One Night in Miami – Review Rafaela Sales Ross January 15, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in September 2020 as part of our TIFF 2020 coverage. “We have to be there for each other because ain’t nobody else understand what is like being one of us except us....
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! – Review Louise Burrell June 5, 2017 Reviews This month marks fifty years since the release of one of the most iconic albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, changing the face of modern day music forever. The album marked a pivotal...
The Falling – LFF Review Cameron Ward October 23, 2014 Reviews Writer-director Carol Morley’s psychosexual trance piece, The Falling, maintains high levels of interest throughout, yet ultimately fails to bring about its reasons why. Though narrative significance is...
Big Screen/Small Screen: Mad Men and the Movies Calum Baker April 12, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 2 Comments From The Apartment to Planet of the Apes, by way of Lane Pryce’s beloved The Bridge on the River Kwai: In advance of the Mad Men Season 7 premiere this Sunday, ORWAV takes a look at all things cinematic in...
Half of a Yellow Sun – Review Tom Bond April 7, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments If Adichie's book was half of a yellow sun then this adaptation merely cowers under its imposing shadow. Bandele's theatre background shows in the basic and unimaginative direction and his screenplay...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Avengers (1998) Tom Bond January 7, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful 3 Comments For Your Consideration: The Avengers (1998) Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Estimated...