The Grab Bag

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

Best of Lists

2011: The Year in Movies
Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

Cole Smithey's Worst & Best Films of 2011
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com

Confessions of a Film Freak, 2011
Roderick Heath @ Ferdy on Films

My Best of 2011
Adam Batty @ Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second

My Year in Culture, Part I: Film
Ed Howard @ Only the Cinema

The Ten Best Documentaries of 2011
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

The Ten Best Films of 2011
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

The Ten Worst Films of 2011
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat

Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Months of Movies: Top 3 of 2011
Jamie S. Rich @ Confessions of a Pop Fan

Top 20 Movies of 2011
Matt Looker @ TheShiznit.co.uk

Top Ten Films of 2011
Josh Larsen @ LarsenOnFilm.com

Interviews

Pariah Director Dee Rees Talks Character Arcs, Camera Language, and Class Structure
Peter Martin @ Twitch

Other Articles

10 B-List Actors Who Should Be A-Listers
Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire

Criticwatch - A Pete Hammond 2011 Retrospective
Erik Childress @ eFilmCritic

Criticwatch - A Peter Travers 2011 Retrospective
Erik Childress @ eFilmCritic

Criticwatch - The 2011 Bag O'Douche Award Winner
Erik Childress @ eFilmCritic

Criticwatch - The 2011 Whores of the Year
Erik Childress @ eFilmCritic

Criticwatch - Wrapping Quote Whores Up For 2011
Erik Childress @ eFilmCritic

Dictating Cinema - Kim Jong Il was not the only despot with a passion for the silver screen
Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

My Year at the Movies, 2011
Marilyn Ferdinand @ Ferdy on Films

Open Thread: What is Your Pop Culture Cold Spot?
Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire

Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight

Spare A Thought For The Bystander
Matt Looker @ TheShiznit.co.uk

The Worst January Film Releases of All Time
Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire

Zelig
Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film