OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
Director’s Canvas: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Filmography Ranked, from Hard Eight to One Battle After Another
David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
Essays
The Great Ziegfeld
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: We forget that occasionally The Academy got the Best Picture selection absolutely right. This is not one of them.
There’s only one movie you need to understand The Smashing Machine’s Mark Kerr
- Excerpt: John Hyams’ 2002 HBO documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life And Times Of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr lets its subject’s aw-shucks personality and the wet, meaty thwack of knee strikes and hammer fists speak for themselves.
Festival Coverage
The Great Ziegfeld
Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: We forget that occasionally The Academy got the Best Picture selection absolutely right. This is not one of them.
There’s only one movie you need to understand The Smashing Machine’s Mark Kerr
- Excerpt: John Hyams’ 2002 HBO documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life And Times Of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr lets its subject’s aw-shucks personality and the wet, meaty thwack of knee strikes and hammer fists speak for themselves.
Awards Coverage
Contenders 25: October Updated
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 2004
Upcoming Film Previews
Birthrite
Black Phone 2, Updated
Bury Me When I’m Dead
The Family McMullen
Frankenstein, Updated
Hot Spring Shark Attack
In Your Dreams, Updated
Psycho Killer
Push
Queen of Bones
This Too Shall Pass
Trap House
Vincent Must Die
We Bury the Dead
Zootopia 2, Updated
Reviews of Short Films
Respoken
- Excerpt: Ultimately, “Respoken” stands as a heartfelt labor of love from everyone involved, both behind and in front of the camera, and that is where its true value lies.
Other Types of Articles
Movie Madness Episode 600: Welcome To Silverado. Not You, Bob.
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This week in physical media with Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski features films for its rabid fanbases as well as a string of live-action big screen failures
Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 7
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: This is the most frenetic and shocking episode of the season, and also the most emotional. So much so that I’m sure John Cena gives the best performance of his career here, turning Peacemaker into a tragic figure.
The Take-Up Podcast: One Battle After Another
With Love, Meghan: Hello, Honey!
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Hello, Honey! the premiere episode (of With Love, Meghan), sets the tone for the entire lifestyle series. That tone is one of insincerity, tedium and almost posh vulgarity.
With Love, Meghan: Welcome to the Party
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: This episode may be titled Welcome to the Party, but Mrs. Sussex did not come across as welcoming.
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “The Smashing Machine”
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