‘Red One’ Review: The North Pole Has Fallen For Johnny Storm and The Rock
If you ever wished that Air Force One (1997) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013) took place in a world where supernatural folklore figures existed and... Read More
Sarah Vincent
‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 25: The Birth of Found Footage and the Price of Naive Ambition
Found footage is the cinematic equivalent of an urban legend or a story that campers tell around the fire. Intentionally poor production choices are part... Read More
‘Janet Planet’ Review: Annie Baker’s Mother-Daughter Dramedy Strikes the Perfect Balance of Humor and Melancholy
Shot in Amherst, Massachusetts, Janet Planet (2023) focuses on eleven-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) and her mother, Janet (Emmy winner Julianne Nicholson of Mare of Eastown,... Read More
The Enduring Horror of ‘Alien’ on its 45th Anniversary [Retrospective]
Forty-five years after Ridley Scott directed, and Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Schusett wrote Alien, it is still terrifying. With Escape from Alcatraz trailing close behind,... Read More
‘Boy Kills World’ Review: An Often Hilarious, Weirdly Heartwarming, Violent Dystopia Void of Ideology
Boy Kills World (2024) occurs in an authoritarian dystopian region that the Van Der Koy family rules with an iron fist. The Boy (Bill Skarsgård... Read More
‘The First Omen’ Review: Atmospheric Prequel Makes Damien’s Mama Meaningful
The First Omen is a prequel to The Omen franchise, which revolves around the rise of the Antichrist and the futile efforts to stop it.... Read More
Catwoman in Film: Changing Attitudes About Raging Women Clawing Their Way to the Top
To celebrate Women’s History Month, this article is the last of three AwardsWatch pieces that focus on the theme of women in film. On April... Read More
Canary in the Coal Mine: Films That Highlight How Communities Gaslight Women
“gaslight. vb. to manipulate another person into doubting their perceptions, experiences or understanding of events. The term once referred to manipulation so extreme as to... Read More
History Makers: What to Look for from Women Filmmakers in 2024
To celebrate Women’s History Month, this article is the first of three AwardsWatch articles that focus on the theme of women in film. Even though... Read More
‘The Taste of Things’ Review: Lovers Simmer in the Kitchen in this French Foodie Fantasy
The Taste of Things was France’s submission to the 2024 Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category. Set in 1885, Eugénie (Juliette Binoche), an artist in... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10