OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
All The Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked From Meh To Horrible
- Excerpt: The Disney live-action remakes range from meh to terrible, but we ranked them anyway to find what merits they do hold amongst their many sins.
Interviews
Interview With Hwang Wook and Lim Dong-min
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: On “Mashville,” Korean Westerns, and Making Cinema on Their Own Terms
Video Interviews: Shunji Iwai
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: On the occasion of his presence as Jury Member at Shorts Shorts Film Festival & Asia, we talked on zoom with director Shunji Iwai, in an insightful conversation covering his work, inspirations, and current projects.
Video Interviews: William Inhyuk Hyoung
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In this exclusive interview, acclaimed director William Inhyuk Hyoung opens up about his creative evolution from music and acting to filmmaking, his experiences at Berklee, and his leap from short films to full-length features.
Essays
Primer: The immediately identifiable comedies of Wes Anderson
- Excerpt: The rare modern American auteur to have created and maintained a filmmaking style so recognizable that it’s mimicked, mocked, and admired in equal measure, Wes Anderson has only doubled down on his idiosyncrasies as he’s developed as a director. Here’s how to best open his intricate, indulgent dioramas.
Awards Coverage
Contender: Endless Cookie
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: How to Train Your Dragon
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: One Battle After Another
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Sentimental Value
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2005
Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #30
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
The Bad Guys 2, Updated
Deep Cover
Eddington
Everything’s Going to Be Great
F1, Updated
Familiar Touch
The Materialists, Updated
Off the Grid
The Old Guard 2
Ponyboi
Predator: Killer of Killers, Updated
Smurfs, Updated
Sunlight
Tatami
Zootopia 2
Reviews of Short Films
In Flanders Fields
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Occupying a space between cinema and installation, “In Flanders Fields” may not appeal to everyone. Nonetheless, its inventive visual style—particularly the dual modes of superimposition—is impressive and makes the short worth watching.
Other Types of Articles
Anatomy of a Review: Fountain of Youth
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Folks often wonder how critics begin to formulate their thoughts after viewing a film. While I certainly cannot speak for all critics I can take you inside a variation of a process that I use and show you this week how it goes from blank slate to dislike to hate.
Movie Madness Episode 563: Accept It One Last Time
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: Memorial Day weekend offers a variety of options, some of them even good both in theaters and at home. Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy are here to talk you through nine of them.
Movie Madness Episode 564: You Won’t Get Munson’d By The Bottoms Ladies
Erik Childress @ Now Playing Network
- Excerpt: It’s a funny week for physical media. In that there are some tremendously funny movies in the mix but also some landmarks to put in your library.
Box Office History (Week 21, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 24
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 25
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 28
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: May 29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Lilo & Stitch”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jun. 2025, Limited)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (May 30-Jun. 1, 2025)
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