OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
The best films of 2026 so far
- Excerpt: The year’s standout movies include scrappy horror hits, ambitious first films, surreal daydreams, and at least one bicycle fight.
Ranking The Pixar Sequels — Where Does ‘Toy Story 5’ Stand?
- Excerpt: Everyone has their favorite and least favorite Pixar sequels and prequels—we ranked all ten to see where Toy Story 5 fits.
Essays
Backrooms Is Like Having A Bad Therapist
- Excerpt: Backrooms is filled with fascinating ideas, but it misunderstands therapy, holding the narrative back from being good or memorable.
Peter O’Toole Oscar Nomination Number Two: An Analysis
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: (Peter) O’Toole’s first turn as the mischievous monarch Henry II was no match for the elocution professor.
Spoiler Space: You’ll never guess what happens at the end of The Death Of Robin Hood
- Excerpt: Let’s say a little more about the ending of a movie that delivers exactly what it says on the tin.
Awards Coverage
2026 Nominations Predictions: June
Contender: Cry to Heaven
Contender: Nina Roza
Contender: Supergirl
Contender: The Rivals of Amziah King
Contender: Yellow Letters
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Costume Design, 2001
Upcoming Film Previews
Hearstopper Forever
Heart of the Beast
Hexed
Ice Age: Boiling Point
The Last House
Moana, Updated
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, Updated
Shrek 5
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Updated
Whalefall
Tributes
Lee Joon-ik Tribute: History Through Human Stories
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
Reviews of Short Films
Ramen Maro: Where Our Paths Crossed (2025)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Despite its evidently promotional premise, “Ramen Maro: Where Our Paths Crossed” emerges as a rather appealing short that takes equal advantage of its presentation of ramen, the seaside city and the girls’ shenanigans to remain entertaining from beginning to end.
Madhu (2021)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Honey” is a very intriguing work, well shot and presented, and perhaps an ideal way to present such themes within settings that do not actually “promote” the whole concept.
One Survivor Remembers (1995)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: One Survivor Remembers, in its simple and direct telling, tells of how simple, small decisions let one Holocaust survivor live to speak for the millions who could not.
Other Types of Articles
Spider Noir Season One
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It pays homage to classic detective films of the 1940s, employing a well-executed black-and-white aesthetic (there is also an alternative in True Colour), and working as a contained, ambitious, and entertaining narrative.
Movie Madness Episode 661: Legends & Memories To Infinity and Beyond
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik & Steve review 11 films this week including the return of Toy Story, the end of Robin Hood, LBGTQ horror, Disney theft, a horrible romantic suitor, plus a lot of grief, ashes and golf.
Movie Madness Episode 662: Heaven, Hell and John Waters
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This week in physical media you can double up on John Waters and Adam Sandler, check out some Clint Eastwood plus a Takashi Miike shocker and a Robin Williams fantasy worth another look.
The Take-Up Podcast: Backrooms
Box Office History (Week 25, 2026)
Oscar History: June 19
Oscar History: June 20
Oscar History: June 21
Oscar History: June 22
Oscar History: June 23
Oscar History: June 24
Oscar History: June 25
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Toy Story 5”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jul. 2026, Wide)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 26-28, 2026)
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