OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
5 Favorites Redux #99: Michelle Williams
Interviews
Something Significant About the Black Experience: Maya Cade on the Black Film Archive
- Excerpt: Ms. Cade spoke about her hopes for the archive, which she will continue to monitor and expand, some of what she discovered, and her plans for the archive’s newsletter.
Festivals: Individual Reviews
https://smashcutreviews.com/the-humans-tiff-movie-review/
Last Night in Soho, a Beguiling Sojourn to the ‘60s
- Excerpt: The Last Night in Soho is a burst of energy and creativity, delivering a love letter to London, the ‘60s, and genre cinema.
NYFF 2021: Bergman Island
- Excerpt: Equal parts dreamlike and utterly real—like many of Bergman’s most memorable movies—Bergman Island manages to turn the creative process into something worth documenting itself, thanks to Hansen-Løve’s emotionally intelligent filmmaking and a lovely central performance from Vicky Krieps.
NYFF 2021: The Worst Person in the World
- Excerpt: Featuring a fiery lead performance from Renate Reinsve, which won her Best Actress at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the film is a powerful, painfully relatable depiction of one aimless young woman and her various mishaps as she attempts to navigate the road to what we call “adulthood.” You’ll definitely laugh, and you might cry, too; whatever the case may be, you’re guaranteed to be moved by Trier’s empathetic storytelling.
NYFF 2021: Titane
- Excerpt: Ducournau’s sophomore feature, the Palme d’Or-winning Titane, takes the most thrilling elements of Raw, shoves them into a juiced-up hot rod, and stomps on the accelerator. It’s a wild ride into a world defined by visceral violence, bold sexuality, and above all, the emotional rollercoaster that is unconditional love.
TIFF 2021: Huda’s Salon, Encounter, & Dashcam | Review round-up
Karl Delossantos @ Smash Cut Reviews
Titane is a Wild Ride to Unexpected Places
- Excerpt: A warped Cronenberg-inspired fever dream morphs into a fableistic tale about pained people looking to fill a void within themselves. Strap yourselves in because Titane is a wild ride to some very unexpected places.
Whether the Weather is Fine
Karl Delossantos @ Smash Cut Reviews
Awards Coverage
The Friday Face-Off, Losers Bracket (Losers), Round 2 #6
Poll: Remaking Best Makeup & Hairstyling, 2005
Essays
The Girl Next Door: Jane Powell (1929-2021)
- Excerpt: Any list of actresses from the classic, golden-era age of Hollywood who fit the term “sultry” would be a long one. But the list of actresses who could be described as cheerful pretty much comes down to just Jane Powell, who died on September 16, 2021 at age 92.
