Unravelling The Genius Of Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven Patrick Nabarro April 4, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia To younger audiences, Todd Haynes is probably better known for his Bob Dylan experimental tribute, I’m Not There (2007) and exquisite romantic melodrama, Carol (2015). In the early years of the new...
A Love Letter To…Anton Yelchin Katy Moon April 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Love Letter In 2016, aged just 27, Anton Yelchin was at the top of his game. Deftly navigating between multimillion dollar blockbusters and smaller independent fare, Yelchin was building an enviable career working with...
Short of the Week – Have Heart Kambole Campbell April 2, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/261025185 Packing a lot of incisive commentary on both social media and the debilitating grind of corporate culture into a funny, breezy 12 minutes, UK filmmaker Will Anderson’s...
How Accurate is Hollywood’s Portrayal of Boxing on Film? Naomi Soanes March 30, 2018 Analysis, Features, Opinion There’s something curiously seductive about boxing. Whether it’s because there’s a great deal of respect for the sport due to the strength and commitment required to be good at it, or simply the fact...
Spotlight: Paddy Considine Louise Burrell March 29, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Paddy Considine has a filmography that a lot of British actors would kill for. Not only has he starred in some of the best British films and TV shows of the last two decades, he’s also thrown in Hollywood...
Tiny Rebels – Wes Anderson’s Quiet Revolution Rhys Handley March 28, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Wes Anderson is the most polite filmmaker in punk rock, but that’s probably what makes him the most effective, too. Notorious for his meticulousness and specificity, the Texan philosophy graduate’s...
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...
Short of the Week: Guns Found Here Carmen Paddock March 26, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/255517926 This weekend saw the March for Our Lives take over social media and cities around the world. While Guns Found Here does not have the visceral punch of the one ORWAV spotlighted...
Dress to Impress: Five Classic Hollywood Costume Designers You Should Know Tori Brazier March 23, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off The right dress can go a long way in most circumstances - and in cinema, costume designers creating the perfect garment for a movie moment will see their work go down in history. From Audrey Hepburn's historic...
How Taraji P. Henson Went Stratospheric With Hidden Figures James Andrews March 22, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Taraji P. Henson was snubbed for a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 2017 for her brilliant work in Hidden Figures. Simple as. Portraying real-life NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson as she provides vital...
Scene Stealers: Charlie Day in Pacific Rim Rory Steabler March 21, 2018 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers 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....
A Love Letter To…Attack The Block Stephanie Watts March 20, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia A concrete estate in London, a gang of teenagers roaming the streets, and…aliens from outer space? Yes, it’s the surprising sci-fi comedy Attack The Block, in which a group of inner city kids must defend...
Short of the Week – Einstein-Rosen David Brake March 19, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/250569840 Deep Impact, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and TiMER all hold two similar qualities: they are a sci-fi movie, directed by a woman. These films are fine entries...
Netflix, Annihilation, and Elitism in Cinema Christopher Preston March 15, 2018 Features, One Off, Opinion People fight on the Internet. Who knew? The latest bout of byte-slinging has been sparked by the release - or, perhaps, lack of release - of Alex Garland’s Annihilation. For context, the movie was...
What’s Up Doc?: A Look At Cinematic Rabbits Cathy Brennan March 14, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off Watching the trailer for the new Peter Rabbit adaptation, you may ask yourself how we as a species arrived at this point. A cheeky chappy bunny with the voice of an irritating Brit stares directly into the...