"Even the howl of the atheist is directed at the God they don't acknowledge." This sentiment reflects the expansive thesis set by Josh Larsen, author of the new book "Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings." Larsen, co-host of Filmspotting (one of the most popular movie podcasts for over a decade), does not [...]
Episode 9: Wonderful Woman, Mummy Revival, and Night Masterpiece 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 June 2017. You can also stream Episode 9 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles @VideodroneTulsa Louis [...]
At a time when Deadpool seemed to portend the need for superhero movies to ratchet up the edgy hard-R content and excessive snark, Patty Jenkins had the courage to defy this new conventional wisdom and, instead, go in the exact opposite direction. Studio analysts and entertainment pundits are already dissecting why Wonder Woman was such [...]
Episode 8: Pirates, Guardians, and Aliens - oh my! 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 May 2017. You can also stream Episode 8 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Craig Sanger, Vice [...]
Episode 7: The Indie Calm Before The Summer Storm 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 April 2017. You can also stream Episode 7 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Adam Chitwood, deputy editor and [...]
Episode 6: The Fast and the Smurfious 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 April 2017. You can also stream Episode 6 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Jason Black, President of the OFCC, is film [...]
That Netflix strategy to conquer the movie world may need to be rethought. Apparently, buying up every movie in sight and then just dumping it on your cloud to no advertising fanfare isn't an air tight business model, nor is forking over nearly $100 million with no broader release strategy to earn your money back. (David [...]
Episode 5: Remakes, Oscar Bait, and Hot Takes 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 March 2017. You can also stream Episode 5 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer of Videodrone Tulsa @918_Charles Craig Sanger, Vice President [...]
I love Netflix. I hate Netflix. But mostly, I hate Netflix. Correction: it’s Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that I can’t stand. He has, without literally declaring it, gone to war with the movie industry. During a recent Q&A session at his company’s headquarters, Hastings made this glib and intentionally demeaning comment about movie theaters: “How [...]
Episode 4: Summer Movie Season Begins...in March? 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 March 2017. You can also stream Episode 4 by clicking here. On this episode, the roundtable includes: Host Charles Elmore, producer [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 