Wild Mountain Thyme – Review Louise Burrell May 2, 2021 Reviews Two childhood sweethearts (Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan) who have never quite managed to express their love for one another find themselves mixed up in a dispute over their families’ farmland. That is...
The Report – LFF 2019 Review Jack Blackwell September 30, 2019 Reviews One of the most tiresome habits of modern film marketing and discourse is the obsession with timeliness. Every "serious" release has to be related to Trump or Brexit or MeToo, even if the connection is...
Bad Times at the El Royale – Review Jack Blackwell October 14, 2018 Reviews Though he may only appear in the film for 20 or so minutes, Chris Hemsworth is the key to Bad Times at the El Royale. Without being able to plaster his face and permanent shirtlessness onto every piece of...
The Negotiator – Review Jack Blackwell August 10, 2018 Reviews Given the propensity of most spy movie heroes to do very little actual intelligence gathering and far more murdering, it’s always refreshing to see a protagonist concerned with solving problems with as...
Marjorie Prime – Review Rachel Brook November 10, 2017 Reviews This was originally reviewed on 03/06/17 as part of Sundance London. Like Spike Jonze’s Her, Marjorie Prime is set in a future not too different from the world we know. This adaptation of Jordan...
Team Talk – Baby Driver Louise Burrell July 2, 2017 Reviews Edgar Wright's Baby Driver finally came screeching into cinemas this week, set to what is arguably one of the greatest soundtracks in recent years and featuring a superb cast made up of the likes of Kevin...
Marjorie Prime – Sundance London 2017 Review Rachel Brook June 3, 2017 Reviews Like Spike Jonze’s Her, Marjorie Prime is set in a future not too different from the world we know. This adaptation of Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer-nominated play takes place largely within mundane and...
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...
Big Screen/Small Screen: Mad Men and the Movies Calum Baker April 12, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 2 Comments From The Apartment to Planet of the Apes, by way of Lane Pryce’s beloved The Bridge on the River Kwai: In advance of the Mad Men Season 7 premiere this Sunday, ORWAV takes a look at all things cinematic in...