Dark Waters – Review Carmen Paddock February 26, 2020 Reviews The opening scene of Todd Haynes’ latest feature immediately evokes Jaws, as a group of giggling, beer-fueled teenagers trespass for a midnight swim. The killer in the water, however, is not quite as easy to...
Marjorie Prime – Review Rachel Brook November 10, 2017 Reviews This was originally reviewed on 03/06/17 as part of Sundance London. Like Spike Jonze’s Her, Marjorie Prime is set in a future not too different from the world we know. This adaptation of Jordan...
Marjorie Prime – Sundance London 2017 Review Rachel Brook June 3, 2017 Reviews Like Spike Jonze’s Her, Marjorie Prime is set in a future not too different from the world we know. This adaptation of Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer-nominated play takes place largely within mundane and...
A Perfect Day – LFF Review Rachel Brook October 13, 2015 Reviews From its striking opening A Perfect Day is grubby and real, filled with weathered props and beautiful aerial shots of the suffering landscape. Though it has a well-defined style – established in part by...
Life of Crime – Review Stephen O'Nion September 8, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Life of Crime is fine. Characters are played gamely; costumes are pleasingly authentic; the story... proceeds. Really, this isn’t one for superlative adjectives. Fleetingly snappy - the minimum...
Second Chance: War of the Worlds (2005) Chris Davies May 24, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance 1 Comment In the first of a new series of features for ORWAV we take a look back at films that are often forgotten or dismissed, or else missed out on the acclaim and box office they deserved. In short, they deserve a...