OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Amanda Peet on Finding Authenticity, Being Mistaken for Lake Bell, and Not Wanting to Fuck Up
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: In 2026, Amanda Peet isn’t interested in holding anything back. In her most recent role in Fantasy Life, she plays Diane, a mother of three and working actor navigating a life that, on paper, is fully intact and quite successful, but internally feels much less stable.
Clyde Capistrano Interview
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In this exclusive interview, director Clyde Capistrano talks about his award-winning Filipino crime drama “Lanaya,” a gripping blend of political thriller and coming-of-age story that explores corruption, power, and morality in the Philippines. From the film’s origins in a mentor-mentee collaboration with Napoleon Jamir II to its international festival success, Capistrano breaks down his creative process, character development, and the real-life influences behind the story.
Collecting Movies with Elizabeth Chatelain
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Essays
Cult Of Criterion: Testament
- Excerpt: One of the greatest made-for-TV films ever watches the world fall and life go on.
Festival Coverage
The best film at SXSW 2026 was a creepy-cozy Japanese exorcism
- Excerpt: There are infinite ways to move through life, but Never After Dark assures us that, after all our unfinished business is done, there’s just one place we all end up.
Awards Coverage
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2008
Upcoming Film Previews
Beast, Updated
The Cure
Disclosure Day, Updated
Do Not Enter
Dune: Part Three
Our Hero, Balthazar
Outcome
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Tributes
Eiji Uchida Retrospective
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: That is probably why his career matters so much. Uchida is one of the rare Japanese filmmakers of his generation who has managed to move from punkish independent energy to mainstream acclaim without becoming entirely domesticated by success. Even when his work misfires, it misfires ambitiously, chasing ideas, tonal collisions, and emotional zones most directors would not dare approach. And when he succeeds, as in “Love and Other Cults,” “Midnight Swan,” “Shrieking in the Rain,” and now perhaps “The Specials,” he reminds us that Japanese cinema still has room for filmmakers who care about outsiders not as symbols, but as fully human beings.
Reviews of Short Films
Strange Things Will Happen
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Overall, “Strange Things Will Happen” is somewhat raw on a technical level; however, its thematic depth, strong performance, and visual approach allow it to rise above its shortcomings, resulting in a rather engaging work.
Other Types of Articles
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (has a positive in that) the lead performance is effective. Liz (however) fails to capture the full scope of her stardom and genuine talent.
Movie Madness Episode 638: Pathetic Earthlings Hurling Your Bodies Out Into The Void
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Ryan Gosling tries to save the planet, Samara Weaving plays hide and seek again, Rose Byrne is homeless plus the women and audio of horror.
Movie Madness Episode 639: Red Sonja and the Talisman Of Lunacy
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Scorsese, Looney Tunes, Dogs, Giant Insects, Gene Hackman war films and Brigitte Nielsen in her film debut glory this week in physical media
The Take-Up Podcast: Song to Song
Box Office History (Week 12, 2026)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 22
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 24
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 25
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: March 26
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Project Hail Mary”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Apr. 2026, Wide)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Mar. 27-29, 2026)
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