ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2019: #2 – Knives Out Phil W. Bayles December 31, 2019 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Rian Johnson is a man who loves breaking rules. He broke just about every rule in the book when he was given the reins to Star Wars, and some of the most unpleasant people on the internet are still giving him...
Knives Out – Review Tom Bond November 25, 2019 Reviews Whodunnits are never just about who did it. They are about the dynamic between head and heart – how and why someone takes the ultimate decision to kill another. Writer-director Rian Johnson understands this...
Halloween: The Perfect Slasher Turns 40 Katy Moon October 17, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Like the great Michael Myers himself, you can never really kill a horror franchise. This month, 40 years after the original slashed its way onto movie screens and into our hearts, Halloween returns. Pointedly...
A Love Letter To… Trading Places Patrick Taylor December 24, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Trading Places (1983) is not a film often mentioned on many people’s list of favourite Christmas films. Though it may not have as many obvious festive touch-points as revered classics such as It’s a...