#REVIEW: “BOYHOOD”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
It can be said with confidence that Boyhood is in contention this early in Awards Season for at least three Oscars: Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette), Best Director (Richard Linklater) and Best Picture.
And so the question arises: why will it be nominated? The answer is extent, as well as multifaceted, so let us dive into the depths of reason without further hesitation.
Boyhood began as a passion project the likes of which only Richard ...
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#REVIEW: “WISH I WAS HERE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Garden State will always be special to me. Zach Braff’s directorial debut was released in and around the start of my first romantic relationship, and I ended up seeing the Film on one of our first dates. It was quite the amazing first-time project. And while it has not held up entirely well, it is the rare Film that has an infectious, sweet and genuine energy to it. So while I was not on board with Braff’s Kickstarter Campaign, I remained ...
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#REVIEW: “THE PURGE: ANARCHY”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Morals are transient. They last as long as the masses who follow them. The truth of this can be seen in James DeManaco's Film, The Purge: Anarchy. Following in the footsteps of his sans suffix Film from last year, Anarchy begins just hours before the annual Purge.
For the uninitiated, the Purge is akin to Holi, in that people gather together with the express purpose of alleviating themselves of error through action. Furthermore, both Festivals ...
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#REVIEW: “SNOWPIERCER”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Joon-Ho Bong’s new Movie Snowpiercer is one of the best futuristic dystopian Science Fiction Films ranking alongside Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and The Wachowskis' The Matrix. It is a magnificent addition to cinema because it truly brings back the ideals of story-telling within an Action Film instead of having gratuitous violence with a subplot. The Film is in a way minimalist but carries itself as something so much larger that it truly ...
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#REVIEW: “DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
The 2014 Summer Blockbuster season has been underwhelming to say the least. There have been a few enjoyable blips along the way, but even those better films have managed to be either deeply flawed or ultimately forgettable. But I had high hopes for another Blockbuster on the horizon: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
And apparently Director Matt Reeves heard my cries for help, because he may have delivered what is easily the best Film of the Summer thus ...
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#REVIEW: “BEGIN AGAIN”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Writer/Director John Carney comes back to Audiences’ hearts with his newest Feature Begin Again. Similar to his previous instalment Once, the beloved Musical, Carney focuses on a struggling Record Label Executive. He is under the gun  to find hot new talent  with the imminent threat of losing his job. This touching Film will has that something special which  resonates, crossing-over between Musicians and  avid Filmgoers. The only thing that ...
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#REVIEW: “TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
With the loss of their masked Avengers, some thought Paramount Studios would struggle as a result. But truth be told their success wore a different disguise, that of malleable aliens with an affection for General Motors, Transformers.
The triumvirate responsible for these Transformers are Paramount (as mentioned above), Hasbro (the Company that co-founded the Franchise), and the master of slow motion, Michael Bay. For the last seven years, laurels ...
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#REVIEW: “JERSEY BOYS”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Jersey Boys began as an attempt to repurpose Bob Gaudio’s Music into a Broadway Musical. But what was originally imagined as an exciting new Narrative backed by Bob’s songs soon became something else entirely. Something based on a True Story, the Story of the Four Seasons.
Its arrival in Toronto marked the rise of the now-defunct Dancap Productions, Mirvish’s only contemporary Competitor. The City loved the Jersey import, and thanks to Clint ...
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#REVIEW: “THE ROVER”
After wowing the world of Cinema with 2010's Oscar-nominated Animal Kingdom, Australian Director/Writer David Michôd returns with confident Dystopian Drama, The Rover.  Once again exploring themes of Brotherhood and betrayal within the Family, he brings out the big guns  in a high-profile pair of Actors at the forefront, Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson.  Michôd and Actor Joel Edgerton - who co-wrote the story - tell a grim post-Apocalyptic Tale of survival following an economic ...
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#REVIEW: LANA DEL REY – “ULTRAVIOLENCE”
Ultraviolence is exactly the Album we've been waiting for. The Sophomore effort certainly is not a slump, coming from one of Music's most promising new presences, Lana Del Rey. Â We obsessed over 2012's Born to Die and after taking time to grow artistically following her much-talked-about Saturday Night Live performance, Fans now are reaping the rewards of the said absence.
Lana Del Rey certainly has branded herself well. Â Timeless, elegant, mysterious. Movie Star. These values are extolled ...
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