‘Pavements’ Review: Director Alex Ross Perry Innovates Rock Doc Cinema for the Future
“Perry fully (and successfully) commits to various comedic bits in ‘Pavements’ while documenting Pavement’s 1999 break-up and eventual 2022 reunion.”
Review: Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani’s ‘I Love You Forever’
“In ‘I Love You Forever,’ David and Kalani have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the current zeitgeist, injecting a much-needed youthful zest into a well-worn genre with an artful eye and incisive wit.”
Know the Cast: ‘Bet’
‘Bet’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Simon Barry, Homura Kawamoto and Tôru Naomura’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Fountain of Youth’
‘Fountain of Youth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Guy Ritchie’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Murderbot’
‘Murderbot’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz’s Apple TV+ series.
Review: Mickey Keating’s ‘Invader’
“What sets ‘Invader’ apart from more conventional stalker horror films is its feverish aesthetic that owes more to the manic energy of 1970s and 80s exploitation cinema than modern genre trends.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Kôji Fukada’s ‘Love on Trial’
“Love on Trial’s opening two acts integrate personal drama into a subtly scathing social critique, but Fukada’s narrative loses power when the heroine must contend with the dark price of fame.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’
‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Matt Palmer’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’
‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Matt Palmer’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’
“Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’ is a winsome coming-of-age film with surgical wit.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Pedro Pinho’s ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’
“‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ is a succinctly angry film in large part because Pinho knows it doesn’t offer a reassuring explanation about its myriad themes.”
An Interview with ‘Saba’ Filmmaker Maksud Hossain
‘Saba’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Maksud Hossain.
Review: Ben Petrie’s ‘The Heirloom’
“‘The Heirloom’ doesn’t follow a conventional climactic structure, and its brittle, dry humor and abstract tone may not appeal to everyone. However, Petrie’s inventive vision is admirable…”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘One of Them Days’
‘One of Them Days’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Lawrence Lamont’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nonnas’
‘Nonnas’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Stephen Chbosky’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nonnas’
‘Nonnas’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stephen Chbosky’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Tom Carroll’s ‘The Stress Is Killing Me’
“By the end of Carroll’s frustrating and stylistically unambitious film, it seems that there was a deeper, more interesting story just out of reach.”
Review: Maurice O’Carroll’s ‘Swing Bout’
“‘Swing Bout’ doesn’t establish enough of a backstory for any of the key players for them to register beyond the individual performances…”
Know the Cast: ‘Murder at Yellowstone City’
‘Murder at Yellowstone City’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Richard Gray 2022 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Another Simple Favor’
‘Another Simple Favor’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Paul Feig’s 2025 Amazon movie.