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Audrey Fox

Audrey Fox

Audrey Fox is a Boston-based film critic whose work has appeared at Nerdist, Awards Circuit, We Live Entertainment, and We Are the Mutants, amongst others. She is an assistant editor at Jumpcut Online, where she also serves as co-host of the Jumpcast podcast. Audrey has been blessed by our film tomato overlords with their official seal of approval.

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The Refugees and Displaced Actors of <i>Casablanca</i>
Audrey Fox

The Refugees and Displaced Actors of Casablanca

Jan 23rd, 2023
'Casablanca' was released 80 years ago today, and there's a reason why its "La Marseillaise" scene is so powerful: it's filled with actors who were...
Crooked Marquee’s New Christmas Canon: <i>Silent Night</i>
Audrey Fox

Crooked Marquee’s New Christmas Canon: Silent Night

Dec 14th, 2022
Despite little fanfare, 'Silent Night' is a sharp (if melancholy) holiday film, capturing a Christmas party spent on the brink of humanity's...
Roberto Benigni, Miramax, and the <i>Pinocchio</i> Debacle
Audrey Fox

Roberto Benigni, Miramax, and the Pinocchio Debacle

Dec 2nd, 2022
With three separate ‘Pinocchio’ adaptations hitting screens this year, it’s time for a 20th anniversary postmortem of Roberto Benigni’s...
<i>The Emperor's Club</i>: <i>Dead Poets Society</i> Without Rose-Colored Glasses
Audrey Fox

The Emperor's Club: Dead Poets Society Without Rose-Colored Glasses

Nov 23rd, 2022
Two portraits of prep-school life and sympathetic instructors, but drawing on very different worldviews and outcomes.
War of the Worlds, Found Footage, and the Power of Viral Marketing
Audrey Fox

War of the Worlds, Found Footage, and the Power of Viral Marketing

Oct 31st, 2022
When Orson Welles broadcast his immortal radio play on Halloween night of 1938, he began a tradition that has served horror well for decades.
Celebrating Ladislas Starevich, Stop Motion Pioneer
Audrey Fox

Celebrating Ladislas Starevich, Stop Motion Pioneer

Aug 31st, 2022
The inventive Polish-Russian filmmaker's unique work would influence directors as varied as Henry Selick, John Lasseter, and Stan Brakhage.
The Rise and Fall of the "I Was a Teenage _______" Movie
Audrey Fox

The Rise and Fall of the "I Was a Teenage _______" Movie

Jul 27th, 2022
For a brief, bizarre time in the 1950s, filmmakers figured they could make a quick buck by catering their pictures to the newly relevant teen...
The Mysterious Death of <i>Gone With the Wind</i>'s Ashley Wilkes
Audrey Fox

The Mysterious Death of Gone With the Wind's Ashley Wilkes

Jul 13th, 2022
When Leslie Howard's plane was shot down in June of 1943, it launched questions and conspiracy theories that persist to this day.
Puritanical to Perverse and Back Again
Audrey Fox

Puritanical to Perverse and Back Again

Jun 6th, 2022
You can all but set your watch to it, every time a new and potentially challenging film is released:  the careful, often context-free...
How Katharine Hepburn Became a Comedienne - and Turned Her Career Around
Audrey Fox

How Katharine Hepburn Became a Comedienne - and Turned Her Career Around

May 9th, 2022
In 1938, the gifted actress was struggling after a string of flops. She would have to redefine her screen persona to save her career – and she did...
<i>Petite Maman</i>, <i>Turning Red</i>, Fantasy Film and the Mother-Daughter Bond
Audrey Fox

Petite Maman, Turning Red, Fantasy Film and the Mother-Daughter Bond

May 4th, 2022
This Mother's Day season, two new films are thoughtfully examining the parental relationship via cinematic magic.
The Moral Gymnastics of the Original <i>Scarface</i>
Audrey Fox

The Moral Gymnastics of the Original Scarface

Apr 8th, 2022
When Howard Hawks' iconic gangster movie hit screens 90 years ago, it had to do a bit of a two-step with the enforcers of the Production Code.
Mary Pickford, Hollywood Trailblazer
Audrey Fox

Mary Pickford, Hollywood Trailblazer

Apr 6th, 2022
Mary Pickford was born 130 years ago this week. She was a groundbreaking silent movie star, but she also created a template for industry power that...
<i>How to Succeed in Business</i>, <i>Office Space</i>, and the Workplace Satire
Audrey Fox

How to Succeed in Business, Office Space, and the Workplace Satire

Mar 9th, 2022
"How to Succeed," released 55 years ago, set a template for a comic sub-genre that Mike Judge revisited decades later.
Built For Love: Robots and Romance in <i>Making Mr. Right</i> and <i>I'm Your Man</i>
Audrey Fox

Built For Love: Robots and Romance in Making Mr. Right and I'm Your Man

Feb 9th, 2022
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we look at a very particular subset of the romantic comedy: the stories of robots and the women they love.
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