Vague Visages Short Stories: Find Your Perfection by D.M. Palmer
Vague Visages Short Stories #10: Find Your Perfection by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
D.M. Palmer
Lost Amidst the Architecture: Aaron Katz’s ‘Gemini’
“In straining to emulate something in the order of a traditional thriller, Katz and his team of long-time collaborators find themselves sliding perilously towards the formulaic.”
The Transcendent Banality of ‘Joe Pera Talks with You’
“In its absence of cynicism and surface mundanity, ‘Joe Pera Talks with You’ presents a conceit that feels genuinely daring in the context of a comic universe which prides itself on provocative fare from the likes of Tim and Eric, Dave Willis and Eric Andre.”
Walking Contradiction: The Double Life of Cisco Pike
“‘Cisco Pike’ is a meditation on failure at all levels; defeat was in the air and no stratum of society was exempt.”
Vague Visages Short Stories: A Delightful Partner by D.M. Palmer
Vague Visages Short Stories #8: A Delightful Partner by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
Jack Ascending: Nicholson’s 1980s
“There has always been a conflict at play in Nicholson’s screen presence: between ‘Nicholson’ and ‘Jack.’ The desire to be taken seriously and the lure of the riotous Jack persona have always done battle across his decades of stardom.”
‘Rampart’: A Season in the Abyss
“‘Rampart’ can never step out of the shadows.”
A Light of Pure Gold: The Ideal of the Painter in Old Hollywood’s Waning Days
“The filmmaker continues to dream of the painter’s Arcadia, however illusory it may be.”
Vague Visages Short Stories: Don’t Smoke in Bed by D.M. Palmer
Vague Visages Short Stories #3: Don’t Smoke in Bed by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
Vague Visages Short Stories: The Correct Frequency by D.M. Palmer
Vague Visages Short Stories #2: The Correct Frequency by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)
Vague Visages Short Stories: Cherished Swan by D.M. Palmer
Vague Visages Short Stories #1: Cherished Swan by D.M. Palmer (Sheffield, UK)