An Interview with ‘Niharika (In the Mist)’ Filmmaker Indrasis Acharya
‘Niharika’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2022 movie with filmmaker Indrasis Acharya.
An Interview with ‘Ghasjomi’ Filmmaker Sumantra Roy
‘Ghasjomi’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2022 movie with filmmaker Sumantra Roy.
IFFR Review: Alberto De Michele’s ‘The Last Ride of the Wolves’
“More moralistic viewers might question if ‘The Last Ride of the Wolves’ is in reality glamorizing these men, but I think Di Michele is a couple of steps ahead, both embracing that glamorization and distancing the audience from it.”
An Interview with ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ Author Katharine Coldiron
‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ Interview: Andrew Wyatt discusses the 1957 Ed Wood movie with author Katharine Coldiron.
Il Cinema Ritrovato: ‘Tony Arzenta’ and Recanonizing Italian Genre Cinema
“Do some films get ignored because they are unavailable or do they get ignored because they aren’t that good to begin with? This is precisely where I stand with ‘Tony Arzenta.'”
Visions of the Future from 1995: The World Is Screwed
“‘Waterworld,’ ’12 Monkeys’ and ‘Tank Girl’ posit that when a civilization collapses, many of its customs will be upheld through authoritarian means…”
VVoices: Reactions to 2021 Oscar Nominations
VVoices #4: Film Critics React to the 2021 Oscar Nominations
Intentionally Disposable Art: The Teen Agers Films
“What do we do with the Teen Agers movies, which were no more intended to be seen 75 years later than a dinner cooked in 1947 was intended to be eaten in 2021?”
Review: Malcolm Ingram’s ‘Clerk’
“The biggest takeaway from ‘Clerk,’ aside from the fact that the terrific Joey Lauren Adams should’ve had a bigger career, is that nobody is more surprised by Smith’s success than the man himself.”
Visions of the Future from 1995: I Am the Law
“The capacity to dehumanize has always been present in cinema; to witness the vanquishing of enemies on the screen has served a cathartic function for every society in which cinema has taken hold.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Honeymoon with My Mother’
‘Honeymoon with My Mother’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Paco Caballero’s 2022 Netflix movie.
An Interview with ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!’ Director Prateek Vats
Dipankar Sarkar Interviews ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!’ Director Prateek Vats
We Failed This Film: Joe Carnahan’s ‘The A-Team’ (2010)
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
We Failed This Film: Jesse Moss’ ‘The Overnighters’ (2014)
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
Interview with ‘Clerk’ Director Malcolm Ingram
Vague Visages’ Joey Keogh and filmmaker Malcolm Ingram discuss the 2021 Kevin Smith documentary ‘Clerk.’
An Interview with ‘Choked’ Screenwriter Nihit Brave
Dipankar Sarkar Interviews ‘Choked’ Screenwriter Nihit Brave
The Kendall-Shiv Opposition in ‘Succession’ Season 3
“The tension between spectator empathy and necessary critical distance are at the heart of Succession’s mixing pot of antiheroism and amorality, which is all that’s left when its humanism is squandered and its morally redemptive potential falls short.”
Lodge Kerrigan’s ‘Clean, Shaven’ and the Cinematic Virtue of Empathy
“‘Clean, Shaven’ depicts a culture in which there is little empathy for the mentally ill, perhaps because it is a culture influenced by fictional portrayals in which people like Peter are predominately unfeeling mad killers.”
We Failed This Film: Lexi Alexander’s ‘Punisher: War Zone’ (2008)
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
Know the Cast: ‘Kate’
‘Kate’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Cedric Nicolas-Troyan’s 2021 Netflix movie.
