Nightmare Alley – Review Carmen Paddock January 23, 2022 Reviews As Stanton Carlisle leaves an unidentified body and his family home going up in flames, Guillermo del Toro establishes that his latest noir is far from a straight adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946...
The Humans – Review George Howarth December 29, 2021 Reviews A24 could almost qualify as a genre in itself at this stage. The distributor’s slew of offbeat masterpieces now means the name alone is a hallmark of cinema; so it seems only natural that The Humans, the...
Kajillionaire – LFF 2020 Review Joni Blyth October 8, 2020 Reviews Crime doesn’t pay. Or at least, it doesn’t pay well. Kajillionaire’s con artists are a far cry from ripping off a Vegas bank; a good day’s haul to the Dynes is a gift certificate and a big rock....
ORWAV’S Top 20 Films of 2018: #2 – The Shape of Water Josefine Algieri December 30, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Even nearly 12 months after its initial UK release, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water has lost none of its magic. The film not only captured the hearts of critics, but also of cinemagoers worldwide,...
What’s the Meta? How The Cabin in the Woods Subverted Horror James Andrews October 11, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Screenwriter extraordinaire Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, World War Z, The Martian) is back with his second feature as a director, Bad Times at the El Royale. His latest finds a group of strangers unravelling a...
COMPETITION – Win BONE TOMAHAWK on DVD! David Brake June 3, 2016 Competitions Thanks to the tremendous folk at The Works Film Group, we've got THREE copies of Bone Tomahawk to give away on DVD! You'll want to enter this one. Not heard of it? It's an excellent Western that could...
Bone Tomahawk – Review David Brake February 19, 2016 Reviews Bone Tomahawk is a film that colours outside the lines. A Western in spirit, but cannibalistic at heart, beautiful landscapes and meandering conversations mix with grizzly ends and an extensive...
Spotlight: Tom McCarthy Calum Baker February 2, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Tom McCarthy is known for many things: he’s a critically well-liked writer-director whose most recent film, Spotlight, is garnering accolades around the world. He’s a very recognisable “That guy!”...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Core Conor Morgan September 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Richard Jenkins, DJ Squalls, Bruce Greenwood Director: Jon Amiel Writers: Cooper Layne, John Rogers Budget: $60 million Worldwide gross:...
God’s Pocket – Review Rachel Brook August 9, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment A sparing script immerses the viewer in the working-class environ of God’s Pocket, allowing impeccable editing, whiplash choreography and top-notch silent acting to take centre stage. It’s Hendricks who...