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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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<i>American Psycho</i> at 20 and the Idolization of Patrick Bateman — Audrey Fox

American Psycho at 20 and the Idolization of Patrick Bateman

Apr 14th, 2020

When Mary Harron’s American Psycho hit theaters twenty years ago, it sent shockwaves through mainstream cinema. It was daring, intelligent, and...

Are Oscar Voters Really Biased Against 'Popular' Films?

Feb 6th, 2020

Last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proposed the idea of introducing a new Academy Award category, Best Popular Film – ...

How <i>1917</i> Uses Cinematic Space to Portray the Horrors of War — Audrey Fox

How 1917 Uses Cinematic Space to Portray the Horrors of War

Feb 4th, 2020

Of all of this Sunday’s Oscar nominees, 1917 has been the most lauded for its technical achievements. Given the frequency with which the...

The Evolution of World War I Movies

Dec 26th, 2019

With over one hundred years separating World War I and the present day, cinema has consistently had to find new ways of depicting it for modern...

Audrey Fox Says Don't Forget: <i>Freaks</i> — Audrey Fox

Audrey Fox Says Don't Forget: Freaks

Dec 23rd, 2019

With all the big budget, heavily franchised stories of people with special powers (mutants, as they might uncharitably be called), it’s refreshing...

Audrey Fox Says Don't Forget: <i>Plus One</i> — Audrey Fox

Audrey Fox Says Don't Forget: Plus One

Dec 23rd, 2019

Starring Jack Quaid (son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid) and Maya Erskine, Plus One is a charming romantic comedy that has flown under the radar of...

Review: Spider

Nov 28th, 2019

Are we ever truly able to escape the past? The mistakes that we’ve made, opinions we’ve held, and lines that we’ve crossed may feel like...

Review: Entwined

Nov 20th, 2019

What wild and unnatural spirits exist in the depths of the forest, possessing an ancient and eternal power far beyond our reckoning? There’s an...

Review: Lyrebird

Nov 18th, 2019

In the aftermath of war, especially one as psychologically scarring as World War II, people become obsessed with black and white. Who was right, and...

TIFF Report: Satire! Get It While It's Hot!

Sep 18th, 2019

Given the current sociopolitical climate and general state of the world, satire seems like a tall order. How can you comically exaggerate people and...

<i>The Wind</i> and the Terror of Isolation — Audrey Fox

The Wind and the Terror of Isolation

Jul 23rd, 2019

Growing up in rural New York where heavy snow is just a matter of course, you have an innate understanding of exactly how long a winter storm can be...

The Art of Making Biopics That Don't Suck

Jun 19th, 2019

It’s no secret that a biopic is the surest route to Oscar love. Academy voters need only catch a glimpse of artfully applied facial prosthetics and...

<i>The Sixth Sense</i> and the Renaissance of the Twist Ending — Audrey Fox

The Sixth Sense and the Renaissance of the Twist Ending

Apr 10th, 2019

Contains spoilers for The Sixth Sense (1999), Psycho (1960), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Others (2001), Identity (2003), Basic (2003),...

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