#REVIEW: “DESPICABLE ME 3”

Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong Illumination Entertainment celebrates their tenth year in animation with the release of Despicable Me 3. Eric Guillon, the company’s illustrious character designer, helms D3. It’s his first Feature Film as a Director, and he is helped in his efforts by veteran Kyle Balda (Minions, The Lorax, etc.). Eric’s touch is beloved by all, as Despicable Me is a world crafted largely by his unique talents. These talents were put to the test yet again as ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE BIG SICK”

One of this summer's biggest sleeper hits comes by way of Sundance where not only did it pick-up distribution, but also wide acclaim and tons of buzz along the way. The Big Sick is the semi-autobiographical love story of comedian Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon, its script which they co-wrote. Initially to be a one night stand, the couple's story begins at Kumail's stand-up gig where Emily (played by Zoe Kazan) heckles him, a then fledgling funnyman. With his parents set on an ... Read more

#REVIEW: “OKJA”

This is the future of Film. Auteur Director Bong Joon-Ho's latest effort Okja will be looked back upon as being groundbreaking and rightfully so. Centering on a young South Korean countrygirl Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) and her beloved superpig Okja, the Film is on one level is about the undying love between a girl and her pet, but on a larger scale a commentary about human consumption of animals and animal welfare. Okja the superpig, is part of an experiment from the Mirando Corporation, led now by ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BABY DRIVER”

Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Auteur directors like Edgar Wright are becoming rarer as sequels and franchises continue to dominate the box office week after week. With Baby Driver, Wright has delivered a smart Movie which boasts original characters in an original story doing incredible things. This is a Movie with car chases make the audience catch their collective breaths as if they themselves were in the passenger. A movie where the beats of the music are as important as the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong This needs to be prefaced - this is a Review for a Transformers Movie. The Franchise has been nominated for several Oscars, but many have opinions if these Films actually are "great". They are designed to entertain by having things blow up, with good and evil cars fight each other with the help of humans. Transformers: The Last Knight may be the most convoluted in the Series to date, but it was a highly-enjoyable escape, allowing me to put aside ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE BOOK OF HENRY”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Henry Carpenter (Jaeden Lieberher) is a precocious and deeply-gifted young boy living with his wild-child single mother Susan (Naomi Watts) and younger brother Peter (Room’s Jacob Tremblay). Henry is in love with his neighbour Christina (Maddie Ziegler), but knows she is being sexually abused by her father Glenn (Dean Norris). Henry tries to report Glenn to the authorities and various adults, but nothing ever comes of it. So he puts together a plan ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ALL EYEZ ON ME”

Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong His story is one of legend. He was named after a rebel, raised by a revolutionary, and grew into an artist of merit by the age of 19. By the age of 22 he was an enemy of the state, and sentenced to serve time in a maximum security prison. It’s here that the Film All Eyez on Me begins. Helmed by the talented Benny Boom, the Picture opens with audio of an interview in prison. Tupac tells the tale of his birth when asked about his mother, and a scene ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BEATRIZ AT DINNER”

Review by Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong It is difficult to tell where social commentary ends and fiction begins in Director Miguel Arteta’s latest Film, Beatriz at Dinner. Health therapist Beatriz (Salma Hayek) is asked to join her client’s dinner party when her car breaks down at Cathy’s (Connie Britton) gated community home. First to arrive are the political social climbers (Jay Duplass and Chloë Sevigny) followed by the man of the hour, Doug Strutt and wife number three (John ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ROUGH NIGHT”

Five women who have been friends since college reunite for a bachelorette party in Miami. There's cute pics, a foam party, pizza and a stripper planned. What could go wrong? In Rough Night, apparently everything! Fans of Broad City's bold-flavoured comedy will feel right at home here with one of the Writers and Directors of the popular series, Lucia Aniello handling the direction and co-writing the script. The story centers on Jess (Scarlett Johansson) who along with her political aspirations, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “CARS 3”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Life is like a racetrack, an endless cycle of trying to pass other people and be the very best you can while facing obstacles that constantly arise. That summarizes the plot of Cars 3 as the Movie addresses some real-life problems such as accepting fate, trying to overcome the odds, friendship and so forth. At the heart of the Movie is a powerful message that does however take some digging to find. Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is the best racer in ... Read more