How The LEGO Movie 2 Deconstructs Toxic Masculinity Phil W. Bayles February 27, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion Nobody expected The LEGO Movie to be anything more than a 90-minute commercial for the bricks it was based on. But, in a move that has quickly becoming their trademark, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller...
The Lego Movie 2 – Review Tori Brazier February 6, 2019 Reviews ... Is everything still awesome? The team behind The LEGO Movie 2 is well ahead of us on that joke, and many others too. This film is even more self-aware than its predecessor, referencing everything from...
Why Liam Neeson’s Very Particular Set of Skills Should be Put to Better Use Naomi Soanes January 19, 2018 Features, Spotlight As whispers of Liam Neeson’s imminent retirement from action movies started to make its way down the Hollywood grapevine, cries of dismay rang out from audiences who felt unprepared to lose such an action...
How The Last Jedi and The LEGO Movie Reject Chosen One Narratives Phil W. Bayles December 20, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Two years ago, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released, we returned to the galaxy far, far away to find it just the way we left...
Scene Stealers: Will Arnett in The LEGO Movie Rory Steabler October 10, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers With The LEGO Ninjago Movie opening in the UK this weekend, it looks like the LEGO film franchise is building fast. Ninjago is the second spinoff this year, and two more entries are expected in 2019: The LEGO...
The Rise and Rise of Chris Pratt Naomi Soanes December 22, 2016 Features, Spotlight How did Chris Pratt transition so smoothly from the schlubby Andy Dwyer to the hunky Hollywood hero we know today? We have at least one theory: abs. First things first – a philosophical question to start...
Storks – Review Joni Blyth October 15, 2016 Reviews As far as the funnies go, Storks doesn’t have the consistency and sheer breathlessness of something like The Lego Movie (what does?), but it gets the laughs in thanks to a delightfully weird streak - all...
ORWAV’s Top 20 of 2014: 1. Boyhood Eddie Falvey December 30, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 So here it is, that precious moment you have all been waiting for with bated breath - welcome to One Room With A View’s Number 1 film of 2014; welcome to Richard Linklater’s masterpiece; welcome to...
One Room With A View’s Top 20 Films of 2014: 20-11 David Brake December 19, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 3 Comments So here we go. Based on UK release dates, the team at One Room With A View have voted, and we can now reveal our Top 20 Films of 2014. What a great year of film it has been. X-Men: Days of Future Past...
Christmas Gift Guide: Silver Screeners and Family Friendly Film Tom Bond December 16, 2014 Competitions 2 Comments It’s that most wonderful time of the year, full of food and films for all to enjoy, and here at ORWAV we thought we’d do our bit to get you in the Christmas spirit with a gift guide for all your festive...
Win The LEGO® Movie On DVD! David Brake July 4, 2014 Competitions 2 Comments To celebrate the release of THE LEGO® MOVIE, AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD FROM JULY 7TH AND 3D, BLU-RAY AND DVD ON JULY 21ST, we've got a competition for five lucky people to win a copy of THE LEGO®...
The LEGO Movie – Review Christopher Preston February 18, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment The LEGO Movie is a chocolate box of joy. Some jokes may not taste as good as others, but you are never too far away from something you’re going to adore. Lord and Miller have done it again, this time...
