OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
‘Novocaine’ directors Dan Berk & Robert Olsen on making the leap from horror to action
Interview: Ray Nicholson and Jacob Batalon on ‘Novocaine’
Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder talk Meatloaf songs and ‘Novocaine’
Essays
Cult Of Criterion: A Woman Of Paris
- Excerpt: Charlie Chaplin’s only purely dramatic work is subtle, sexual, and surprisingly realistic.
Studio Ghibli faces its biggest villain yet: an ironic onslaught of AI
- Excerpt: Hayao Miyazaki’s environmentalist masterpiece Princess Mononoke returns to theaters while his style is stolen by AI.
Festival Coverage
SXSW 2025 Post-Mortem
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: Standing near the entrance of the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse, waiting to get into my next screening, I noticed something odd.
Awards Coverage
Calendar Preview: March 2025
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
Ballerina, Updated
Colorful Stage! The Movie
Elio, Updated
F1, Updated
Fog of War
Freakier Friday
Grand Tour
Gunslingers
Julie Keeps Quiet
The Materialists
The Shrouds, Updated
Spinal Tap II
The Wedding Banquet, Updated
Reviews of Short Films
Anwar
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Anwar” is an impressive short, both contextually and audiovisually, and a testament to Matrouk and his crew’s prowess.
Arkestra
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: This, however, is just a minor issue, and any technical problem appearing is essentially a non-factor, as the importance of shooting such a film, and showing it to audiences, outweighs everything else. Despite the horridness of what is shown on screen, this is a documentary that everyone should see, if only for the possibility of sparking change.
Tiger Cop: Project A
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: A true throwback to ’90s Hong Kong action films, “Tiger Cop: Project A” is an impressive short that will undoubtedly delight Golden Harvest fans
Other Types of Articles
‘Magazine Dreams’: Should Jonathan Majors’ Movie Have Been Buried for Good?
Candice Fred @ The Daily Beast
Movie Madness Episode 547: The 2025 SXSW Film Festival
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Erik Childress has been traveling to Austin for over 20 years for the annual South by Southwest Film Festival. He is back to tell you all about 19 films that he saw this year.
Movie Madness Episode 548: Hi Ho! Alto! It’s Off To Eephus We Go!!
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy have nine movies for you this week.
Movie Madness Episode 549: Hackman And The Deadly Wonder Women
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Blu-rays, 4Ks, physical media galore this week as Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski guide you through another week.
Box Office History (Week 12, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 22
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 24
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 25
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
