Author Nick Evan-Cook

Fearless and virtuosic, Victoria's one-take style is both a fascinating formal experiment and a thrilling, interpolating cinematic technique in its own right. Nils Frahm's hypnotic and atmospheric score...

Disney's animation division continue their terrific form of recent years with this consistently surprising and charm-packed tale of friendship, acceptance and inclusivity. With its winning voice cast,...

"God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness." So begins Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín's latest opus El Club, which...

The uproarious and star-studded Hail Caesar! demonstrates the Coens on fine form indeed – whilst not quite up to the standard of their very best, this spiritual successor to Barton Fink sits very comfortably...

Jesus Quintana. Anton Chigurh. Osbourne Cox. Most characters played by John Goodman. The entire supporting cast of The Big Lebowski. From sex pests and kidnappers to psychotic murderers and plain...

You can keep your roses and chocolates. For the truly miserable, there's only one thing for it on Valentine's day - sit down (alone) in the dark and watch a classic breakup movie to remind yourself of all the...

Michael Caine's best work in years and a strong supporting cast isn't quite enough to lift the evocative, elegant yet slight Youth beyond the (admittedly absorbing) curio it is. If nothing else, the...

Absorbing and understated, Spotlight handles its complex subject matter with class, restraint and, vitally, balance. A cast on their A-game add depth and humanity to their intriguing characters - who are...

It's not often that a documentary crew goes out to shoot one film but tragic events and political circumstance force them to adapt and create a different film altogether. Sherpa is one such film and is all...

A fight on Everest? It seemed incredible. But in 2013 news channels around the world reported an ugly brawl at 21 000ft as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpa mountain guides. What had happened to the...

“I was looking for the Great Beauty… but… I didn’t find it.” So says the aging and ennui-ridden Jep, when asked why he didn’t make more of his life in the artful and exquisite The Great Beauty. On...

The Assassin is undeniably one of the most beautiful-looking films to come out all year - however fans of interesting characters, cinematic thrills and coherent narratives should look elsewhere. A...

https://vimeo.com/90733535 Password: russian At ORWAV we’re no strangers to the bizarre but brilliant works of rising short film director Ben Aston, and Sundance London winner Russian Roulette –...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHOOV83j7bo Babak Anvari's Persian 2011 BAFTA-nominated short Two and Two uses a classroom setting and its credulous inhabitants to highlight the absurdity and...

Daniel Radcliffe may not be the most naturally gifted actor in the world, but he is so hard working, has so much charisma to burn and is just so darn likeable that you can’t help but root for him as his...