ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #9 – First Reformed Calum Baker December 23, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 The long shadow cast by Paul Schrader has given us the best, and the most dreary and insulting, of modern cinema. As a writer, his neuroses combined with his deep understanding of film noir helped create a...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #10 – Widows Katy Moon December 22, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s a dangerous world out there for a film protagonist’s wife. Kidnapped, brutalised, often fridged in favour of the development of their male co-stars, it’s habitually a thankless role that comes with...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #20 to #11 David Brake December 21, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 2018 has seemingly had no end. With noise and gloom surrounding our everyday lives, it's time to reflect upon a fantastic year in the world of film. The One Room With A View Top 20 films of 2018 has arrived....
Gotta Dance: The Top 10 Original Movie Musicals Carmen Paddock November 27, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 This week sees the release of Anna and the Apocalypse, a Christmas zombie musical comedy set in small town Scotland. There is a lot to unpack in that description. Today, let’s celebrate the fact that the...
Ghoul Britannia: The Best British Horror Movies Katy Moon October 30, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It has never been a better time to be a fan of scary movies. With Get Out, A Quiet Place, The Conjuring cinematic universe and the latest Halloween setting the box office alight, it is clear that we're hungry...
Our Favourite Monstrous Movie Mothers Katy Moon September 19, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 With the release of Jennifer Garner's vigilante action flick Peppermint, we're reminded that mothers aren't always the soft and nurturing type. In the horror genre especially, some of the best and most violent...
Top 10 Stoner Comedies Naomi Soanes September 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the release of Pineapple Express back in 2008. But there it is – and the world’s perception and acceptance of marijuana has changed a massive amount...
The Top 10 Jackass Stunts and Skits Thom Denson August 29, 2018 Features, Top 10 For a generation of millennials to this day still finding unaccounted for scars in every nook and cranny of their body, the mere mention of Jackass brings back memories of teenage summers where a hedge was...
Top 10 Ewan McGregor Performances David Brake August 16, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Ewan McGregor is back in cinemas once again as Christopher Robin – now a family man living in London – who receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With a career of 25 years...
The ORWAV Mission: Impossible Stunt Spectacular! Rory Steabler July 24, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 The Mission: Impossible movies have developed a reputation, over the course of the last few sequels, for spectacular exploits and derring-do on the part of star Tom Cruise. As superspy Ethan Hunt, Cruise has...
Top 10 Movie Moments of 2018… So Far Tom Bond July 13, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Summer means several things: Wimbledon, being cooked alive on the tube, and checking to see whether it's come home yet (it hasn't). It also means the release of our annual list charting the best movie moments...
Five Movies Celebrating The Fortitude of Women Katy Moon May 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 I Feel Pretty hits cinemas this month, bringing with it a wave of controversy after its somewhat inauspicious trailer split opinion. Whatever your take, you never really need an excuse to celebrate women in...
A Millennial’s Guide to Movies Patrick Taylor April 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Millennials don't have it easy. From finding the ideal life partner, carving out the perfect career, buying a property and just generally, y'know, figuring out what it all means, there's a lot to consider....
The Top 10 Movie Animals Jack Blackwell March 27, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Whether they’re cute or scary, talkative or mute, animals always hold a particular power in cinema – there are even sites dedicated specifically to telling you whether or not any pets get hurt in any given...
“I Never Did This”: The Unreliable Narrator from Rashomon to I, Tonya Rory Steabler February 20, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 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...