Episode 16: Thor Laugh, Hulk Smash, Family Fight For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return to discuss the latest in movies for early November 2017. You can also stream Episode 16 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa [...]
Category: Film Analysis
NETFLIX AND KILL: The Real Victims Of Their Day-And-Date Strategy (ANALYSIS)
The Hollywood studios aren’t the ones who need to worry. Neither are the multiplexes. The threat that Netflix poses to the movie industry, with their streaming exclusive releases of Awards Season-style hopefuls, is to the independent movie houses that cater to discerning cinephiles. To the art house theaters that actually care about film as an [...]
OFCC Podcast: Episode 15 – BLADE RUNNER 2049, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 15: Replicating The Future and The Past For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return after a month off from podcasting to discuss the latest in movies for early October 2017. You can also stream Episode 15 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics [...]
The Gospel According To Rick Deckard (ANALYSIS) (SPOILERS)
Is Deckard really a replicant? Despite my perception that Blade Runner 2049 cleared that issue up once and for all – with an obvious answer of “No” – apparently it’s still an open question, according to some of the filmmakers involved. That's a shame, because declaring Deckard human is what gives this whole universe spiritual [...]
BBC Unveils “100 Greatest Comedies Of All Time” List
The BBC is starting to make this an annual event. Exactly one year ago, the UK's flagship media network announced their list of "The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century" (so far). Now they've followed that up by unveiling their choices for "The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time". The decision to go for [...]
STAGE TO SCREEN: 5 Great Adaptations
Converting plays to the screen is a tradition as old as the movies. Here are four lesser-known adaptations worth seeking out, plus a landmark fifth that still sets the standard for what a stage-to-screen adaptation should be, all in my featured article from the 2017 "Fall Performing Arts Issue" of The Tulsa Voice. Click here [...]
OFCC Podcast: Episode 12 – DUNKIRK, DARK TOWER, DETROIT, BIG SICK, APES FINALE, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 12: Wars From The Past, On the Streets, the Sci-Fi Future, and Other Dimensions For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, our roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle return after a month off from podcasting to discuss the latest in movies for July and early August 2017. You can also stream [...]
OFCC Podcast: Episode 11 – SPIDER-MAN, BABY DRIVER, OKJA, BEGUILED, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 11: We Can Be Heroes, Not Just For One Age For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle discuss the latest in movies for early July 2017. You can also stream Episode 11 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone [...]
OFCC Podcast: Episode 10 – TRANSFORMERS 5, CARS 3, BOOK OF HENRY, Han Solo Shakeup, & More (PODCAST)
Episode 10: Deceptibomb, Cars Tune-Up, and Disturbances In The Force For this edition of The OFCC Podcast, available on iTunes, a roundtable of critics from the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle discuss the latest in movies for late June 2017. You can also stream Episode 10 by clicking here. On this episode, the critics include: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa Jeff [...]
HAN SOLO Directors Fired: It Was The Right Call (ANALYSIS)
A million voices crying out in terror, but hardly silenced. Padawans across the Twitterverse fear something terrible has happened. Five months into production of the (as yet untitled) Young Han Solo movie, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has fired its directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film's release date of May 25, 2018 remains unchanged, for now. [...]