OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Agnis Shen On Memory, Community And Cinema In Shanghai Daughter
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Agnis Shen speaks about the personal memories, community bonds and boundary pushing aesthetics behind her debut feature “Shanghai Daughter”
Bob Odenkirk on Becoming an Unlikely Action Hero in His 60s
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Bob Odenkirk on ‘Normal’, reinventing himself as an action star in his 60s, and why fight choreography is just “neat” to do.
Han Chang-lok On Funky Freaky Freaks And A Generation On Edge
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: An in depth conversation with director Han Chang lok about “Funky Freaky Freaks,” teenage violence, social media, and the state of Korean cinema
In Conversation with Peter Stormare
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Nighttime Sounds: Zhang Zhongchen On Magic, Memory And The Changing Chinese Countryside
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Zhang Zhongchen discusses the inspirations, challenges and creative choices behind Nighttime Sounds
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang On Morte Cucina: Cooking With Time and Desire
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang talks about cooking as murder, nonlinear storytelling, and the production of Morte Cucina
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang talks about cooking as murder, nonlinear storytelling, and the production of Morte Cucina
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: About their collaboration with the child actors, their favorite and hardest scene to shoot, deleted scenes, dancing and fighting
Shen Ko-shang On Deep Quiet Room: Sorrow, Secrets, And The Shadows Of Home
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Director Shen Ko-Shang talks about adapting Lin Hsiu-ho’s novel “Deep Quiet Room,” working with Ariel Lin and Joseph Chang, and using space, sound, and silence
Tommy Tom On Spare Queen, Bowling, And Women Who Refuse To Split
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Tommy Tom talks about turning bowling into a metaphor for life, crafting a rare story about female athletes, and surviving the changing Hong Kong movie industry
Xiao Hao on Number 23, Underground Desire, and an Industry in Crisis
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Xiao Hao discusses the personal memories, visual language, and social anxieties that shaped his new work Number 23
Yoo Jae-in On En Route To And The Quiet Turmoil Of Growing Up
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Yoo Jae in speaks about the creation of “En Route To,” a coming of age story about teenage girls, abortion, and first love
Festival Coverage
I’m Covering DIFF 2026!
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: Without further ado, let’s dive into five of my most anticipated DIFF 2026 screenings!
Awards Coverage
2026 Nominations Predictions: April
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contenders 25: Final Update
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2012
Upcoming Film Previews
The Brink of War
Fuze
Godzilla Minus Zero
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Updated
Ice Cream Man
Insidious: Out of the Further
The Last One for the Road
Mortal Kombat II, Updated
My Best Friend’s Dead
Passenger
Runner
Swapped
Two Pianos
Young Washington, Updated
Other Types of Articles
Kinuyo Tanaka Directs Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling 6-Film Career
Lia Matthew Brown @ Screen Anarchy
- Excerpt: The Japanese actress’ transition behind the camera is explored in a new Eclipse series boxed set from The Criterion Collection.
Most Anticipated Films of the Seattle International Film Festival 2026
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Our most anticipated films of SIFF 2026 – from Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ to Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’, plus Cannes picks and Sundance carryovers.
Movie Madness Episode 645: Well It’s No Ally Sheedy’s Frankenstein
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy review nine movies including the latest from Steven Soderbergh, Ben Wheatley, Peter Farrelly and the director of Evil Dead Rise.
Movie Madness Episode 646: Makin’ Stone Cold Whoopee For $93,000
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This week in physical media features a trifecta of W.C. Fields, a little J-Horror, plus signature roles for Lee Marvin, Michelle Pfeiffer and Brian Bosworth(?)!
Odds and Ends
Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
- Excerpt: It’s a slow week for new films, so I’m going to put 2025 to bed by publishing this annual feature of mini-reviews of 13 notable things I saw last year. Many of these only played in North Texas theaters for one week before disappearing, something that’s happening more often these days.
The Take-Up Podcast: Messiah of Evil
Box office History (Week 16, 2026)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 17
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 18
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 19
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 20
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 21
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 22
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: April 23
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (May 2026, Wide)
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 24-26, 2026)
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