Know the Cast: ‘Furioza’
‘Furioza’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Cyprian T. Olencki’s 2021 movie.
The Eternal Substance of ‘Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death’
“‘Into the Night’ is a valuable resource for the ‘connoisseur of fear.'”
On Power and Pleasure in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’
“‘Phantom Thread’ is for anyone who has ever been hungry, for anyone who has ever been in love. Most of all, it’s for those people who know that love and hunger are, at their most acutely expressed, one and the same.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Belfast’
‘Belfast’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Kenneth Branagh’s 2021 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘CODA’
‘CODA’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Sian Heder’s 2021 Apple TV+ movie.
Numbness and Arousal in the Post-Postmodern Apocalypse of ‘Too Old to Die Young’
“Taken as a whole, ‘Too Old to Die Young’ is a summative statement on genre, aesthetics and the crumbling American psyche, delivered with a fury sublimated in neon glow. It is a major work of art.”
The Art of the Score: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’
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Review: Mattie Do’s ‘The Long Walk’
“‘The Long Walk,’ the latest from Mattie Do — Laos’ first and, so far, only female director — understands that for time travel to make sense, all one has to do is present it as is. For Do, it’s a feeling more than a fact.”
Know the Cast: ‘Blackhat’
‘Blackhat Cast’: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Michael Mann’s 2015 movie.
There Is No Try: Documenting the Silicon Valley Mindset
There Is No Try: Documenting the Silicon Valley Mindset | D.M. Palmer on ‘The Inventor, ‘Fyre,’ ‘Fyre Fraud’ and ‘WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn’
‘Cheap Thrills’ and the Desperation of the Working-Class Man
“‘Cheap Thrills’ is a cautionary tale of the snake hidden in the grass, not of the lions fighting for a scrap of meat.”
Know the Cast: ‘Euphoria’
‘Euphoria’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Sam Levinson’s HBO series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Kitz’
‘Kitz ‘Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Vitus Reinbold and Niko Schulz-Dornburg’s German Netflix series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Cobra Kai’
‘Cobra Kai’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in the Netflix series.
A Yearning for Selfhood in Anup Singh’s ‘Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost’
“By grounding ‘Qissa’ in naturalism and avoiding melodramatic tropes, Singh creates a uniquely beguiling viewing experience.”
Review: Gonzalo Maza’s ‘This Is Cristina’
“‘This Is Cristina’ makes a strong case for the idea that truly honest art emerges when one feels like they have lost everything else.”
The World Is Working: Michael Glawogger’s Trilogy on Poverty and Labor
“The real horrors of Glawogger’s films are the moments when people, having been given an opportunity to open up, are crushed by their own words.”
Know the Voice Cast: ‘Coco’
Coco Voice Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina’s 2017 Disney-Pixar movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3
Narcos: Mexico Season 3 Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in the Netflix crime series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ’21 Jump Street’
21 Jump Street Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s 2012 movie (now streaming on Netflix).