Mickey Reece’s ‘Every Heavy Thing’ a crackling, oddball comedy-noir
Nearly a year after its premiere, Mickey Reece's OKC-made tech-noir comedy-thriller "Every Heavy Thing" is finally coming home for the 2026 deadCenter Film Festival.
May movies explore mystery, madness, meditation of liminal space
May brings a trio of movies to OKC audiences that each explore the contemplative, unsettling, or straight-up scary energies of the transitional, liminal spaces around us.
It’s a musical May with music movies all month
May is bringing a handful of concert films, rock docs, and musical biopics all primed to have filmgoers belting out some songs and dancing in the aisles in OKC.
Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ a two-handed rumination on art, legacy
"The Christophers," the new arts world-skewering dramedy from Steven Soderbergh, is a surprisingly sharp and astute portrait anchored by its remarkable dual leads.
Dark thrillers, artsy horrors sink their teeth into OKC theaters
🎬 April is serving up some tonally taught, psychological thrillers and some gruesome, gritty horror for filmgoers that prefer their springtime a little darker.
Blockbuster season is coming with remakes, retreads, risky originals
The summer season is heating up, so we take a look at the buzziest upcoming films, including big sequels, superheroes, unnecessary remakes, and intriguing originals.
Get a glimpse of home with Oklahoma-made movies in April
🎬 April is all about Oklahoma-made films, from an indie comedy and a bleak, bloody streamer to some experimental shorts and the godfather of Okie blockbusters.
Spring up with films of lost souls, found families, and stirring music
There are some films springing up in the city’s indie theaters in April, each exploring themes of lost souls and found families, and each employing music in unique ways.
Perilous desert trek ‘Sirāt’ a transcendental test of nerves
Oscar-nominee "Sirāt" is a powerful, dangerous journey through a sand-blasted vision of faith, propelled by a groundbreaking sound design and a soul-wrecking plot.
Oscars 2026: ‘Sentimental Value’ quietly navigates family, art
Norwegian drama "Sentimental Value" might be the quietest film up for Best Picture this year, but it's got some powerful insights into art, family, and the ties between them.
Oscars 2026: Sports movies tackle American ego, competitive drive
This year's Oscars feature two sports movies up for Best Picture, both confronting the competitive spirit and both focused through the lens of American ego.
Oscars 2026: Poetry and power drive pair of stunning contenders
Best Picture contenders "Hamnet" and "Train Dreams" share a similar focus on tragedy, but also a welcome embrace of natural beauty and poetic emotion.
Oscars 2026: Genre noms boast monsters, maniacs, and yes, politics
With monsters, horror, and some serious paranoia, the "genre" nominees for Best Picture remain outliers, even as they boast some of the year's best performances.
Oscars 2026: ‘Sinners’ a cultural landmark of horror, music
🎬 With the Oscar race in full swing, box office smash "Sinners" is dominating nearly every category, but still doesn't seem like a lock for the biggest prize.
Timely political films bring lens of history to present day
February sees a slate of historical and political films spotlighting activism, whistleblowing, and nuclear testing, echoing present day concerns in OK and beyond.
