A Love Letter to…When Harry Met Sally…
In 1989, a film about two friends forever raised the bar for the romantic comedy genre. When Harry Met Sally… posed the question: “Can men and women ever just be friends or does sex always get in the...
Love Lives of Supporting Characters: It’s Not All About Harry and Sally
It’s Valentine’s Day: the perfect time to catalogue the most iconic couples in all their romantic glory. But for most of us, coupled up or not, Valentine’s never quite seems to live up to the movie...
Where Did All The Good Ones Go? The Death of the Romcom
Romantic comedies don’t win awards. Rarely are they rapturously received, and they’re an easy cinematic target for the average armchair critic. Formulaic, clichéd and predictable, much of the criticism...
Christmas Gift Guide: Action Hero and Kings and Queens of Comedy
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...
Welcome to the ’80s: More Than Just A Rom-Com
In June 1985, just two months after the release of John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club, Joel Schumacher delivered an outrageously underrated spiritual sequel in the form of St. Elmo’s Fire. Sharing stars Judd...