London Film Festival Review: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’
“‘Anora’ excels by digging beneath the protagonist’s sparkling demeanor while unearthing the grit beneath each sequin.”
This category is a Vague Visages archive for movie, TV and music content from the 2020s.
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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.
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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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“‘Anora’ excels by digging beneath the protagonist’s sparkling demeanor while unearthing the grit beneath each sequin.”
“With ‘Electric Lady Studios,’ McDermott artfully explores intriguing stories about hard-working music professionals who experienced first-hand what it was like to make a dream come true.”
‘Grotesquerie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Katie Robbins’ 2024 FX miniseries.
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy’s 2024 Netflix miniseries.
‘Grotesquerie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken and Ryan Murphy’s FX series.
“Miller’s documentary will likely bore viewers who are unfamiliar with Medeski Martin & Wood, but ‘Not Not Jazz’ is still a worthy tribute to what makes the band members such singular musicians.”
‘Hold Your Breath’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Karrie Crouse and William Joines’ 2024 Hulu movie.
“‘Frankie Freako’ is deliriously silly and wholesomely entertaining, and so genuine in its profound lack of depth or meaning — it’s a refreshing antidote to all the dreaded “elevated horror” offerings.”
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s 2024 Netflix miniseries.
‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 Netflix miniseries with co-creator Trishant Srivastava.
‘The Bikeriders’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jeff Nichols’ 2023 movie.
‘The Penguin’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Lauren LeFranc’s HBO series.
‘Wolfs’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jon Watts’ 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
‘The Penguin’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Lauren LeFranc’s HBO series.
‘Wolfs’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jon Watts’ 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Stu Zicherman’s 2024 FX miniseries.
‘Apartment 7A’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Natalie Erika James’ 2024 Paramount+ movie.
‘Apartment 7A’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Natalie Erika James’ 2024 Paramount+ movie.
‘Step Brothers’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Adam McKay’s 2008 movie.
“‘Oddity’ is the scariest movie of the year.”