Second Chance: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014) Patrick Taylor September 12, 2017 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance A cursory look through the litany of reviews on its Rotten Tomatoes page will tell you that opinions on Darren Aronofsky's Noah are hardly ambivalent. And it would, admittedly, be wrong to deny that the film...
The Perks of Being the Wallflower: Logan Lerman Naomi Soanes November 17, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight What’s the first film that springs to mind when you say the name Logan Lerman? Percy Jackson? Maybe even The Perks of Being a Wallflower? But for some, this name wouldn’t strike any recognition at all....
A Beginner’s Guide to… Russell Crowe Patrick Nabarro June 3, 2016 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features At my signal, unleash hell. The above line from Russell Crowe’s most iconic screen role – Maximus in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000) – seems a fitting enough emblem for the determined, no-nonsense...
Second Chance: The Fountain Eddie Falvey September 1, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance There is a regularly cited quotation from Woody Allen that goes like this: “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work I want to achieve it though not dying.” Granted, NYC’s comic prince...
Top 10 Movie Moments of 2014… So Far Tom Bond June 28, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 1 Comment Here at ORWAV we’re not going to bore you with a Best Films of 2014 round-up just because we’re halfway through the year. Instead, our writers are here to offer something different, with the specific...
Noah – Review Cameron Ward April 5, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Darren Aronofsky's liberal retelling of the classic Genesis myth is notably epic in both its newly modernised relevance, and its biblically requisite sense of scale. However, much of the tale's innate...