Ammonite – Review Rafaela Sales Ross March 26, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in October 2020 as part of our London Film Festival coverage. Following his sublime directorial debut, God’s Own Country, Francis Lee once again delves into feelings of...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2020: #3 – Little Women Anahit Behrooz December 30, 2020 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Editor note - While Little Women was released on the 26th December 2019 in the UK, due to time constraints our group of writers did not get the chance to vote for it in last year's Top 20. For that reason, we...
Atonement and the Precarity of Desire Anahit Behrooz July 17, 2020 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Atonement was the film that made me fall in love with cinema. There had been films before and innumerable films since, but nothing has ever approached that heart-stopping, locking-eyes-across-a-crowded-room...
Little Women – Review Ben Flanagan December 27, 2019 Reviews Walking out of Little Women, it's hard to think that a more perfect adaptation of an already perfect novel exists. Sense and Sensibility (1995) and The Age of Innocence (1993) perhaps come close, but neither...
Why Every Generation Needs its Own Little Women Alex Goldstein August 13, 2019 Analysis, By The Book, Features Every generation gets its own adaptation of Little Women, and here is ours, with its first trailer released today. But just how well has Greta Gerwig cast her adaptation compared to past...
Mary Queen of Scots – Review Tom Bond January 17, 2019 Reviews It’s hard to imagine a juicier historical story to film. Two rare female leaders in 16th century Britain, locked in fights for their crowns, their heritage and their lives – all while trying to steal each...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2018: #4 – Lady Bird Tom Bond December 28, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 There’s a line in a song I think about a lot. I think it might be true. You can change your clothes/ Change your hairstyle, your friends, cities, continents/ But sooner or later your own self will always...
On Chesil Beach – Review L D May 20, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 08/10/2017 as part of London Film Festival. Adapted by the author of the 166-page novella it is based on, Dominic Cooke’s On Chesil Beach offers the promise of...
Lady Bird – Review Jack Blackwell February 16, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 15/10/17 as part of London Film Festival. Though Greta Gerwig has had plentiful scripting experience to complement her always exciting acting career, Lady Bird marks...
Greta Gerwig vs. the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Rhys Handley February 15, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Raised on a diet of Penny Lane, Ramona Flowers and Summer Finn, boys do not stand a chance when it comes to perceiving the unseen depths and desires of the women in their lives. If every girl who hangs with...
Saoirse Ronan: Innocence and Experience Rachel Brook February 14, 2018 Features, Spotlight 2 Comments Greta Gerwig’s eagerly-anticipated first feature as director, Lady Bird, is finally here on Friday. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the triple-threat chose not to star in the film herself, yet a cast...
Lady Bird – LFF 2017 Review Jack Blackwell October 15, 2017 Reviews Though Greta Gerwig has had plentiful scripting experience to complement her always exciting acting career, Lady Bird marks her debut in the world of directing (and writing alone). We’re very pleased to...
On Chesil Beach – LFF 2017 Review L D October 8, 2017 Reviews Adapted by the author of the 166-page novella it is based on, Dominic Cooke’s On Chesil Beach offers the promise of expanding upon Ian McEwan’s source material. Unfortunately, however, there is a...
Loving Vincent – Review Tori Brazier October 7, 2017 Reviews Told in Van Gogh’s own language – through some of his letters and, quite literally, through his unmistakeable painting style – Loving Vincent is a lavish feast for the eyes. There are the vibrant yellows...
Brooklyn – LFF Review Tori Brazier October 13, 2015 Reviews Brooklyn is a beautiful film, in both presentation, with its lush cinematography, and delicate execution. It’s an intimate tale of one girl’s struggle to find the life she wishes to lead – but told...