Team Talk – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker David Brake December 24, 2019 Reviews We've finally reached the end of the latest Star Wars saga. It's a bit of a relief, really. The back-and-forth debates over the pros and cons of The Force Awakens vs. The Last Jedi will never be settled but...
Oscar Isaac: A Most Vibrant Five Years James Andrews September 13, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight "You've come a very long way in a very short time." So says another character to Oscar Isaac's Abel Morales in A Most Violent Year. The same could well be said about the actor himself. As recently as 2012 you...
“Darkness Rises, and Light to Meet It”: How The Last Jedi Found the Balance in the Force David Brake December 22, 2017 Analysis, Features, One Off Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is not going to go the way you think! —Luke Skywalker, The Last Jedi Ambiguity (noun). The quality of being open to more than one...
Team Talk – Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rachel Brook December 17, 2017 Reviews It's that time of year again. Christmas? No. Time for a new Star Wars release! After the continuity-eschewing interlude of Rogue One, we're back in the franchise's main stable to catch up with the characters...
Cinema Stories: Our Writers’ Favourite Ever Screenings Tom Bond May 19, 2016 Analysis, Features, One Off Watching films at home has its own charm. It's a comfortable experience, and one you have complete control over. But there's nothing quite like seeing a film on the big screen, in a room full of other people,...
Top 20 Films of 2015: 3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Christopher Preston December 29, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? April, 1997. Thurrock, South East England. The carpark outside a Vue cinema. A seven year-old boy and his father stumble out of the theatre's exit into the...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Review Christopher Preston December 17, 2015 Reviews Some things in life remain constant; they might not whisper in our ears day and night, but their fragments remain scattered inside us, under the crust and dust, waiting for a spark to fuse them back...
The ORWAV Playlist – December 2015 Calum Baker December 4, 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...