Deerskin – Review Louise Burrell July 15, 2021 Reviews Tearing through its meagre 77-minute runtime, Deerskin wastes no time on plot set-up. It becomes quickly apparent that the storyline simply consists of: man buys deerskin jacket, man believes deerskin jacket...
Is La La Land Just The Artist All Over Again? Phil W. Bayles February 1, 2017 Analysis, Debate, Features Here at ORWAV, we just can't stop talking about La La Land. And with good reason - Damien Chazelle's modern take on old-school Hollywood has been nominated for an impressive 14 Academy Awards, and enchanted...
Up For Love – Review Rachel Brook August 7, 2016 Reviews The extent to which Diane immediately trusts Alexandre, the stranger who finds her lost phone and promptly whisks her on extravagant dates in planes and down dark alleys, is baffling, but Virginie Efira and...
The Connection (La French) – Review Bertie Archer May 27, 2015 Reviews Saturated with seventies style, Marseilles’ elegant backdrop provides a proving ground for police magistrate Pierre Michel (Dujardin), and playground for his nemesis, drug-lord Tany Zampa (Lellouche). The...
The Wolf of Wall Street – Review Christopher Preston January 20, 2014 Reviews 3 Comments “I don’t want to survive,” whispers Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave: “I want to live!” The Wolf of Wall Street’s Jordan Belfort subscribes to a similar philosophy. Except, for him, even...