Film Review - Wonka
Timothée Chalamet charms as a younger version of the legendary chocolatier, in Paul King's joyous musical treat
Forget Wish, Wonka is the film you need to take the children to see this holiday. Far exceeding my modest expectations, Paul King’s prequel to Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (or more specifically, his prequel to Mel Stuart’s 1971 adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder) is a colourful…
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