OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Adam Pak Interview
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Adam Pak to dive deep into his gripping performance as Wing in the Hong Kong adaptation of Tape. Known for its raw intensity and emotional complexity, the film challenges both its characters and audience with themes of friendship, rivalry, manipulation, and the echoes of the #MeToo movement.
My Window into Culture: Rachael Abigail Holder on “Love, Brooklyn”
- Excerpt: In an interview with RogerEbert.com, director Rachael Abigail Holder discussed casting, locations, and her deeply personal connection to Brooklyn.
Essays
Even with a documentary’s worth of hindsight, the Jussie Smollett case is still a Rorschach test mess
- Excerpt: Netflix’s new true-crime take is as wishy-washy as its title’s punctuation: The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Hollywod and Videogames: A New Love Story?
Diego Salgado @ [Spanish]
Awards Coverage
Contender: Scarlet
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Collaboration
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Rivals of Amziah King
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Testament of Ann Lee
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 1998
Upcoming Film Previews
Anniversary
Ballad of a Small Player
The Conjuring: Last Rites, Updated
Everything to Me
Fairyland
Good Boy
The History of Sound, Updated
It Was Just an Accident
Keeper, Updated
Kill Me Again
The Kiss of the Spider Woman, Updated
A Little Prayer
Looking Through Water
Motherland
Relay, Updated
Traumatika, Updated
Reviews of Short Films
Chronicle of a Durian
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Chronicle of a Durian” is an excellent short, smartly conceived, beautifully shot, and expertly edited. It stands as a strong testament to Yang Xiao’s directorial abilities.
Modern Masturbation Allegory
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Ultimately, “Modern Masturbation Allegory” becomes a rare and honest record of female masturbation and its context. At the same time, the artistry of Li’s approach, with its experimental visuals and sensitive framing, ensures that the work resonates not only as a candid exploration of sexuality but also as a carefully crafted piece of visual expression.
Side A: A Summer Day
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Side A: A Summer Day” is a standout short that succeeds on every level. Its recognition at the Golden Horse Awards is well deserved.
Sunday Sauce
- Excerpt: Guess who’s cumming to dinner
Turing Test
- Excerpt: How smart is your hard drive?
A Very Straight Neck
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Although familiarity with the original graphic story may deepen understanding, “A Very Straight Neck” stands on its own as a visually arresting and emotionally nuanced piece, through which Neo offers a provocative commentary on embodiment, memory, and liberation.
Other Types of Articles
Alien Earth: Season 1, Episode 3
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: The episode maintains a good level of tension and, of course, utilises the Xenomorph in a sublime way, portraying it as a fearsome and disgusting creature that, curiously, can still be defeated.
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything…covers the length and breadth of Walters’ career and life, showing that she was inspirational, aspirational and when needed, ruthless.
James Cagney: Top of the World
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: James Cagney: Top of the World is a good introduction to this iconic figure, respectful and with some surprising revelations along the way.
Judy Garland: By Myself
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The extraordinary heights and disastrous lows of (Judy Garland’s) professional and personal life are examined by friends, coworkers and even by Garland herself.
Movie Madness Episode 589: Ethan, Don’t. Just…Don’t!
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: The latest films from Ethan Coen, Ron Howard, David MacKenzie and Lasse Hallstrom plus the biggest animated film of all-time and more reviews this week.
Movie Madness Episode 590: Buy These Blu-rays Or We Will Taunt You A Second Time
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This Week In Physical Media We’ve Got Horror Remakes, Sequels and Prequels, LGBTQ Cinema, 1950s Paranoia, Crime Sagas From Across The Pond And One Of The Funniest Films Of All-Time Celebrates Its 50th
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: I think many will be surprised to see Claude Rains, embodiment of sophistication and elegance, doing a little song-and-dance.
A Tribute to David Lynch
Diego Salgado @ Split Screen [Spanish]
Box Office History (Week 34, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 22
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 24
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 25
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 28
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Sep. 2025, Wide)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 29-31, 2025)
Poll: Wnow That You’ve Seen “Relay”
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