#REVIEW: “BRAD’S STATUS”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Ben Stiller nails the role of self-pitying, self-loathing, self-important father perfectly in the sometimes frustrating Brad's Status, a turn of foot for Writer/Director Mike White (Nacho Libre, School of Rock). The Film centers on Troy (Austin Abrams) as he explores his post-secondary education options, going on an East Coast trip with his dad Brad (Ben Stiller). Troy isn’t your average kid, he’s essentially a genius looking at getting into ... Read more

#REVIEW: “TROPHY”

Hot off its critical success at SXSW and Sundance, Director Saul Schwarz and Co-Director Christina Clusiau explore some very uncomfortable topics with no clear answers in visually-breathtaking Documentary, TROPHY.  There are no heroes to cheer for, but at once it is impossible not to feel something through it all. The Film delves into the sport of Trophy Hunting from the eyes of a hunter named Philip Glass in pursuit of the sport's Big 5: African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE”

Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Back in 2015 Mark Millar’s Kingsman was not a widely known Graphic Novel and expectations for a Movie starring virtual unknown Taron Egerton were low. With a worldwide take of over $400 million USD, Kingsman: The Secret Service was an instant hit leaving little doubt that a sequel was in the offing. Fast-forward to 2017 and anticipation for Kingsman: The Golden Circle is so high even Oscar winners are fighting to get in on the action. Eggsy ... Read more

REVIEW: “STRONGER”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Several hundred people were injured, and multiple people lost their limbs. Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal) was one of those people – and Stronger tells his story and how he became a symbol of hope for the people of Boston. In the wake of the Mark Wahlberg-starring Patriot’s Day, I was curious what new insight Director David Gordon Green could bring to the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BATTLE OF THE SEXES”

Battle of the Sexes couldn't come at a timelier moment with pay equity and gender equality still very much at the forefront of discussion. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, written by Academy Award-winning Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and produced by among others, Academy Award-winning Filmmaker Danny Boyle, the Sports Drama is based around 1973's high-profile tennis match pitting former World No. 1s Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and Billie Jean King (Emma Stone). It recreates the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BIG BEAR”

Despite being dumped by his fiancée, Joe (Joey Kern) still goes ahead and celebrates a scheduled bachelor party with his buddies at Big Bear Lake. While fun was on the agenda, buddies Nick (Tyler Labine), Eric (Adam Brody) and Colin (Zachary Knighton) find themselves helping exact revenge by kidnapping the dude (Pablo Schreiber) responsible for stealing Joe's lover. After successfully capturing him and at times getting a bit scary - unsure if they might actually go ahead and kill the dude ... Read more

#REVIEW: “AMERICAN ASSASSIN”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong American Assassin is a high-energy Action Film. The Film follows Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) who is on a mission to kill the man in charge of the terrorist attack that left his finance murdered. The CIA see him as an asset to their newest mission in catching down a new terrorist planning on targeting Europe and the United States. After a gruelling training program he and Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton) go out to catch the terrorist ... Read more

#REVIEW: “IT”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong If you were in elementary school in the early 1990s, you remember IT. The television mini-series starring the immortal Tim Curry as Pennywise the Dancing Clown scarred many children who have vivid memories to this very day. My parents knew better, so my experience with Pennywise has been limited to YouTube clips and the first 90 pages of Stephen King’s gargantuan novel. But when the petrifying first trailer for the theatrical remake dropped earlier ... Read more

#REVIEW: “DEAD ON ARRIVAL”

We will begin with the fact that we've never seen the original Film on which Dead on Arrival is based, but the 2017 reimagining of 1950 Film Noir D.O.A., holds its own as a thrilling Hitchcockian standalone piece that is well aware of its modest ambition. The Film written and directed by multi-talented Stephen Cyrus Sepher (Heist), is set in modern day Louisiana, where an unassuming pharmaceutical sales rep named Sam Collins (Billy Flynn) whom while dealing with his own troubled marriage, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “TULIP FEVER”

Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong In 17th century Amsterdam tulip bulbs are worth their weight in gold. The rarest of these gilded flowers is the Breaker whose pure white petals are touched with a single stripe of red. The mania for these beautiful flowers is the backdrop for the period drama Tulip Fever. Three years after marrying, Cornelis (Christoph Waltz) and Sophia Sandvoort (Alicia Vikander) are still unsuccessful at producing an heir. Unable to find immortality the traditional ... Read more