Goodfellas, 30 Years On: You Always Want to be a Gangster Louise Burrell September 17, 2020 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” And so was born an instant classic, a film that’s considered one of the greatest of all time. Goodfellas explored the ultimate...
The Painted Bird – Review Jack Blackwell September 9, 2020 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in October 2019 as part of our coverage for London Film Festival. A film like The Painted Bird does not want to be ‘liked’. It wants to shock, to disgust, to viscerally...
Mean Streets – My First Time Film Review Louise Burrell April 1, 2020 Reviews In this new series of articles, our writers are watching classic films for the first time. This time we have Louise catching up on Martin Scorsese's 1973 film Mean Streets. Released three years before...
Jane Campion’s The Piano, 25 Years On Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan June 14, 2018 Features, Spotlight Arriving in the midst of a new era of feminism and a heightened awareness how the film industry treats women, the rerelease of Jane Campion’s 1993 film The Piano feels well-timed. The film, a Victorian...
Youth – Review Nick Evan-Cook January 31, 2016 Reviews Michael Caine's best work in years and a strong supporting cast isn't quite enough to lift the evocative, elegant yet slight Youth beyond the (admittedly absorbing) curio it is. If nothing else, the...
ORWAV’s Top 20 of 2014: 6. The Grand Budapest Hotel Conor Morgan December 24, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 3 Comments Wes Anderson is a fascinating phenomenon. Having plugged away as a more or less cult director for some time, his films are becoming increasingly popular amongst wider and wider audiences. To achieve this,...
The Congress – Review Tom Bond August 5, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment The Congress looks at the state of modern Hollywood - actresses battling ageism, the cannibalising presence of CGI and mo-cap – and reflects back a metafictional gem. Folman’s adapted script is cynical...
Scene Stealers: Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction Madeline Joint August 4, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers This is a bold one, it’s true. With a cast that includes Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, reborn John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Chistopher Walken, Uma Thurman and Ving Rhames it's hard to say...