OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Award-winning Thai filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy; Die Tomorrow; Happy Old Year) sits down with us to talk about his latest film “Human Resource”. In this in-depth conversation, he discusses how everyday life in Bangkok—from traffic and water quality to shifting social tensions—finds its way into his cinema.
The Paper Bag Plan
- Excerpt: Anthony Lucero talks authenticity, representation, and when turning down money is the right call.
Essays
Is Mad Max or Police Story the greatest action franchise of all time?
- Excerpt: After a contentious first, second, third, and fourth round, The A.V. Club‘s Action Franchise Tournament enters into its final fight with two all-timers ascending towards the throne: It’s Police Story vs. Mad Max.
Netflix’s Bon Appétit, Your Majesty is the Next great K-Drama
- Excerpt: We break down the new and old cuisine of Netflix’s K-drama
Festival Coverage
10 Picks for TIFF 2025
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: The 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 4-14 and marks this annual event’s 50thanniversary. I will be on the ground for part of the time, as I have been for some years now.
Amoeba
Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: The young actresses each deliver fully committed performances, sharing intimacies and more (with a hint of especially taboo same-sex love further isolating them from the ostensible mainstream). We can see the shapes they begin to inhabit, moving away from the shifting amoeba of youth.
Chris Reed’s 5 Films To See At TIFF 2025
Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marks its 50th anniversary this year. TIFF 50 runs September 4-14, with the fest’s usual vast array of movies playing in venues around the downtown entertainment district.
Honey Bunch
Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: But influences aside, Mancinelli and Sims-Fewer deliver quite a few surprises and, best of all, a consistency of tone that elevates the puzzle at the center of the drama. I sometimes rolled my eyes, but I loved almost every minute of it.
Sentimental Value
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: Thrillers come in all shapes and sizes; “Sentimental Value” is of the emotional-rollercoaster variety, as spirited in its highs and lows as the best action films.
Wake Up Dead Man
Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: In the end, this “Knives Out” mystery delivers the mixture of thrills and comedy we have come to expect, even if there are patches where the pace flags. O’Connor shows once again that he is among the best of his generation, and Craig reveals new levels of haminess that mostly suit the role.
Awards Coverage
Contender: At Work
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Final Destination: Bloodlines
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: La Grazia
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Sun Rises on Us All
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contenders 25: September Update
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Makeup, 2000
Upcoming Film Previews
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
All of You
Baahubali: The Epic
Brownsville Bred
Bugonia, Updated
Dead of Winter
Father Mother Sister Brother
A House of Dynamite
Is This Thing On?
The Man in My Basement
Rabbit Trap
Runt
The Secret Agent
Shell
Tron: Ares, Updated
The Ugly
Wuthering Heights
Reviews of Short Films
Last Will
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Although the narrative construction has clear shortcomings, the strength of the story itself, the audiovisual execution, and Zhou Zhenshen’s performance make “Last Will” worth watching, especially for those who appreciate works like “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” With some refinement, one can hope that Chen Xinyan will eventually adapt this script into a full-length feature.
Other Types of Articles
The Take-Up Podcast: No Country for Old Men
Box Office History (Week 36, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 05
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 06
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 07
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 08
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 09
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 10
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: September 11
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Best of Sep. 2024, Wide
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “The Conjuring: Last Rites”
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Sep. 12-14, 2025)
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