September 30, 2011

This Week at the Movies

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 30, 2011


Wide (Multinational)

What's Your Number?
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies

Wide (United States)

50/50
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies

Wide (United Kingdom)

Abduction
Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

The Debt
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Melancholia
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Red State
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com

Limited (United States)

Happy Birthday Jesse Hassenger

OFCS member Jesse Hassenger celebrates his birthday today, September 30. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: FilmCritic.com.

September 28, 2011

The Grab Bag

OFCS members don't just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Interviews

Happy Accidents: Interview with Filmmaker Evan Glodell on Bellflower
Matthew Sorrento @ Film Threat

Festivals

TIFF 2011 Scorecard
Matt Goldberg @ Collider.com

Toronto International Film Festival 2011: A Mysterious World & Melancholia
Joseph Jon Lanthier @ The House Next Door

Other Articles

Oscar Preview: The Consummate Professional - Kate Winslet
Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight

September 27, 2011

Reviews from the Small Screen

Here's what we've been watching on television.

Baseball's Greatest Games: 1975 World Series Game 6
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope

Baseball's Greatest Games: 2003 ALCS game 7
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope

Baseball's Greatest Games: 2004 ALCS game 4
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope

Doctor Who: "The God Complex"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Fall Classic at Fenway Park
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope

Hung: The Complete Second Season
Jamie S. Rich @ DVD Talk

The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet vol. 1
Jamie S. Rich @ DVD Talk

September 24, 2011

This Week at the Movies, Part 2

Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren't able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend's upcoming films. We've kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven't already).

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 23, 2011


Wide (Multinational)

Killer Elite
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Matt Goldberg @ Collider.com
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Wide (United States)

Abduction
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Dolphin Tale
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Moneyball
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Jamie S. Rich @ DVD Talk [New]
Bill Weber @ Slant [New]

Wide (United Kingdom)

Drive
Adam Batty @ Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second
Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy [New]
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Daniel Kelly @ eFilmCritic
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Don R. Lewis @ Film Threat
Dan Lybarger @ KCActive.com
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Pearl Jam Twenty
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Warrior
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

Limited (United States)

September 23, 2011

This Week at the Movies

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 23, 2011


Wide (Multinational)

Killer Elite
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Matt Goldberg @ Collider.com
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Wide (United States)

Abduction
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Dolphin Tale
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Moneyball
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com

Wide (United Kingdom)

Drive
Adam Batty @ Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Daniel Kelly @ eFilmCritic
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Don R. Lewis @ Film Threat
Dan Lybarger @ KCActive.com
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
Robert Roten @ Laramie Movie Scope
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Pearl Jam Twenty
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Warrior
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

Limited (United States)

September 21, 2011

The Grab Bag

OFCS members don't just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Interviews

Daniel Henshall (Snowtown)
Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix

Jon and Howard Ford on The Dead
Anton Bitel @ Little White Lies

Festivals

September 20, 2011

Reviews from the Small Screen

Here's what we've been watching on television.


Camelot: The Complete First Season
Sean Axmaker @ Videodrone

Fringe: The Complete Third Season
Sean Axmaker @ Videodrone

The Good Wife: The Complete Second Season
Sean Axmaker @ Videodrone

Police Story
Sean Axmaker @ Videodrone

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Sean Axmaker @ Videodrone

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 10: "The Blood Line"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

September 19, 2011

September 17, 2011

This Week at the Movies, Part 2

Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren't able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend's upcoming films. We've kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven't already).

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 16, 2011


Wide (Multinational)

I Don't Know How She Does It
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com [New]

Wide (United States)

Drive
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Craig Kennedy @ Living in Cinema
Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French] [New]

Straw Dogs
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Jamie S. Rich @ Portland Mercury

Limited (United States)

September 16, 2011

This Week at the Movies

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 16, 2011


Wide (Multinational)

I Don't Know How She Does It
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews

Wide (United States)

Drive
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Craig Kennedy @ Living in Cinema

Straw Dogs
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Jamie S. Rich @ Portland Mercury

Limited (United States)

September 14, 2011

The Grab Bag

OFCS members don't just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Interviews

6 Year Old filmmaker Lauren Kyanka
Dan Lybarger @ The Kansas City Star

Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm)
Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix

Festivals

September 13, 2011

Reviews from the Small Screen

Here's what we've been watching on television.

Doctor Who: "Night Terrors"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 9: "The Gathering"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

September 12, 2011

Classics and Other Films on DVD

Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD.

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Dan Jardine @ Cinemania

Apollo 13
Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

Basket Case
Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

Children of Paradise/Les Engans du Paradis
Donald J. Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Citizen Kane
John J. Puccio @ DVDTOWN

Happy Birthday Mark Dujsik

OFCS member Mark Dujsik celebrates his birthday today, September 12. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Mark Reviews Movies.

September 10, 2011

This Week at the Movies, Part 2

Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren't able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend's upcoming films. We've kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven't already).

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 9, 2011


Wide (United States)

Contagion
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Mark Dujsik @ The Sci-Fi Movie Page
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Jamie S. Rich @ DVD Talk [New]
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Creature
Mark H. Harris @ About.com

Warrior
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Donald J. Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]

Wide (United Kingdom)

Colombiana
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Friends with Benefits
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Jane Eyre
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

A Lonely Place to Die
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Troll Hunter
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com [New]

Limited (United States)

September 09, 2011

This Week at the Movies

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 9, 2011


Wide (United States)

Contagion
Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
Mark Dujsik @ The Sci-Fi Movie Page
Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Creature
Mark H. Harris @ About.com

Warrior
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com
Donald J. Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]

Wide (United Kingdom)

Colombiana
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Friends with Benefits
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Jane Eyre
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

A Lonely Place to Die
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Troll Hunter
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Limited (United States)

September 07, 2011

The Grab Bag

OFCS members don't just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Interviews

A Rather Rough Fellow: An Interview with Malcolm McDowell
Robert Cashill @ Cineaste

Dark Deeds: An Interview with Guillermo del Toro and Guy Pearce
Robert Cashill @ Cineaste

David Wenham (Oranges and Sunshine, Lord of the Rings)
Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix

Harry Markopolos of "Chasing Madoff"
Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

Robert Rodriguez of "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D"
Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

Should We Stop Whining About Movie Remakes, Reboots, and Reimaginings?
Robert Cashill @ Popdose

Vera Farmiga of "Higher Ground"
Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

Other Articles

September 06, 2011

Reviews from the Small Screen

Here's what we've been watching on television.


Doctor Who: "Let's Kill Hitler"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

Fringe (The Complete Third Season)
John J. Puccio @ DVDTOWN

Torchwood: Miracle Day: "End of the Road"
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

September 05, 2011

September 03, 2011

This Week at the Movies, Part 2

Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren't able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend's upcoming films. We've kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven't already).

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 2, 2011


Wide (Multiple Regions)

Apollo 18
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com [New]

Wide (United States)

The Debt
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Wide (United Kingdom)

The Art of Getting By
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Fright Night
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]

Limited (United States)

September 02, 2011

This Week at the Movies

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what's coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: September 2, 2011


Wide (United States)

The Debt
Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Wide (United Kingdom)

The Art of Getting By
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall

Fright Night
Rich Cline @ Shadows on the Wall
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]

Limited (United States)

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