OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Interview with the director and producer of “Bad Haircut” (2025)
Sebastian Zavala @ Cinencuentro.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: We spoke with director Kyle Misak and producer Jon Petro, who told us about the project’s production challenges, as well as their inspirations for developing the story and its unusual characters.
Essays
Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile writes a damning birthday note to the true-crime industry
- Excerpt: Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile takes the platonic ideal of a trashy true-crime conspiracy and provides nothing but over-the-top answers.
Festival Coverage
It Came From Texas 2025: True Texas Tales
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: The theme of this year’s fest, True Texas Tales, delivered to the audience, among other things, Depression-era bank robbers, an East Texas murder scandal, an inspiring account of Black excellence in the Jim Crow South, and a (highly whitewashed) look at the state’s most iconic location and historical event.
Awards Coverage
Contender: A House of Dyanmite
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: KPop Demon Hunters
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Nouvelle Vague
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 2003
Upcoming Film Previews
After the Hunt, Updated
Almost Popular
The Bride!
Good Fortune, Updated
The Lost Bus
Mr. K
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Updated
The Siege at Thorn High, Updated
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Stitch Head
Stolen Girl
V/H/S/Halloween
We’re Not Safe Here
Whitetail
Wicked: For Good, Updated
Other Types of Articles
Movie Madness Episode 597: Big, Bold Love, Lies & Death
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy play a little catch-up this week but also replay their early review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, opening this week in case any of you missed it.
Movie Madness Episode 598: The Good, The Bad, And The Box Sets
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Collections are the thing in this week’s look at physical media with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski.
Peacemaker: Season 2, Episode 6
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: The central revelation only turns the episode into one of the most memorable experiences the show has given us so far, making it clear that James Gunn has no interest in doing things halfway with “Peacemaker.”
The Take-Up Podcast: Signs
Box Office History (Week 39, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: October 1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: October 2
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 28
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “One Battle After Another”
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Oct. 3-5, 2025)
What Are You Most Anticipating? (Oct. 2025, Wide)
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