Vegas. To find the panda, Max and Frank go undercover as Contestant and Trainer at the world's most exclusive Dog Show with is happening in Vegas. After being apart of the show for a little ...
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#REVIEW: “DEADPOOL 2”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The marketing for Deadpool 2 has been nothing short of amazing. The Trailers. The Social Media clips. That bonkers Music Video featuring Céline Dion(!) and a dancing Deadpool. Every single element has been on-point and has only fueled anticipation for the R-rated Sequel. Suffice it to say, Deadpool 2 arrives in theatres this week with large stiletto heels to fill.
After a lengthy prologue, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) lands himself in a high-tech prison ...
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#REVIEW: “HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN™ LIVE IN CONCERT” AT SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
By Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
A little less than a year after it all began, the Harry Potter In Concert Series returns with the The Prisoner of Azkaban. Following in the triumphs of the previous presentations, this magical performance features the fan favourite accompanied by a live orchestra and choir.
Like the first two chapters in the Wizarding Series, the music of Azkaban is composed by John Williams. There is no other name in cinematic scores as beloved than that of he, and ...
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#REVIEW: “LIFE OF THE PARTY”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Life of the Party is far-fetched and ridiculous, packed with humour and one hell of a turn for Melissa McCarthy that will leave the audience in stitches.
The Movie starts off with parents Deanna (Melissa McCarthy) and Dan (Matt Walsh) dropping-off their child, Maddie (Molly Gordon) at college for her last year. Five minutes after that happens, Deanna and Dan are meant to be off to Italy for a trip, that is until Dan decides to tell Deanna that he ...
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