Spotlight: Joaquin Phoenix – One Face, Many Bodies Rhys Handley March 8, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight With a face as distinct as Joaquin Phoenix’s, the odds are stacked against our one-time hip-hop renaissance man to ever truly disappear into a role – to make us forget that he was ever really there. But...
The Movies And Me: Richard LaGravenese David Brake April 20, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, The Movies & Me The Movies and Me is back! We've got a real heavyweight to return with too. You've probably encountered Richard LaGravenese's work more than you may have realised. His pen has produced the likes of The...
ORWAV’s Top 20 of 2014: 9. Her Cameron Ward December 21, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 7 Comments “Dear Catherine, I've been sitting here thinking about all the things I wanted to apologise to you for." Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix)'s closing missive is a love letter to lives once lived, the final...
Maybeland: Her Madeline Joint June 29, 2014 Features, Independent, Maybeland 3 Comments Maybeland is a new feature exploring all the Brave New Worlds of cinema, a look at the various visions of the future – utopic, dystopic and in-between – that all have their own style, predictions and ideas...
Top 10 Movie Moments of 2014… So Far Tom Bond June 28, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 1 Comment Here at ORWAV we’re not going to bore you with a Best Films of 2014 round-up just because we’re halfway through the year. Instead, our writers are here to offer something different, with the specific...
Music of the Movies: Spike Jonze Andy J Smith March 23, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies Despite only having directed four feature films, Spike Jonze has become a household name for cinema enthusiasts everywhere. Known for his innovative directing style and his choice of quirky, absurdist and...
Her – Review Tom Bond February 14, 2014 Reviews 3 Comments Whether you view Her as a vision of dystopia or utopia rather depends on your relationship with technology. To Theodore (Phoenix) it is at once the reason and remedy for his loneliness. He is struggling to...