The Roads Not Taken – Review Josefine Algieri September 10, 2020 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in February 2020 as part of our Berlinale Film Festival coverage. The gradual loss of a person to dementia is an incredibly painful process to witness; Sally Potter draws...
All the Bright Places – Review Rob Salusbury February 29, 2020 Reviews There is an odd, comforting sort of familiarity to coming-of-age films, with their busy high-school corridors filled with jocks and geeks, and those impossibly elaborate house parties. Though we do get a...
How To Talk To Girls At Parties – Review David Brake May 12, 2018 Reviews One thing is clear throughout How To Talk To Girls At Parties: the cast and crew had an absolute blast making it. It's just a shame that the filmmakers failed to allow the audience into the fun. It all...
The Beguiled – Review Tom Bond July 14, 2017 Reviews Colin Farrell fucks his way to freedom in this intoxicating remake of Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood’s 1971 Southern Gothic. Sofia Coppola’s version is faithful to the original, but adopts a more restrained...
20th Century Women – Review Alex Flood February 11, 2017 Reviews Great films help us deal with life by telling stories we can relate to. Just like us, the characters are flawed and often struggle to deal with their situations. But as the movie progresses, they come to...
Top 20 Films of 2016: 6. The Neon Demon Christopher Preston December 26, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 “Beauty isn’t everything. It's the only thing.” 2016 has been the year of the troll. Since ORWAV's last Top Ten, Britain has wrenched herself out of the European Union, Donald Trump has gone from...
Once Upon A Dream – The Rise of Elle Fanning Patrick Taylor July 5, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight For one still so young, Elle Fanning's career has been prolific. Having only recently turned 18, Dakota’s younger sister has already racked up 30 movie credits, as well as nine TV appearances. She’s...
The Neon Demon – Cannes 2016 Review Nick Evan-Cook May 20, 2016 Reviews Refn (and his perfectly-chosen collaborators) once again demonstrates his utmost command of cinema as a visual medium with the savage, beautiful and excessive sensory assault that is The Neon Demon....
A History of Disney Princesses – How Have They Changed? Tori Brazier April 7, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Disney is an institution synonymous with princesses. They are the owners of a mammoth marketing and merchandising machine that has seen their heroines make regular (and often overwhelming) appearances at any...
Welcome to the ’80s: Revival Rachel Brook January 18, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Welcome to the 80s The last instalment of Welcome to the ‘80s discussed Will Gluck’s Easy A, and the way it emulates and alludes to many of the classic ‘80s films considered in this series. This time around we take a look...