The Lego Movie 2 – Review Tori Brazier February 6, 2019 Reviews ... Is everything still awesome? The team behind The LEGO Movie 2 is well ahead of us on that joke, and many others too. This film is even more self-aware than its predecessor, referencing everything from...
Life Finds a Way: The Jurassic World 3 Wish List James Andrews June 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Opinion Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom came roaring into cinemas last week, with our Phil calling the sequel/fifth outing 'an entertaining ride... with a fun B-movie premise, decently executed'. Generally good...
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Review Phil W. Bayles June 5, 2018 Reviews Just as the geneticists at Isla Nubar keep stitching their creations together to make bigger and (supposedly) better dinosaurs, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom can't help but feel like a greatest hits...
Avengers: Infinity War – Review Bertie Archer April 24, 2018 Reviews Thanos has been waiting a long time, but by Titan it was worth the wait. With notable exceptions, Marvel has a villain problem – no more. Thanos is an imposing menace, ruthlessly efficient yet surprisingly...
ORWAV Debate: Who is Marvel’s Best Chris? Kambole Campbell October 25, 2017 Analysis, Debate, Features Marvel Studios' cinematic universe has all but taken over the the global box office, much like the crypto-fascist team the "Avengers" at its centre (just kidding). The decade-spanning, 18-film franchise owes...
Team Talk – Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Louise Burrell April 30, 2017 Reviews Set against the soundtrack backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2', the second instalment of Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel universe ever further and sees the team uncover the mysteries of Peter...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Review Kambole Campbell April 25, 2017 Reviews Like the mixtapes that helped to set the first apart from its cohorts, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is energetic and irreverent, equal parts silly and sad. There’s so much energy in the film that it...
Passengers – Review Rachel Brook December 22, 2016 Reviews Passengers opens with a genuinely cinematic sequence, free of dialogue and even human characters. We’re introduced to the Avalon – a hyper-futuristic spaceship which nevertheless still echoes 2001 with its...
The Rise and Rise of Chris Pratt Naomi Soanes December 22, 2016 Features, Spotlight How did Chris Pratt transition so smoothly from the schlubby Andy Dwyer to the hunky Hollywood hero we know today? We have at least one theory: abs. First things first – a philosophical question to start...
Your Week In Film: The Rock, ‘Rangers, Robin Hood, ‘Rim and more! Stephen O'Nion September 23, 2016 News 1. The Greatest Movie Of All Time’s sequel builds its cast Pacific Rim 2, the sequel that everyone wants—and if you don’t, take a good, long hard at yourself—has started to kick into gear ahead of...
The Magnificent Seven – Review Cathy Brennan September 22, 2016 Reviews A remake of The Magnificent Seven, which itself was a reimagining of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, should be destined for mediocrity. Yet the under-appreciated Antoine Fuqua repeats his success with reimagining...
Jurassic World – Review Daniel Orton June 12, 2015 Reviews From the moment Ty Simpkins throws open the hotel window shutters and we first see a sweeping aerial view of Jurassic World, with John Williams’ iconic score blaring out triumphantly, you know you’re in...
ORWAV’s Top 20 of 2014: 8. Guardians of the Galaxy Andrew Daley December 22, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 6 Comments Ooga Chaka Ooga Ooga, Ooga Chaka Ooga Ooga. The sound of a generation. It’s ironic how the fabulous iconic score of John Williams' Star Wars, with its massive brass orchestral pieces, is now dwarfed...
Guardians of the Galaxy – Review David Brake July 31, 2014 Reviews Remember when you last looked up at the stars? Recall that sense of humbling wonderment combined with a mind-stirring curiosity at its potential? Guardians of the Galaxy fulfils your dreams and makes every...
Win The LEGO® Movie On DVD! David Brake July 4, 2014 Competitions 2 Comments To celebrate the release of THE LEGO® MOVIE, AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD FROM JULY 7TH AND 3D, BLU-RAY AND DVD ON JULY 21ST, we've got a competition for five lucky people to win a copy of THE LEGO®...