Life Finds a Way: The Jurassic World 3 Wish List James Andrews June 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Opinion Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom came roaring into cinemas last week, with our Phil calling the sequel/fifth outing 'an entertaining ride... with a fun B-movie premise, decently executed'. Generally good...
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Review Phil W. Bayles June 5, 2018 Reviews Just as the geneticists at Isla Nubar keep stitching their creations together to make bigger and (supposedly) better dinosaurs, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom can't help but feel like a greatest hits...
Why Bryce Dallas Howard is Underrated Alice Rooney May 31, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off, Opinion Everyone has been in the situation: movie night in with your friends, eating popcorn, laughing and joking. The opening titles start and the protagonists appear. Halfway through, you find yourself elbowing the...
Your Week In Film: Pressure, Pikachu and Pterodactyls Stephen O'Nion December 8, 2017 News 1. Fox’s Freddie Mercury biopic under pressure With Bryan Singer fired from Bohemian Rhapsody, the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic, Twentieth Century Fox have moved fast on a replacement. It has fallen to...
Your Week In Film: Superheroes, Supersleuths and Stars Stephen O'Nion November 24, 2017 News 1. It’s that time of year, folks... Welcome to another edition of Gambit-chat. The all-too-regular column where we recap all the latest news about Gambit, a film that is definitely happening and definitely...
The Book of Henry – Review Phil W. Bayles June 21, 2017 Reviews Gregg Hurwitz's screenplay for The Book of Henry has been searching for a director since the late 1990s. Watching the film, it’s not difficult to see why. Tonally, it’s all over the place. It starts as...
Your Week In Film: Jurassic Jeff, Classic ‘Cameron, and Tilda Stephen O'Nion April 28, 2017 News 1. James Cameron really hopes you’re free in December 2025 Managing to lend an element of bombast and futurismo to an otherwise standard scheduling announcement, James Cameron has unleashed the release...
The Rise and Rise of Chris Pratt Naomi Soanes December 22, 2016 Features, Spotlight How did Chris Pratt transition so smoothly from the schlubby Andy Dwyer to the hunky Hollywood hero we know today? We have at least one theory: abs. First things first – a philosophical question to start...
Your Week In Film: Ron Perlman, ‘Rangers, Rogue One, ’Ritchie and more! Stephen O'Nion October 14, 2016 News 1. Benicio Del Toro runs from Shane Black’s Predator Let’s start this week’s news with a depressing bang: sometimes dreams don’t come true. Although it looked like Benicio Del Toro was all set to...
Your Week In Film: Jurassic, JJ, Jungle, Jason and Jon (Favreau) Stephen O'Nion April 22, 2016 News 1. Tony Stark to return for Spider-Man: Homecoming It has long been suspected that Robert Downey Jr. has been looking to hang up his (iron) boots and retire from the MCU but that moment is not yet here. The...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 20 to 11 David Brake December 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It's here! The One Room With A View Top 20 films of 2015 has landed. It's been an extraordinary year of cinema, and this was one of the closest years we've seen in the vote. With positions constantly changing,...
2015: The Year The Bubble Began To Burst? Eddie Falvey November 12, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion Ever since Jaws exploded into the popular consciousness in the summer of 1975 the world has been at the mercy of blockbuster film franchises. Usually (but not always) building upon highly successful source...
I’ll Be Back: Are Sequels Always Worth The Wait? Phil W. Bayles June 12, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion This year has brought with it a huge number of (incredibly) long-awaited sequels. We've just witnessed the reopening of Isla Nubar in Jurassic World, next month we'll go back in time for Terminator...
Jurassic World – Review Daniel Orton June 12, 2015 Reviews From the moment Ty Simpkins throws open the hotel window shutters and we first see a sweeping aerial view of Jurassic World, with John Williams’ iconic score blaring out triumphantly, you know you’re in...
The ORWAV Playlist – June 2015 Calum Baker June 2, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies Every four weeks, ORWAV explores the movie month ahead through the medium of song! Upcoming releases, notable births and anniversaries and a general celebration of the films, directors, technicians and...