Jojo Rabbit – LFF 2019 Review Carmen Paddock October 10, 2019 Reviews Thank the cinematic gods a studio gave Taika Waititi the money to make what is – on paper – a disaster waiting to happen. Yet in his hands, a comedy about a Hitler Youth misfit and his imaginary friend...
Vice – Review Joni Blyth January 22, 2019 Reviews Art is as much about what you don’t paint as it is about what you do. The negative space, the pregnant pause, silence between the beats – there’s power in the gaps. Vice works best when it explores the...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #7 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Tori Brazier December 27, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 A lot has happened since Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri streaked onto cinema screens in early January. A bachelor brought his girlfriend home to meet a bunch of crazy rich Asians in Singapore...
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Review Jack Blackwell January 7, 2018 Reviews A sensationally funny and affecting dark comedy, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri arrived at Venice just as the festival was hitting a slump, and reinvigorated it with a fiery passion. Martin...
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Venice 2017 Review Jack Blackwell September 4, 2017 Reviews A sensationally funny and affecting dark comedy, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri arrived at Venice just as the festival was hitting a slump, and has reinvigorated it with a fiery passion. Martin...
The Sci-Fi Sensibilities of Duncan Jones Kambole Campbell May 31, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Duncan Jones knows how to work within his means. Probably the most popular director that you’ve never heard of, Jones has built a strong cult following through his acclaimed sci-fi features Moon and Source...
Poltergeist – Review David Brake May 24, 2015 Reviews From the beginning, Poltergeist 2.0 has potential. Its premise was always a winner, and there's a strong core cast working to draw us in. Kenan creates a compelling and unique connection with his film and...
Two Smart Sci-Fis To Watch After Interstellar David Brake November 15, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off 1 Comment Ever since Stanley Kubrick turned the sci-fi film into an art form, the rise of the intelligent sci-fi thriller - more cerebral than shoot-em-up - has been slow but steady. Now Christopher Nolan, the king of...
Say When – Review Rachel Brook November 4, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Kitschy and tediously drawn-out home video credits give way to a humorous portrait of arrested development in the vein of Frances Ha and Drifters. While stylistically closer to the latter, Say When’s...