Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts – Review
Despite containing elements of both, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts is not quite a Western or a revenge flick. Where those genres indulge in violence for a bit of schlocky fun, Marlina is a lot more...
Stories From The Set: A Fistful Of Dollars
Being long-time fans of Sergio Leone's work, and with a new remaster hitting cinemas, we at ORWAV thought it would be timely to look at how the director made A Fistful of Dollars. His first Western is widely...
Scene Stealers: Charlie Day in Pacific Rim
The first thing to come to mind when someone mentions Pacific Rim – and now its sequel, out this Friday – is bombastic cartoon violence between kaiju monsters and giant mecha, writ large in 3D-IMAX glory....
Short of the Week – Terminally Happy
https://vimeo.com/255663937 Newly released on Vimeo, Terminally Happy is an unsettling science-fiction short from writer-director Adina Istrate. The premise seems mundane at first: Louis (Alastair...
“I Never Did This”: The Unreliable Narrator from Rashomon to I, Tonya
There’s no such thing as truth! Everyone has their own truth. So claims Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding – somewhat dubiously – over the trailer for I, Tonya. The film adapts the true story of...
Best Films Never Made #43: Ursula Le Guin and Michael Powell’s Wizard of Earthsea
The late Ursula Le Guin was a master of well-crafted, thought-provoking fantasy and science fiction. Her novels and short stories are as vital now as they ever have been, as the last few weeks have seen idiots...
Cel Mates: The Book of Life
The Book of Life bears more than a passing resemblance to Pixar’s Coco, out this week. Obviously, both are based around the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead, and involve protagonists going on a...
Checking in on the Modern Western
Almost a decade ago, the 2008 Academy Awards saw an influx of Westerns. No Country for Old Men took the Best Picture statuette (among others), while nominations for sound and cinematography were dished out to...
The Prestige Is More Than Just Two Great Twists
The title of The Greatest Showman, out this week, refers to the 19th-century circus entrepreneur P.T. Barnum, though it could just as well refer to the movie’s star. Hugh Jackman has proved again and again...
Short of the Week – Florence Has Left the Building
https://vimeo.com/247645868 Merry Christmas! Why not celebrate the festive season with the residents of Marigold House Assisted Living Facility as they enjoy their annual Elvis concert? Why not...
The Brothers Bloom – The Art of Good Exposition
Spoiler Warning: The Brothers Bloom is best watched with little foreknowledge. This article explicitly discusses the ending. The Last Jedi should provide Rian Johnson with an interesting balancing act. The...
Scene Stealers: Will Arnett in The LEGO Movie
With The LEGO Ninjago Movie opening in the UK this weekend, it looks like the LEGO film franchise is building fast. Ninjago is the second spinoff this year, and two more entries are expected in 2019: The LEGO...
The Ornithologist – Review
The Ornithologist feels something like the slow cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, until director João Pedro Rodrigues folds in a survival-thriller plot, an encounter with Jesus, and a dizzying display of...