Rushmore and How the Teen Movie Grew Up Rhys Handley October 8, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Rushmore is 20 years old. Even with a two-decade legacy that reaches into cinema’s hallowed history to map out its future, Wes Anderson’s singular screwball tale of love, betrayal and extracurricular...
The Overnight – Review Sian Brett July 11, 2015 Reviews The Overnight manages to be honest about sex in long-term relationships without trying too hard to be sexy about it, and Jason Schwartzman steals the show throughout as the entrepreneur and artist who...
Spotlight: Jason Schwartzman Tom Bond June 5, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Really, Jason Schwartzman should be a bigger star. Part of the prolific Coppola clan and erstwhile creator of teen drama theme tunes, he made his screen acting debut in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore in 1998 – a...
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,...
Listen Up Philip – LFF Review Tom Bond October 9, 2014 Reviews Philip (Schwartzman) is the man you'll love to hate. Ike (Pryce) is the man he could become. They are both tortured, selfish literary geniuses and Moss, Ritter and de La Baume are the women who suffer for...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Wes Anderson Chris Davies March 7, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Wes Anderson is the creator of a string of classic American independent films that infuse a quirky filming style with wry humour and eccentric characterisations, including The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore,...
