#REVIEW: “I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY”

Review by Mr. Will Wong Whitney Houston's legacy continues to live on today and though a couple Documentaries and a TV Movie have been released, none have paid tribute to her with the honesty and grandness that her life and career deserves.  That is, until Kasi Lemmons' I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY, hitting theatres right in time for the Holidays. Told though a Screenplay by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), the Biopic is a greatest hits of Houston's (Naomi Ackie) defining moments, ... Read more

#REVIEW: “AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong This Review for AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER contains no spoilers. Act One: Set many years after the original movie, ex-marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his warrior wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) live peacefully with their four children in Pandora. As the respected chief of the Omaticaya clan, Jake (now in the Na’vi form of his original Avatar) tranquil existence in the lush forests is threatened by the return of the Sky People, led by the maniacal ... Read more

#REVIEW: “ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Prolific Photographer and Artist Nan Goldin is the primary subject of ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, the new film from Oscar-winning Director Laura Poitras. While the Documentary acts as a profile of Goldin’s tumultuous, outrageous and inspiring life story, it is also intercut with her many photographs and slideshows, her harrowing and brutally honest narration, and footage of her work as an activist trying to take down the Sackler family – the ... Read more

#REVIEW: “VIOLENT NIGHT”

Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong Those of you who love Die Hard are about to discover a perfect double-bill for your Holidays! There is nothing more cheery and jolly that good old Saint Nick racking-up a hefty bodycount all for the name of Christmas and childhood wonderment. It is a rare occurrence for a movie to be added to such elite company, but Violent Night manages to take the holiday spirit, spike it with Tequila, and create some of the best violent holiday cheer. The Movie ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SPOILER ALERT”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong I despise movie spoilers almost as much as I dislike movie trailers, which I only watch after I’ve seen the film. Whether you go to the Cinema to see a movie based on a title or a Performer or a Director, your viewing experience should engulf you with surprises and plot twists, rather than have you sit in your seat waiting to hear that punchline to a joke you saw in the trailer or know in advance that a main character in the movie dies due to a ... Read more

#REVIEW: “WHITE NOISE”

Review by Nicholas Porteous for Mr. Will Wong An 'airborne toxic event' lurches into the lives of an unsuspecting family in White Noise, an adaptation of the Don DeLillo Novel and Noah Baumbach's most expensive movie yet--likely ever! Adam Driver is Jack, a university professor and academic to the core of his being, but he's not alone! White Noise poses the question 'what if everyone in the world--including André 3000--was an insatiable academic?' with hilarious results. Baumbach is not at ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BONES AND ALL”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Bones and All is a delicious, satisfying feast. Based on the Novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis, the Film follows Maren (Taylor Russell) who has a peculiar craving for human flesh. She’s been raised by her single father, Frank (Andre Holland), and they’ve moved from town to town each time Maren succumbs to her craving. On Maren’s 18th Birthday, Frank abandons her. Only leaving behind a cassette tape and Maren’s birth certificate. ... Read more

#REVIEW: “THE MENU”

Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) is on a date with Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy). We do not know much about them initially; what we do know is they are waiting on a dock and that Tyler is such a serious foodie that he chastises Margot for smoking and potentially ruining her palate. More people begin arriving and they are quickly whisked off to Hawthorn, an exclusive posh restaurant located on its own remote island. Run by the world-renowned Chef Slowik (Ralph ... Read more

#REVIEW: “SHE SAID”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong Director Maria Schrader’s She Said is a riveting film that documents the groundbreaking reporting by journalists Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan). Their influential reporting started a movement, helped break decades of silence surrounding sexual assault, changed constitutional laws and more. She Said focuses on the traumatic stories from survivors of convicted predator Harvey Weinstein. Mainly on the stories that were ... Read more

#REVIEW: “BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS”

Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong Renowned Journalist/Documentarian Silverio Gama (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) returns for a quick visit to his native Mexico with his wife and two teenaged children prior to being the recipient of a prestigious award in Los Angeles, where he has lived for fifteen years. It is a contentious return home, filled with gloom, arguments, and surreal images. BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS arrives with baggage. First screened at the Venice and ... Read more