From Our Members’ Desks (Oct. 14, 2019)

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OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting. Best of Lists The Best Movies of 2019 (So Far) Candice Frederick @ Harper’s Bazaar Interviews Joe Dante Reflects on 35 Years of Gremlins Kyle Anderson @ Nerdist Tributes Paulo Branco distinguido em Tóquio Paulo Portugal @ Insider [Portuguese] Awards Coverage 92nd Oscars: Short List – International Feature Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight The Friday Face-Off Round One #8 Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 4-6, 2019 Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight Poll: Remaking Best Production Design, 2005 Wesley Lovell @ […]

This Week at the Movies (Oct. 11, 2019)

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Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video. Opening: Oct. 11, 2019 Wide (United States) The Addams Family For member reviews of this film, follow this link Gemini Man For member reviews of this film, follow this link Limited (United States) Gift Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice Excerpt: A documentary showing how art keeps moving in circles of sharing, giving, and generosity. Parasite For member reviews of this film, follow this link 2019 Films In Theaters Now […]

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Reviews: The Addams Family (2019)

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Here are review links for this film submitted by our members: [New] | Rick Aragon @ Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews Excerpt: …only Isaac and Kroll get the spirit of their characters right. Worse, the very core of Addams Family magic – the highly charged eroticism of the Gomez and Morticia marriage combined with their offbeat parenting skills – is nowhere to be found. [New] | Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews Excerpt: As a piece of animated entertainment, it’s a pleasant diversion that stays true to the spirit of Charles Addams’ cartoon strip. These folks remain the appealingly oddball […]

Reviews: Gemini Man (2019)

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Here are review links for this film submitted by our members: Kyle Anderson @ Nerdist [New] | Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum Excerpt: Ang Lee’s latest is a throwback action film with some thoughtful elements that add to the experience beyond technical gimmicks. MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com Excerpt: No movie has ever been higher-concept than this: Today-aged Will Smith versus CGI-young Will Smith! It’s the future of film in an anemic, tedious, ironically dated spy-action shell. Bafflingly awful. Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See Excerpt: Not the technological marvel it aims to be, ‘Gemini Man’ is a perfectly […]

Classics & More on DVD (Oct. 8, 2019)

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Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD. Pre-2017 Film Reviews Baby Doll Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1956) A Face in the Crowd Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1957) The Girl Who Knew Too Much Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1963) [Portuguese] It Happened One Night Josh Taylor @ www.forgetfulfilmcritic.com (1934) Excerpt: In 1934’s It Happened One Night, legendary director Frank Capra helped birth one of the most popular sub-genres of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film is arguably one of, if not the, first examples of the screwball comedy. Mad Detective Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 […]

From Our Members’ Desks (Oct. 7, 2019)

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OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting. Best of Lists The Best Horror Movies of 2019—So Far Candice Frederick @ Harper’s Bazaar Interviews For Sama Andrea Chase @ PRX.org Excerpt: Waad al-Kateab, Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, and Edward Watts talk responsibility, respect, and getting political. Awards Coverage The Friday Face-Off Round One #7 Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 27-29, 2019 Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight Poll: Remaking Best Production Design, 2004 Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight Essays

This Week at the Movies (Oct. 4, 2019)

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Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video. Opening: Oct. 4, 2019 Wide (United States) Joker For member reviews of this film, follow this link Expanding (United States) Judy For member reviews of this film, follow this link Limited (United States) Lucy in the Sky Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment Excerpt: For all the aspect ratio changes, ruminations concerning what going to space can do to a person, and solid performances from a strong cast, the film is still plagued […]

Reviews: Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

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Here are review links for this film submitted by our members: Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews Excerpt: [Colaizzo’s] found his perfect star in Jillian Bell…who has proven she was more than ready to step up from supporting roles that proved her comedic chops into a dramatic lead leavened with humor. Karl Delossantos @ Excerpt: Brittany Runs a Marathon has enough charm, laughs, and wonderfully eclectic characters — especially Jillian Bell‘s eponymous Brittany — to get it past its weaker moments. [New] | Roxana Hadadi @ Pajiba Excerpt: Jillian Bell is deeply likable in ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon,’ a comedy that […]

Reviews: Judy (2019)

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Here are review links for this film submitted by our members: Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews Excerpt: If Goold’s film feels a little small for its outsize subject, Zellweger’s performance is not contained nor restrained by it. She’s a marvel and her “Judy” will inspire both cheers and tears. Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum Excerpt: Renée Zellweger is excellent in an otherwise superficial and unfocused biopic. Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews Excerpt: I walked in rather skeptical but I walked out a believer. The way Renée Zellweger channels Judy Garland is simply astonishing. Dan Lybarger @ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Excerpt: […]

Reviews: Joker (2019)

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Here are review links for this film submitted by our members: [New] | Siddhant Adlakha @ Firstpost Excerpt: It’s admittedly hard to imagine a film like Joker inspiring real-world violence — or inspiring much of anything. Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews Excerpt: the film’s main asset is Phoenix’s insane tour de force, the actor projecting a tortured physique, his torso twisted and ribs projecting as he moves with a grace that can only be called balletic. [New] | Rob Daniel @ Electric Shadows Excerpt: After all the critical adulation, it’s a punchline worthy of the Clown Prince of Crime himself […]