OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Essays
The Radical Subjectivity of Christopher Nolan.
- Excerpt: Christopher Nolan is known for his embrace of physical film media – IMAX cameras, practical effects, physical film stock. This video essay looks at this fascination in the larger context of his body of work, particularly his core themes and fascinations.
Awards Coverage
Contender: I Play Rocky
Contender: Queen at Sea
Contender: Ray Gunn
Contender: Take Me Home
Contender: The Invite
The Contenders 26: June Retrospective/August Forecast
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Costume Design, 2004
Upcoming Film Previews
Bitter Christmas
Charlie Harper
Dune: Part Three, Updated
He’s Watching You
Late Fame
The Wailing
The Weight
The Wrong Girls
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Reviews of Short Films
The Dumpling Club (2026)
Panagiotis Kot @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “The Dumpling Club” is not high art, but it is pleasant to watch, communicates its comments eloquently, and is essentially a short with very few problems.
Other Types of Articles
Important Characters Who Were Wasted On Post-Credits Scenes
Movie Madness Episode 667: No One Knows How Far Disney Will Go
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Eight reviews this week including Disney’s latest live-action atrocity, more Deadites, the latest comedy from David Wain and a documentary about making a movie for The Asylum.
Movie Madness Episode 668: No More Mr. Nice Duck
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: This week in physical media you get Martin Scorsese, William Wyler, Steven Soderbergh, Neil Jordan plus Paul Newman, Marlene Dietrich and a duck named Howard.
Movie Madness Episode 669: Remaking The Odyssey & Sherman’s March
Erik Childress @ Movie Madness
- Excerpt: A potential remake of a 40 year-old film and a 3,000 year-old story, both ostensibly involving fathers trying to get back to their sons, are part of this week’s brief review round-up.
The Take-Up Podcast: Army of Shadows
The Birthday Party
Box Office History (Week 28, 2026)
Hope
Oscar History: July 10
Oscar History: July 11
Oscar History: July 12
Oscar History: July 13
Oscar History: July 14
Oscar History: July 15
Oscar History: July 16
Poll: Best of Jul. 2025, Limited
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Moana”
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jul. 17-19, 2026)
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