The Horrors of New York: On The Sentinel (1977)

The devil certainly has a thing for New York women. Like its striking satanic predecessor Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Michael Winner’s The Sentinel (1977, based on the novel by Jeffrey Konvitz) is rooted within an everyday reality. This makes it intimately relatable and, therefore, appropriately terrifying. These films exploit the familiarity of our shared experiences: who hasn’t…