OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
5 Favorites #128: The Cast and Crew of Firestarter
Interviews
Flashback: Fess Parker on playing Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
James Plath @ Family Home Theater
Flashback: Irene Bedard on giving voice to Disney’s Pocahontas
James Plath @ Family Home Theater
How ’90s Clothing Brands Sold Us On The Myth Of ‘All-American’
Interview With Editor Matthieu Laclau
- Excerpt: About the path that led him to edit film in China, his collaborations with Jia Zhang-ke, Xu Bing, Midi Z, cooperating with directors, producers and sales agents, his approach towards editing, his future plans, and many other topics
Interview With Mayu Nakamura
- Excerpt: About the concept of scamming the scammer, mothers and sons, middle aged women in Japanese cinema, the acting and casting, and many other topics
Essays
Is This the Beginning of The Korean Weird Wave? 8 Movies State It Is
- Excerpt: Not exactly like the Greek Weird Wave, which derived from the unusual narrative and character choices that border on the absurd, the Korean equivalent includes movies that have a fiction/sci fi base but arthouse aesthetics, to the point that one could say they kind of mock the first with the lack of SFX or any kind of action elements. That most of these titles are supposedly futuristic or alternate reality or dystopian films that take place in settings that have little to no difference than the current times, highlights this “weird” aspect, in an approach that can be attributed to the difficulties of shooting during the lockdowns or to insufficient funds, but still results in a series of productions that can easily be described as unique
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Uma desesperada vitalidade
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
Awards Coverage
The Friday Face-Off, Winners Bracket, Round 6 #1
Oscar Preview: Weekend of May 6-8, 2022
Poll: Remaking Best Directing, 2001
Upcoming Film Previews
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Cryo
DC League of Super-Pets, Updated
Don’t Worry, Darling
Emergency
Homebound
Monstrous
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
On the Count of Three
Pleasure
Shark Bait
Watcher
Festival Coverage (General)
Alcarràs
Paulo Portugal @ CINEblog [Portuguese]
IndieLisboa 2022: a mais robusta Competição Nacional
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
Suíço I’Îlot vence Vision di Réel
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
Super Natural
Paulo Portugal @ CINEblog [Portuguese]
Vision du Réel revela diferentes jogos de poder
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
Visions du Réel – Portugueses em prémios
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
Festival Coverage (Individual or Group Reviews)
Rita e Claire: as portas do cinema no feminino
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
The Swimmer
- Excerpt: While The Swimmer provides many of the pleasures expected from a conventional sports film, it also has a surprise up its sleeve, taking a turn that I would not have anticipated in a million years.
Reviews of Short Films
Party Poster
- Excerpt: “Party Poster” is an excellent short and a testament to the fact that Rishi Chandna has perfected the presentation of realities that might as well be fiction.
Other Types of Articles
Let’s Talk Spoilers – ‘Moon Knight’ Season 1
- Excerpt: The newest Let’s Talk Spoilers is now live! Today we talk about the newest MCU series, Moon Knight.
Let’s Talk Spoilers – ‘WandaVision’ Season 1
- Excerpt: The newest Let’s Talk Spoilers is now live! To celebrate the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness we talk about the series that introduced us to the Scarlet Witch, WandaVision.
Moon Knight Reveals All Religions Are True in the MCU
- Excerpt: Moon Knight Episode 5 has revealed that all religions are true in the MCU. While speaking to Marc and Steven, the Egyptian goddess Tawaret explains that there are many different afterlives… Read the full article below to find out our thoughts!
Moon Knight Season 1 Review
- Excerpt: Moon Knight is more Fight Club than Indiana Jones. That doesn’t stop it from having a fun story, and introducing a lot of new interesting characters and lore to the MCU. Hopefully there’s a season two.
