‘Cosmic Dawn,’ Supernovas and the Dangers of Homage
“‘Cosmic Dawn’ isn’t a bad film, it’s just not better than anything that’s already been made by the filmmaking team of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (‘Sound of My Voice’, ‘The East,’ ‘The OA’).”
This category is a Vague Visages archive for movie, TV and music content from the 2020s.
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Shift to Film Criticism:ย Q.V. moved Vague Visages from Blogger to WordPress in late 2014, using the French publication Cahiers du cinรฉmaย as a thematic model.
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In 2014, Q.V. founded Vague Visages.ย 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).ย Q.V. has also written for RogerEbert.com,ย Fandor and Crooked Marquee. He committed to Vague Visages full-time in August 2021.
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“‘Cosmic Dawn’ isn’t a bad film, it’s just not better than anything that’s already been made by the filmmaking team of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (‘Sound of My Voice’, ‘The East,’ ‘The OA’).”
‘The Privilege’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schรถde’s 2022 Netflix movie.
‘The Privilege’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schรถde’s 2022 Netflix movie.
“The lighthearted slice-of-life storytelling in ‘Girl Picture’ gives viewers a healthy sampling of what Haapasalo has to offer and, ultimately, a fulfilling and effervescent exploration of teenage sexuality.”
‘Kimi’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Steven Soderbergh’s 2022 HBO Max movie.
‘Kimi’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Steven Soderbergh’s 2022 HBO Max movie.
‘Spencer’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages breakdown of the featured music in Pablo Larraรญn’s 2021 movie.
‘Spencer’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Pablo Larraรญn’s 2021 movie.
โAssaultโ Interview: Fedor Tot discusses the 2022 film with filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov.
‘Murderville’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Krister Johnson’s Netflix series.
‘Through My Window’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Marรงal Forรฉs’ 2022 Netflix movie.
‘Through My Window’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Marรงal Forรฉs’ 2022 Netflix movie.
“While ‘Pinned’ often feels like the diary entries of someone suffering from a wound that wouldnโt heal, ‘See Through You’ feels like a ‘Fuck you, Iโm still here, and Iโm happy,’ plus lots and lots of hooks.”
“Stigterโs direction transforms ‘Three Minutes: A Lengthening’ into so much more than a historical lesson on atrocity and genocide.”
‘Nightmare Alley’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Guillermo del Toro’s 2021 movie.
‘Nightmare Alley’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Guillermo del Toro’s 2021 movie.
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’
โAranyakโ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the Netflix series with screenwriter Charudutt Acharya.
‘Pam & Tommy’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Robert Siegel’s 2022 Hulu miniseries.
‘Pam & Tommy’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Robert Siegel’s 2022 Hulu miniseries.