Choosing Life: Optimism In The Films Of Danny Boyle Calum Baker January 27, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features T2 Trainspotting is a gritty drama dealing with the harshness of middle-age in a left-behind society. Its characters must deal with past sins, including betrayal, aggravated assault, self-loathing and drug...
Seth Rogen: From Stoner Support To Bromantic Lead Kambole Campbell May 2, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Seth Rogen may be the most consistent comedy actor in Hollywood. Whether or not you're a fan of his style of humour, it's clear he's established a distinctive comedic character – a lovable, foul-mouthed,...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 20 to 11 David Brake December 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It's here! The One Room With A View Top 20 films of 2015 has landed. It's been an extraordinary year of cinema, and this was one of the closest years we've seen in the vote. With positions constantly changing,...
The ORWAV Playlist – November 2015 Calum Baker November 3, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies Every four weeks, ORWAV explores the movie month ahead through the medium of song! Upcoming releases, notable births and anniversaries and a general celebration of the films, directors, technicians and...
ORWAV’s Best of the London Film Festival 2015 Tom Bond October 21, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off At the start of the 2015 London Film Festival, festival director Clare Stewart announced it was "the year of the strong women". Our summary of the best of the festival suggests that she just might have been...
Steve Jobs – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2015 Reviews What Steve Jobs does best is selling the vision of Steve Jobs. A carnivorous, heartless ego has never looked more appealing or lonely. Fassbender is supreme, bristling with authority and an unquenchable...
Spotlight: Michael Fassbender Tori Brazier October 1, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Michael Fassbender – we’ve seen a lot of him (in more ways than one) in what seems like a few short years, but this actor has been working hard as a professional for more than two decades now. He is...
Elysium – Review Cameron Ward August 28, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment South African director Neill Blomkamp once again conjures up the beautiful filth, in what must be something akin to Steve Jobs' worst nightmare. Just looking at the sheer grittiness of LA's futuristic urban...