OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
I Was Compelled to Revisit: Rory Kennedy on “Freefall: A Reckoning For Boeing”
- Excerpt: That’s what this film shows compellingly: Boeing’s continued lack of humanity in handling the MAX crashes, and its continued decision-making that prioritizes profits over safety. It’s been pointed out that they’re not making dishwashers;
Festival Coverage
Brad Pitt regressa a San Sebastián com Heart of the Beast
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: O ator americano estará no festival para promover o filme de David Ayer. Brad Pitt repressa a San Sebastián depois de acompanhar The Inglorious Basterds.
Michaël R. Roskam encerra competição de San Sebastián com Le Faux Soir
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Realizador belga reconstrói episódio insólito da Resistência durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. ‘Le Faux Soir’ tem estreia europeia no festival, a 26 de setembro, depois da cerimónia de entrega dos prémios.
San Sebastián 2026: de Mike Leigh e Pablo Larraín a Herzog e José Giovanni
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portugal participa com duas coproduções: A Professora de Francês, de Ricardo Alves Jr., e Narciso, de Marcelo Martinessi; e com a primeira longa de Mónica Lima, Sentimentos Familiares, na área de indústria do festival. E veremos ainda o novo Albert Serra.
SSIFF: Pérolas a poucos (privilegiados)!
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Sim, são pérolas. Muitas, vindas de Cannes, Veneza, Sundance, Berlim. É sempre assim. A secção ‘Perlak’ tem o condão de rivalizar com os filme a concurso para a Concga de Ouro. Ainda que este ano, a secção esteja suficientemente robusta. Tudo começa com Fatih Akin. Geister / Ghost Song, a estreia mundial do novo do realizador alemão.
Tabakalera reforça aposta na diversificação
Paulo Portugal @ Insider.pt [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Lee Chang-dong, Radu Jude, Tsai Ming-liang e Bruno Dumont, passam na Tabakalera, além da performance audiovisual de Albertina Carri.
Awards Coverage
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Costume Design, 2010
Upcoming Film Previews
April X
By Any Means, Updated
Club Kid
Crawlers
Heart of the Beast, Updated
One Mile
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Red Riding
Whalefall, Updated
Wildwood, Updated
Without Blood
Other Types of Articles
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel looks at her life and career to show a person who chipped away at the racism African Americans faced while being condemned for it.
Coyote vs. Acme: Better Late Than Never (Movie Madness Episode 679)
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have seven new reviews for this week, including an early one that is a call to arms.
Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 4
Sebastian Zavala @ NoEsEnSerie.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Even more than in the previous three episodes, it now feels like what it was years ago, despite focusing on a whole new team. Keep it up!
Box Office History (Week 34, 2026)
Oscar History: August 21
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Oscar History: August 24
Oscar History: August 25
Oscar History: August 26
Oscar History: August 27
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Insidious: Out of the Further”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Aug. 2026, Wide)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Aug. 28-30, 2026)
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