Martin Scorsese and the Fragility Of Masculinity Thom Denson December 27, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Men are weak-minded, egocentric and, for the most part, doomed to fail. For the past four decades of his career, Martin Scorsese has mined his way through the male psyche, warts and all. To some, he may be...
Why Does The Big Short Break The Fourth Wall? Tom Bond January 29, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features What is it about bankers and the fourth wall? Just like the banking institutions they work in, the lives of ordinary people, and the global economy, they can’t help but break it. Writer/director Adam...
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...
ORWAV’s Top 20 Of 2014: 5. The Wolf Of Wall Street Tom Bond December 26, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 2 Comments Do you want to be Jordan Belfort? Do you want what he has? The money, the drugs, the women, the power? You’re not alone. You’re only human. Debates raged with the manic energy of coked-up stockbrokers...
Christmas Gift Guide: Action Hero and Kings and Queens of Comedy Tom Bond December 15, 2014 Competitions 3 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...
Scene Stealers: Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street Eddie Falvey October 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers It could be said that for the last couple of years Matthew McConaughey has stolen the show in just about everything he’s laid his hands upon. It began in the summer of 2012. Joss Whedon had torn up box...
Top 10 Movie Moments of 2014… So Far Tom Bond June 28, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 1 Comment Here at ORWAV we’re not going to bore you with a Best Films of 2014 round-up just because we’re halfway through the year. Instead, our writers are here to offer something different, with the specific...
The Wolf of Wall Street – Review Christopher Preston January 20, 2014 Reviews 3 Comments “I don’t want to survive,” whispers Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave: “I want to live!” The Wolf of Wall Street’s Jordan Belfort subscribes to a similar philosophy. Except, for him, even...
