Sarah Vincent

‘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… Read More

November 15, 2024

‘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… Read More

July 18, 2024

‘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… Read More

June 21, 2024

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… Read More

June 14, 2024

‘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… Read More

April 23, 2024

‘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… Read More

April 4, 2024

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… Read More

March 28, 2024

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… Read More

March 25, 2024

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… Read More

March 18, 2024

‘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… Read More

February 8, 2024

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