Review: Louise Archambault’s ‘Irena’s Vow’
“Unfortunately, it takes about 90 minutes for ‘Irena’s Vow’ to find its aesthetic and narrative groove.”
Know the Cast: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Civil War’
‘Civil War’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alex Garland’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The First Omen’
‘The First Omen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Arkasha Stevenson’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Scoop’
‘Scoop’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Philip Martin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’
“‘La Chimera’ will hopefully inspire movie lovers of all ages to learn more about not only Italian cinema, but also the specificities of regional (and rural) Italian culture.”
Crime Scene #14: ‘Five Deadly Venoms’ and Kung Fu Criminality
“The spatial detail in ‘Five Deadly Venoms,’ aided by Chang’s sharp sense of timing, helped the film become a surprisingly labyrinthine vision of camaraderie in the face of corruption and power.”
Know the Cast: ‘Scoop’
‘Scoop’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Philip Martin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’
“‘Civil War’ is a lot smarter than meets the eye, and the film is far more incisive in its cultural critique than its director’s simplistic interview comments may make it seem.”
Review: ‘Parish’ Season 1
“At six episodes, ‘Parish’ isn’t quite satisfying. It’s hard to say if it’s too long or not long enough. Maybe it’s the muggy American gothic New Orleans locations that made me err on the side of wishing it were longer.”
Review: Robert Lorenz’s ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’
“‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ truly sings during its quietest moments.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Sugar’
‘Sugar’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Mark Protosevich’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ben Vanstone’s Showtime series on Paramount+.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Ripley’
‘Ripley’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Steven Zaillian’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Ripley’
‘Ripley’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steven Zaillian’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Sugar’
‘Sugar’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Mark Protosevich’s Apple TV+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ben Vanstone’s Showtime series on Paramount+.
Review: Arkasha Stevenson’s ‘The First Omen’
“What ‘The First Omen’ lacks in innovation it makes up for in boldness, pushing familiar supernatural genre tropes about the secret relationship between the Church and the Devil to ideological extremes.”