Godzilla vs. Kong – Review Sophie Maxwell April 3, 2021 Reviews Godzilla vs. Kong is the latest instalment in Legendary's MonsterVerse. Peace between the Titans is disturbed when Godzilla suddenly attacks an Apex Cybernetics facility in Florida. Concerned about Godzilla,...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters – Review Jack King May 29, 2019 Reviews Despite the vacuous content we've come to expect from blockbuster films, they do conform to one ubiquitous truth: they're big, they're loud, and they're fun. Well, almost ubiquitous. In the case of Godzilla:...
5 Cameo Performances That Didn’t Live Up To The Hype Phil W. Bayles June 13, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off One of the most exciting parts about the build-up to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was the news that the legendary Jeff Goldblum would be reprising his role as chaotician/rock star/sex god Ian Malcolm. Our...
Shin Godzilla – Review Phil W. Bayles August 10, 2017 Reviews In Japanese, the word "shin" can be translated as "new" – appropriate, considering Shin Godzilla is technically a soft reboot for Toho’s 50-year franchise – but it can also mean "pure" or "true". One...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Godzilla (1998) Joni Blyth August 8, 2017 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn Director: Roland Emmerich Writers: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich Estimated Budget: $130 million US Gross: $136...
What Are the Best Blockbusters of All Time? 50-41 Eddie Falvey July 10, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 If you thought that the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming or War for the Planet of the Apes was the most important blockbuster event of the summer then you were wrong. We've been debating and voting on our...
Kong: Skull Island – Review Bertie Archer March 2, 2017 Reviews Kong: Skull Island drops viewers straight into a world at once familiar and different to that of “creature from another feature” Godzilla. The pseudoscience remains, alongside a menagerie of fantastic...
Your Week In Film’s Halloween Special: Santa, Shawn Levy, Split and more! Stephen O'Nion October 28, 2016 News 1. Let’s start with something Incredible The one Pixar sequel that people have actually asked for is coming, and sooner than you thought. Yes, everyone’s favourite superpowered family will return in the...
Your Week In Film: Cannes, Corpses, Creed, Controversy Eddie Falvey May 13, 2016 News 1. Cannes kicks off with a Woody Allen rape joke The world’s classiest film festival is now underway. Just about anyone you’ve ever heard of is currently lapping up the sun on the French Riviera. The...
Your Week In Film: Spielberg, Spidey, Spies, Sequel Splicing, and Strange Stephen O'Nion April 15, 2016 News 1. AMC Theatres reject text-friendly theatres, evil The CEO of AMC Theatres, Adam Aron, has admitted in an interview with Variety that the company have been looking to experiment with text-friendly cinemas...
Making It Big: Godzilla Heritage David Brake July 24, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big Whether you loved or loathed Gareth Edwards' latest Godzilla entry has put the giant lizard back in vogue. Whether it's a fond look towards the classic Gojira (1954) or a hearty laugh at Roland Emmerich's...
Second Chance: The Day After Tomorrow Stephen O'Nion July 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Unlike other entries in this series, The Day After Tomorrow isn’t particularly reviled; it grossed over $500 million and doesn’t fare terribly on either IMDb (rating: 6.4) or score aggregators like Rotten...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Godzilla Chris Davies May 14, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 3 Comments With Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot roaring its way to cinema screens, ORWAV takes you on a rampage through 60 years of history and 29 films featuring the King of the Monsters. Godzilla. He may be known as...
Godzilla – Review Calum Baker May 12, 2014 Reviews 4 Comments Look, all the world wanted was a good kaiju epic. What they got was a smorgasbord of exposition (thanks Ken Watanabe!) masquerading as slow-burn buildup, culminating in five screen minutes of lame and generic...