Laron Chapman reviews the indie dramedy "The Invite" and Gregg Araki's "I Want Your Sex," both starring Olivia Wilde.
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deadCenter 2026 Essays Film Festivals
‘Mallory’s Ghost’ Is an Imaginative and Accessible Meditation on Creativity — dCFF26
Daniel Bokemper reviews Arabella Oz’s Mallory’s Ghost, a meditative film that screened at deadCenter 2026. -
deadCenter 2026 Essays Film Festivals
deadCenter 2026’s ‘Midnight Shorts’ Deliver an Absurdly Chilling Experience — dCFF26
Daniel Bokemper recaps the deadCenter 2026 Midnight Shorts, a block of absurd, provocative and horrifying short films. -
deadCenter 2026 Essays Film Festivals
deadCenter’s ‘Once in a Lifetime Shorts’ Chronicles Living From the Womb to the Tomb — dCFF26
Daniel Bokemper recaps the deadCenter 2026 Once in a Lifetime shorts, a powerful collection of seven short films. -
deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
‘Life’s Ballet’ Chronicles Oklahoma Dance Educator’s Remarkable Legacy – dCFF25
Jo Light reviews 'Life's Ballet' a documentary about the story of Jo Rowan, the dance educator who spent 42 years building Oklahoma City University's -
deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
deadCenter ‘Midnight Shorts’ Offers a Diverse Collection of Wild and Weird – dCFF25
From rogue cows to Italian ice incidents, the 2025 deadCenter Midnight Shorts featured the Festival's vibiest movie moments of the weekend. Christopher Shultz provides -
deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
Thriller ‘The Other People’ Showcases Ambitious Storytelling – dCFF25
The Other People has all the right ingredients for an effective…
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deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
‘Susan’ Is an Intimate Portrait of Living with Dementia – dCFF25
Jo Light reviews "Susan" from the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival. The story follows Susan Suchan, a woman navigating life with frontotemporal dementia—the same diagnosis -
deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
deadCenter’s ‘Youth In Revolt Shorts’ Prove Hardship Is Ageless – dCFF25
Daniel Bokemper recaps the 2025 deadCenter Youth In Revolt Shorts, which includes six films about adolescents struggles. -
deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals
deadCenter’s ‘It’s a Mad, Mad World Shorts’ Reveal Truth Within Chaos – dCFF25
Daniel Bokemper recaps the 2025 deadCenter It's a Mad, Mad World Shorts, which features seven harrowing films.



















