OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Essays
James Bond enters The Matrix in round three of our action franchise tournament
- Excerpt: The remaining, bloodied fighters ready themselves to enter the Elite Eight.
A Mission: Impossible choice confronts the fourth round of our action franchise tournament
- Excerpt: Will Tom Cruise’s death drive overcome the chaotic, literal drive for survival in Mad Max? Can Jackie Chan’s Hong Kong masterpieces beat out the essential sci-fi films that grew from that action environment?
What’s the greatest action franchise of all time?
- Excerpt: Here is our Action Franchise Tournament, a five-round, single-elimination battle royale. Over the next five days, 32 franchises—seeded as if they were heading to Martial Arts Island to duke it out in front of a sinister benefactor—will compete for the title belt.
What’s the greatest action franchise? The tournament enters round two
- Excerpt: The bodies hit the floor in the first round of our Action Franchise Tournament yesterday. Here are the winners of round two.
Festival Coverage
213 Bones
Above the Knee
Appofeniacs
The Arbiter
The Arborist
A Blind Bargain
Blockhead
Blood Shine
The Caretaker
CognAItive
The Confession
Cover
Crushed
Death Cycle
Don’t Let the Cat Out
Five
Gill
The Haunted Forest
The Haunting at Jack the Ripper’s House
He Kills at Night
Healing Andy
Human
In a Cold Vein
El Instinto
Kombucha
The Mannequin
Night of Violence
Noseeums
The Only Ones
The Other People
Parasomnia
Pig Hill
Portal to Hell
The Red Mask
The Rows
Salt Along the Tongues
Sick Puppy
Super Happy Fun Clown
Tomb Watcher
Transcending Dimensions
The under-the-radar movies you can’t miss at Toronto International Film Festival 2025
- Excerpt: Everyone wants to see Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, but we’ve got the deep cuts from the fest.
What She Doesn’t Know
Your Host
Awards Coverage
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 1999
Upcoming Film Previews
100 Nights of Hero
Anemone
Arco
The Baltimorons
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Updated
Bone Lake, Updated
The Cut
Eden, Updated
Fall Preview 2025
- Excerpt: . Here’s what I’m looking forward to this fall, including two highly anticipated sequels arriving for Thanksgiving.
Hamnet
Hedda
The Mastermind
Nuremberg, Updated
Play Dirty
Shaman
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Souleymane’s Story
The Woman in Cabin 10
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.
CINDY
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Overall, “CINDY” is a competent work—well acted, technically assured, and engaging to watch—though it could have benefited from a little more time to flesh out the central relationship.
Other Types of Articles
Alien Earth Episode 4
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It begins to drop several intriguing clues about what will happen next. It’s not what some fans of the franchise might have wanted from an “Alien” series, but it can’t be denied that it’s very interesting.
Anime Review e:Zero – Starting Life in Another World
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Overall, “Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World” is an outstanding anime that revitalized the isekai genre and remains one of its most accomplished and celebrated entries.
Drama Review
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Ultimately, “Inspector Daimajin” is not without flaws. Its comedic tone and far-fetched script sometimes undermine its narrative weight, while the overabundance of characters and twists risks overwhelming the story. Nevertheless, the appealing protagonists, entertaining action, and intriguing moral dilemmas keep it engaging. In the end, it is a drama that fans of Miike and crime comedies will find highly enjoyable.
Movie Madness Episode 591: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Podcast
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: 12 films are reviewed this week including the latest from Darren Aronofsky, a pair of 80s remakes, A Little Prayer finally hitting theaters plus Jaws and Prince back on the big screen.
Movie Madness Episode 592: Highs, Lows and Dicks (Private & Public)
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This week in physical media you have Akira Kurosawa, award-winning biopics, Walter Hill, Oliver Stone, a potential franchise that became a box office footnote and a look back at The Two Jakes.
Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 2
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: With its second episode, this second season of “Peacemaker” demonstrates that it isn’t afraid to take interesting and promising paths.
The Take-Up Podcast: Far From Heaven
Box Office History (Week 35, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: August 31
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 2
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 3
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 4
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Caught Stealing”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Sep. 2025, Limited)
Poll; What Are You Watching? (Sep. 5-7, 2025)
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