OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
The A.V. Club’s 25 best films of 2025
- Excerpt: The year’s best movies are a last angry hurrah from a film industry consolidating and capitulating at a frightening pace.
The best films of 2025: The ballots
- Excerpt: The best films of 2025 have been selected, now read on to see how our individual critics voted on their ballots.
Top Ten Films of 2025
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Silver Screen Riot’s Annual Top Ten Films of 2025 drops featuring Matt Oakes’ personal favorite movies of the year.
Interviews
Ann Hui on Filmmaking Without Fear, Hong Kong Cinema’s Struggles, and Why Passion Still Drives Her Forward
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Ann Hui remains one of Asian cinema’s most enduring and influential storytellers. From the Hong Kong New Wave to acclaimed contemporary works, her career spans more than four decades. Yet, speaking candidly, she insists the key to her longevity is not strategy, fame, nor box office success. It is something far simpler: the desire to keep shooting films.
Ashley Zukerman & Sean Keenan Talk Giving Y2K Another Go in One More Shot
Tina Kakadelis @ Film Obsessive
- Excerpt: Ahead of the film’s video-on-demand release on December 12, Ashley Zukerman and Sean Keenan sat down with Film Obsessive News Editor Tina Kakadelis to talk about the unexpected parallels of Y2K and Covid, the restriction and freedom of time loop narratives, and which beverage they wish had time traveling abilities.
Cassandra Naud & Emily Tennant tease their return in ‘Influencers’
Director Joshua Erkman & actor Zachary Ray Sherman discuss ‘A Desert’
Garin Nugroho Reflects on “Opera Jawa,” Indonesian Cinema’s Challenges, and the Future of JAFF
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Garin Nugroho — one of Indonesia’s most celebrated and consistently innovative filmmakers — returned to Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) this year with a special screening of his landmark work “Opera Jawa.” Nearly two decades since its premiere, the director was visibly moved to see the film again on the big screen, particularly in front of the festival audience that has been central to his artistic life.
Jeremy Piven on dinosaur war movie ‘Primitive War’
Joko Anwar on 20 Years of Filmmaking, Creative Freedom, and Staying Restless
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Joko Anwar is celebrating a major career milestone. His breakthrough debut feature “Joni’s Promise” marked its 20th anniversary this year, and Anwar reflected on the journey during his visit to JAFF, where the film was screened once again for festival audiences. Despite two decades of cinematic success, he insists the years have flown by. “It doesn’t feel like I’ve been making films for 20 years,” he said. “I still feel clueless.”
Kimo Stamboel Interview
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In this exclusive conversation, acclaimed Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel talks about his latest collaborations with MD Pictures, including his two newest horror features set to expand the universe of Indonesian genre cinema. He reflects on how both his own filmmaking and the local industry have evolved since the early days of V-Cinema and cult genre titles, leading to a new era where Indonesian films are gaining major international attention.
Kurtis David Harder discusses sequel ‘Influencers’
Michael Vlamis discusses his directorial debut ‘Crossword’
A Multifaceted Conversation About Faith: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man”
- Excerpt: The notion that they are of service, 24 hours a day as priests. That’s where that came from, the idea that you’re going about your day and then this need steps in front of you like an immovable wall.
The protagonists of ‘One More Shot’
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: We sat down (virtually) with three of the stars of One More Shot, Ashley Zukerman, Sean Keenan and Aisha Dee, to talk about their characters, the shoot, and the cyclical nature of the story they lived through.
Sidharta Tata Talks About Bringing Indonesian Action Back With Ikatan Darah
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Sidharta Tata is making his boldest statement yet with “Ikatan Darah,” an action project backed by none other than global martial arts icon Iko Uwais. For Tata, who has long dreamed of making adrenaline-fueled cinema, the collaboration marks a major turning point in his career and in the resurgence of action storytelling in Indonesia.
Essays
Peter O’Toole’s Seventh Oscar Nomination: An Analysis
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Here is the thing about Peter O’Toole’s seventh Best Actor Oscar nomination. He had absolutely no chance of winning.
Festival Coverage
Most Anticipated Films of the Sundance Film Festival 2026
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Discover the most anticipated films of the Sundance Film Festival 2026 as the festival closes out its Park City era. See the full lineup highlights and which titles stream online.
Awards Coverage
2025 Nominations Predictions: December
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
The Contenders 25/26: November Retrospective/January Forecast
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 2014
Upcoming Film Previews
Arco, Updated
Cold Storage, Updated
The Drama
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Updated
Mercy
Mother Mary
No Other Choice
Pillion
The President’s Cake
The Running Man, Updated
Scarlet
Young Mothers
Other Types of Articles
Movie Madness Episode 618: Will You Take The Ella McCay Challenge?
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: James L. Brooks’ first film in 15 years, Bryan Fuller’s first film period, another remake from the ’80s plus a killer influencer, vengeful princess and a lot of color.
Movie Madness Episode 619: That’ll Do For The Year In Blu
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Wrapping up your year-end shopping will be easy with Paul Thomas Anderson, Joe Dante’s Movie Orgy, Pee-Wee, and collections of TMNT, Babe and the Pink Panther films.
The Take-Up Podcast: The Secret Agent
With Love, Meghan Episode Eleven: Easy as Pie
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: There is simply no way to get through any With Love, Meghan episode without massive qualities of booze.
Box Office History (Week 50, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 12
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 13
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 14
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 15
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 16
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 17
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: December 18
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Best of Dec. 2024, Limited
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Ella McCay”
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 19-21, 2025)
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