OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
Director’s Canvas: Robert Zemeckis’ Filmography Ranked
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
An Older Kind of Fear: Five Classic Halloween Horror Titles on Blu-ray
Interviews
The Avengers of Hunks: Jonathan Bennett, Tyler Hynes, and B.J. Britt on Hallmark’s Groomsmen Trilogy
- Excerpt: In an interview, the actors who play the three groomsmen explain that they are real-life best friends and explain why the ability to deliver a sincere apology is one key to being a Hallmark leading man.
Finding Mr. Christmas: Jonathan Bennett on Hallmark’s New Reality Competition
- Excerpt: I always say there are two types of people in the world. People who watch Hallmark movies and liars.
The Reckoning and Short-Lived Glory of the ’90s Black Horror Movie
Essays
You probably can’t watch the political documentary of the year
- Excerpt: No Other Land, a harrowing first-person account of the continued Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes, is a must-see. Its lack of distribution means that’s nearly impossible.
Awards Coverage
2024 Calendar Preview: November
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contenders 24: November Update
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
New Poll Series Debuts This Week
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Directing, 2016
Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 3 #1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
100 Yards
The American
Maria, Updated
Our Little Secret
Queer
September 5
Slow
Something in the Water
Spellbound, Updated
That Christmas
Unstoppable
Weekend in Taipei
Festival Coverage
After: Poetry Destroys Silence
- Excerpt: The film’s look and sound are lyrical, providing an apt setting for the poets who recite their work and discuss the kind of communication that fills in the gaps left by recitations of fact, archival images, or dramatic re-enactments.
Other Types of Articles
Gary: The Peacock Television Documentary
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Gary, the documentary about (Gary Coleman’s) life and career, gives us more insight due to the participation of many of those who ultimately harmed Coleman, intentionally or not as they might assert.
Invincible Season 2 – Part 2 Review
- Excerpt: Better late than never! #Invincible Season 2 Part 2 full review below. At least Season 3 won’t be split into two parts!
Movie Madness Episode 514: Here and There and The 2024 Chicago International Film Festival
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy return for a little crossover show including new titles this week and a recap of films from this year’s Chicago International Film Festival; some of which you can see right now.
Movie Madness Episode 515: Santa? NO, It’s Godzilla And WAR!
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Halloween is over, which means Christmas is creepin’ upon us so who better to start making your shopping lists with than Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski on this week’s physical media show.
The Wizard of Oz Retrospective: An Introduction
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: If there is an American mythology, the L. Frank Baum book series about a magical land populated with wise scarecrows and wicked witches would be a strong contender.
Box Office History (Week 44, 2024)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 2
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 3
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 4
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 5
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 6
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: November 7
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
