OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Essays
The “Quatermass” Series
Mark Leeper @ Mark Leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, marks the 70th anniversary of the first broadcast of the first episode of the first BBC “Quatermass” play, all of which were written by British screenwriter Nigel Kneale.
Awards Coverage
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Supporting Actress, 2003
The Ultimate List Poll #57
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
Big Shark
Blue Beetle, Updated
Corner Office
Dreamin’ Wild
Fear the Night
Godzilla Minus One
It Lives Inside
Jules
The Nun II
The Outlaw Johnny Black
Summoning Sylvia
Wonka
Festival Coverage (Individual or Group Reviews)
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: BEAR MAN, KITTY THE KILLER & I LOVE YOU, BEKSMAN
- Excerpt: With the wide range of genres on offer at the New York Asian Film Festival — including critically acclaimed dramas, high-octane action films, and swoon-worthy romances — it’s always worthwhile to check out some comedies. Read on for my thoughts on some zany, high-energy films from South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines that are screening at this year’s festival.
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: GAGA, #MANHOLE & GLORIOUS ASHES
- Excerpt: One of the highlights of my personal festival calendar, the New York Asian Film Festival provides movie lovers in the tri-state area with a great opportunity to see films across a wide range of genres from the Asian continent and the diaspora.
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: MOUNTAIN ONION, NOMAD (DIRECTOR’S CUT), MOUNTAIN WOMAN
- Excerpt: An eccentric Kazakh comedy about a family falling apart, a re-released version of an influential Hong Kong classic, and a Japanese period drama about an outcast woman’s emancipation walk into a bar—except instead of a bar, it’s 2023 New York Asian Film Festival.
Reviews of Short Films
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A delightful adventure story about four new friends sharing their wisdom about life, challenges, and home.
The Elephant Whisperers
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Up-close and personal portrait of an indigenous couple in India who tutor us in the spiritual art of caregiving to animals.
Other Types of Articles
Death Snot
- Excerpt: Nobody “nose” the trouble I’ve seen
Diaspora
- Excerpt: Where are they now?
Gold and Mud
- Excerpt: Heartfelt homage
Meantime
- Excerpt: What is paradise?
Nian
- Excerpt: How to eat revenge
Grey’s Anatomy :19th Season Review Poem
- Excerpt: Grey’s Anatomy started strong. But later many things went wrong.
Movie Madness Episode 399: We Choose To Accept Some Of These Movies
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: There’s one big movie hitting theaters this week but Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy still have eight other titles to talk about.
Movie Madness Episode 400: To Live and Die Breathlessly
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress on this week’s physical media roundup. They include 4K releases from Godard, Scorsese and Boetticher.
Nude
- Excerpt: When kinky, apparently, goes wrong
Box Office History (Week 28, 2023)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 14
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 15
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 16
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 17
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 18
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 19
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
