Ordinary Love – LFF 2019 Review Jack Blackwell October 12, 2019 Reviews Few films commit to their titles like Ordinary Love. This is a movie of calm, contemplative realism that never falsely raises its stakes as it studies the effect of a cancer diagnosis on a retired couple in...
Getting Too Old For This Shit? – The Rise of the Geri-Action Star Phil W. Bayles September 18, 2019 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment Poor Roger Murtagh wouldn't last long in Hollywood today. Played by Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, the cop was complaining about getting on in years at the tender age of 50 - which makes him a...
Second Chance: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace James Andrews May 16, 2019 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Two decades on, The Phantom Menace remains the most infamously maligned entry in the ever-expanding Star Wars series. Following the beloved saga's hyped return in 1999 with a monumental and highly marketed...
Cold Pursuit – Review Tom Bond February 20, 2019 Reviews It’s an odd feeling to have a potentially career-ending story about Liam Neeson hit the headlines hours before seeing his latest film. It’s even stranger to digest when that film is a darkly comic and,...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #10 – Widows Katy Moon December 22, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s a dangerous world out there for a film protagonist’s wife. Kidnapped, brutalised, often fridged in favour of the development of their male co-stars, it’s habitually a thankless role that comes with...
Widows – Review Jack Blackwell November 6, 2018 Reviews As one of the most rigorous and unflinching auteurs to emerge in the last decade, it would have been hard to guess that Steve McQueen’s fourth feature, Widows – his first since his Oscar-winning 12 Years...
Widows – LFF 2018 Review Jack Blackwell October 11, 2018 Reviews As one of the most rigorous and unflinching auteurs to emerge in the last decade, it would have been hard to guess that Steve McQueen’s fourth feature, Widows – his first since his Oscar-winning 12 Years...
The Commuter – Review Kambole Campbell January 21, 2018 Reviews Of all the thriller directors that Liam Neeson has worked with in his latter day reinvention as an action movie star, Jaume Collet-Serra probably knows best how to tap into Neeson’s presence. In The...
Why Liam Neeson’s Very Particular Set of Skills Should be Put to Better Use Naomi Soanes January 19, 2018 Features, Spotlight As whispers of Liam Neeson’s imminent retirement from action movies started to make its way down the Hollywood grapevine, cries of dismay rang out from audiences who felt unprepared to lose such an action...
Your Week In Film: Abrams Returns, Neeson Retires, Awards Season Restarts Stephen O'Nion September 15, 2017 News 1. Star Wars: Episode IX - a familiar hope J.J. Abrams will return to the Star Wars franchise, having inked a deal to direct Episode IX. ‘Twas ever thus. According to Deadline, Rian Johnson was initially...
Team Talk: Silence David Brake January 8, 2017 Reviews 1 Comment It's a new year, and eight days in we're already questioning whether God exists. Martin Scorsese's Silence came out on New Year's Day in the UK and it's rather divided audiences. Critics on our shores have...
A Monster Calls – LFF 2016 Review Joni Blyth January 1, 2017 Reviews Punchy, profound and deeply enchanting, A Monster Calls is a home run for all involved - particularly a stacked cast who all give moving performances tied to a tricky subject, and a director who balances...
Silence – Review Bertie Archer December 16, 2016 Reviews The sound of Silence is astonishing. Insects, waves, weather, chanting, groaning and, yes, prolonged silence - these elements combine into a sensory experience at once rich and austere. The clash of languages...
Live Broadcasts: What Do They Mean For Cinemas and Theatres? Patrick Taylor March 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion Cast your eye over the listings at your local cinema and chances are you’ll spot something which looks a bit out of place. Over the last couple of years, live transmissions of theatre productions and operas...
Run All Night – Review Phil W. Bayles March 15, 2015 Reviews 1 Comment There's nothing about Run All Night that you haven't seen before in a dozen other Liam Neeson movies, though this one's assured execution makes it an entertaining watch at least. While Neeson could (and...