OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
The 10 Best Movies of 2018
Interviews
Director/Writer Patrick Wang
Bev Questad @ It’s Just Movies
- Excerpt: Like the dioramas, each of Patrick Wang’s films takes seemingly ordinary environments and people and juxtaposes them to surprising situations which in turn challenge our minds and extend our thoughts.
Peter Hedges Talks His New Addiction Drama Ben is Back
Christian Long @ Coming Soon dot net
Festivals: General Coverage
People of color will be center stage at Sundance – that’s worth celebrating
Candice Frederick @ The Guardian
Festivals: Individual Reviews
Our Madness (2018)
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
Watching The Castle on the big screen again proves it’s better than ever
- Excerpt: In a recent poll conducted by the Adelaide Film Festival, The Castle was ranked as Australia’s #1 film. On the ground at the festival, critic Blake Howard watches this beloved film on the big screen more than two decades after its initial release. Spoiler alert: it’s still a comedy masterpiece.
Tributes
RIP and Excelsior, Stan Lee
Essays
Brief Thoughts: ‘Schindler’s List’ 25 Years Later
Aaron Neuwirth @ The Code Is Zeek
- Excerpt: There’s a reason this film entered the realm of “classic films” so quickly, compared to other releases not perceived as such until later.
The Existential Miseries & Mysteries of Class in BURNING
C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: Burning becomes a postmodern mystery about fleeting relationships in the 21st century, as well as illustrates how alienated young people have become from themselves and the people around them in the urban landscape, often through no fault of their own.
Space-Time Paradoxes: ‘The Day Time Ended’ (1979)
Diego Salgado @ Cine Divergente [Spanish]
Suspiria Bathes in (Blood &) the Power of Women
C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: Suspiria is a powerfully terrifying and horrifically beautiful exploration of feminine power.
Venom: Socialism’s Accidental Super-Antihero
C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: Venom is, at its worst, incredibly messy, though at its best it’s fun, slightly horrific, and an accidental slice of superhero socialism.
Video Essays, Video Reviews, Vlogs & More
Silent Film Sleuths Unearth Crusty Gems with ‘Found at Mostly Lost, Vol. 2’
Other Types of Articles
Blu-ray Review: Criterion’s “The Princess Bride” Whiffs On New Features, But You’re Going To Buy It Anyway
- Excerpt: If you’ve ever owned this film on disc before, you probably have some of this material. But you love this film, so shush.
Blu-ray Review: Peer Into Cinema’s Great Missing Link With Criterion’s “The Magnificent Ambersons”
- Excerpt: It’s a season of Welles with THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND on Netflix and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS joining the Criterion Collection.
Book Review: Ben Fritz’s “The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies”
Andrew Wyatt @ The Common Reader
