OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Alex Proyas on his film ‘Dark City’ almost 30 years later
Director Brendan Devane on the creation of sophomore movie ‘The Sound’
The Great and Magical Creation of This Reality: Mariana Treviño on “Stick”
- Excerpt: I think it’s just really doing the work of opening your heart and trying to connect with that sensibility you have, that non-verbal and non-rational connection that happens between because there is an interchange of soul, of energy and of two souls coming together and wanting to tell the same story and trying to find a common truth.
Sophia Bush and Chris Carmack discuss ‘The Stranger in My Home’
Essays
Remembering David Lynch
- Excerpt: … one of the most unusual, and unlikely, filmmaking careers in America, a truly maverick director making genuinely independent films that routinely defied conventions and expectations.
Festival Coverage
PS Shorts 2025: Kuchar | The Bride’s Curse | Georgie
- Excerpt: A fresh trio shorts that have much to say to all of us
PS Shorts 2025: Pakka | Not Today | How Was Your Weekend?
- Excerpt: Cricket, a cellphone and office banter combine for three fascinating shorts
PS Shorts 2025: Rent Boy | Medusa | Shanti Rides Shotgun
- Excerpt: Barely playing, a bite with bed privileges and a teacher on a mission
PS Shorts 2025: Spaghetti | Baa-Baa | After What Happened in the Library
- Excerpt: A fun concoction of unruly filmgoers, bleating sheep and a cautionary drag story
The Rebrand
Self-Help
Shaman
Awards Coverage
Contender: 28 Years Later
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Blue Moon
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: In Your Dreams
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Madden
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Roofman
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2010
Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #35
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #35
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #35
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #35
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #34
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #34
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #34
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
Bone Lake
Eden
F Plus
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Updated
Finally Dawn
Jurassic World Rebirth, Updated
London Calling, Updated
My Mother’s Wedding
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jul. 4-6, 2025)
Roofman
Splitsville
The Strangers: Chapter 2, Updated
The Toxic Avenger, Updated
Weapons, Updated
Witchboard
Other Types of Articles
Bates Motel: The 1987 Television Movie
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Bates Motel is an interesting attempt to expand on the Psycho franchise outside of its central character. It did not work, but at least they tried.
Movie Madness Episode 573: FU to F1
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy wade through nine reviews this week to get you to the few standouts.
Movie Madness Episode 574: Afterbirth and Video Stores
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: As we head into our mid-summer holiday, Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy have seven movies for you to consider.
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: With some strong performances, Psycho IV serves as a good way to close out this epic series but a poor way to set up any new films.
Box Office History (Week 26, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 1
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 2
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 3
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: June 27
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: June 28
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: June 29
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: June 30
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “F1: The Movie”
Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Jul. 2025, Limited)
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