OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
These New Films About Iconic Black Models Fight For Their Relevance
TIFF Interview: Axel Petersén and Joel Spira of “Shame on Dry Land”
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: In “Shame on Dry Land,” Swedish director Axel Petersén (“The Real Estate”) crafts, in his own words, a “Mediterranean noir” set on the island nation of Malta. Starring Joel Spira (“Orca”) as Dimman, it tells the story of a reformed (or not) con man struggling to repair the damaged relationship with his erstwhile best friend, Fredrik (Christopher Wagelin, “Stockholm”).
Essays
Hollywood’s enduring fear of Artificial Intelligence shows no signs of letting up
Victoria Luxford @ Little White Lies
- Excerpt: As Gareth Edwards’ The Creator storms into cinemas, we trace the film industry’s obsession with the idea that a robot uprising looms on the horizon.
Awards Coverage
Contender: American Fiction
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Foe
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Origin
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: R.M.N.
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Rimini
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Fabric of the Human Body
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: When You Finish Saving the World
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Supporting Actress, 2013
The Ultimate List Poll #67
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
57 Seconds
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Dark Harvest
Desperation Road
Dream Scenario
The Elderly
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Updated
Miranda’s Victim
Pet Semetary: Bloodlines
Story Ave
Trolls Band Together, Updated
When Evil Lurks
Festival Coverage (General)
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Day 1
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
Festival Coverage (Individual or Group Reviews)
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Day 3
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Day 2
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: My coverage of Fantastic Fest rolls on into day two. Sometimes when you’re at Fantastic Fest, Frodo comes to hang out. NBD.
Movie Madness Episode 415: The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Erik Childress flies solo on this one detailing his full experience at this year’s event. He shares his thoughts on over 25 films ranging from new titles from Richard Linklater, Alexander Payne and Kitty Green to even actors getting behind the camera including Anna Kendrick, Michael Keaton and Patricia Arquette.
Woman of the Hour
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: Both script and mise-en-scène complement each other, condemning a world where the words—and lives—of women are secondary to male privilege.
Copa 71
Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: The reasons for the news blackout all these years will infuriate, even as the actions of the women back then inspire.
The Dead Don’t Hurt
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: It may suffer from some overinfatuation with its own languid grandeur, but is otherwise a powerful cinematic effort.
Shame on Dry Land
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: Gripping stuff with many an unusual plot twist and some fine performances, it’s a wild ride from despair to redemption.
Silver Dollar Road
Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: As frustrating as the tale may often be, it’s also a celebration of the ties that bind.
Reviews of Short Films
Early Short Films of the French New Wave
- Excerpt: …as a group these films provide a fascinating glimpse into the early years of the New Wave.
Other Types of Articles
Movie Madness Episode 416: Here Come The Pain Big Time
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Erik Childress & Peter Sobczynski guides you through the latest in physical media.
Early Short Films of the French New Wave: Exploring Icarus Films’ New Anthology
- Excerpt: A new box set from Icarus Films collects some of the most extraordinary and influential of these shorts, all produced by Braunberger in the decade between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s and all presented in brand new 2K restorations. Early Short Films of the French New Wave essentially constitutes a mini crash course in cinematic style, from Alain Resnais’ modernist documentary shorts to Jean Rouch’s cinema-verite portraits of society to Jean-Luc Godard’s embittered battles of the sexes.
Favorite Nicolas Cage Films
- Excerpt: I never give up on Nicolas Cage. Here are my five favorite Cage movies.
Grey Gardens: The 2009 Television Movie
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: A tragic portrait of stifling love and of living in the past, Grey Gardens has two strong performances at its troubled heart.
Box Office History (Week 38, 2023)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 22
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 24
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 25
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 28
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
