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.”
This category is a Vague Visages archive for movie, TV and music content from the 2020s.
About Vague Visages:
Mission: Vague Visages aims to publish high-quality writing about world cinema and culture. The site maintains a balance of indie and mainstream coverage, allowing for a unique blend of perspectives.
Origins: Inspired by the cinema movement known as La Nouvelle Vague, Q.V. Hough created an image-based blog called “Faces of the French New Wave” in 2014. For a creative twist, the site’s name quickly changed to “Vague Visages” (aka Wave Faces) in honor of French New Wave filmmakers and American indie filmmaker John Cassavetes (director of the 1968 film Faces).
Shift to Film Criticism: Q.V. moved Vague Visages from Blogger to WordPress in late 2014, using the French publication Cahiers du cinéma as a thematic model.
About Q.V. Hough:
Q.V. (Quinn) Hough is Vague Visages’ founding editor and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. After graduating from Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) in 2004 with degrees in Communication-Mass Media, History and Classical Studies, he lived in Hollywood, California from 2006 to 2012. Q.V. worked closely with ABC On-Air Promotions as the production manager for LUSSIER. He previously co-hosted Concordia On-Air for three semesters before moving to Los Angeles.
In 2014, Q.V. founded Vague Visages. While developing the site, he wrote 600 video scripts and one e-book for WatchMojo (2014-17), along with 2,000 articles for Screen Rant (2018-21). Q.V. has also written for RogerEbert.com, Fandor and Crooked Marquee. He committed to Vague Visages full-time in August 2021.
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“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.”
‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Mindy Kaling’s HBO Max series.
‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Mindy Kaling’s HBO Max series.
‘The Wheel of Time’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Rafe Judkins’ Amazon series.
‘Hellbound’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the South Korean Netflix series.
‘King Richard’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2021 movie.
‘King Richard’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2021 movie.
‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2021 Netflix movie.
‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2021 Netflix movie.
“Tebo’s low-stakes take on holiday horror is a lot like Christmas candy; ‘Black Friday’ hits the spot, but you might be left craving something slightly more substantial soon afterwards.”
‘Hit-Monkey’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Will Speck and Josh Gordon’s Hulu series.
‘Boroxun’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2021 movie with filmmaker Krrishna Kt Borah.
‘The Princess Switch 3’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Mike Rohl’s 2021 Netflix movie.
‘The Princess Switch 3’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Mike Rohl’s 2021 Netflix movie.
‘Hit-Monkey’ Voice Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Will Speck and Josh Gordon’s Hulu series.
‘The Freak Brothers’ Voice Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the Tubi original series.
‘The Freak Brothers’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in the Tubi original series.
‘Seized’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Isaac Florentine’s 2020 film.
“I’ll never be the same after watching ‘Chocolate Road.’ No longer will I eat a bonbon without seeing a massive cacao plant. I won’t be able to watch ‘Chocolat’ without thinking about Central American cacao plant clones. That’s a good thing…”
‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Destin Daniel Cretton’s 2021 MCU movie.