ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2021: #4 – Another Round David Brake December 31, 2021 Analysis, Features, Top 10 “To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.” In The Simpsons episode titled ‘Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment’, after battling humourless lawman Rex Banner, Homer Simpson...
Riders of Justice – Review Rafaela Sales Ross July 22, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in February 2021 as part of our Glasgow Film Festival coverage. Coincidences are thoroughly dissected in Riders of Justice, a thriller that puts to the test all the...
Another Round – Review Rob Salusbury July 2, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in October 2020 as part of our London Film Festival coverage. Another Round sees the Danish dream team of Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Vinterberg finally back together, eight...
Arctic – Review Jack Blackwell September 27, 2018 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 27/09/2018. It’s still relatively rare for internet stars to make a successful leap into cinema, but that is, for the...
At Eternity’s Gate – Review Jack Blackwell September 3, 2018 Reviews This review was published as part of our Venice film festival coverage on 03/09/2018. With At Eternity’s Gate coming out less than a year after Loving Vincent, the life of Vincent van Gogh seems like...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Review Bertie Archer December 13, 2016 Reviews Breathe. This is the prequel you were looking for. From the very first moments it's clear that Rogue One stands distinctly alone in style and tone, yet blends almost seamlessly into the existing canon - quite...
Men and Chicken – Review Nick Evan-Cook July 16, 2016 Reviews Dark, intermittently hilarious and downright peculiar throughout, Men and Chicken offers a mixed bag as comedy and drama are both touched upon, albeit without either approach to this farcical tale ever...
The Salvation – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2014 Reviews The Salvation launches into action with a tense and life-changing encounter for Jon (Mikkelsen) and his family. Unfortunately, from there the plot becomes increasingly ludicrous and lightweight. The...