TIFF Review: Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’
“‘The Holdovers’ tries a little too hard to swerve melancholic moments into a hokey optimism, as it’s indebted to a screenwriters’ seminar-style narrative.”
“‘The Holdovers’ tries a little too hard to swerve melancholic moments into a hokey optimism, as it’s indebted to a screenwriters’ seminar-style narrative.”
‘Theater Camp’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s 2023 movie.
“If one is willing to meet ‘The Zone of Interest’ on its own terms, Glazer’s film offers an uncompromising glimpse at the lengths people will go to avoid seeing the horrors around them…”
‘Love at First Sight’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Vanessa Caswill’s 2023 Netflix movie.
‘Love at First Sight’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Vanessa Caswill’s 2023 Netflix movie.
‘El Conde’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Pablo Larraín’s 2023 Netflix movie.
“‘Hit Man’ is easily one of Richard Linklater’s most entertaining and emotionally satisfying films.”
‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Adjani Salmon, Max Evans and Natasha Jatania’s series.
‘The Other Black Girl’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Zakiya Dalila Harris and Rashida Jones’ Hulu series.
‘The Morning Show’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jay Carson and Kerry Ehrin’s Apple TV+ series.
‘Snitch’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ric Roman Waugh’s 2013 movie.
“‘Mickey Hardaway’ is the real deal.”
“Lanthimos examines human emotion as a sort of mask that we wear, stripping his characters of time and place to observe the raw human animal. ‘Poor Things’ might be the purest distillation of this yet.”
‘Killer Book Club’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Carlos Alonso Ojea’s 2023 Netflix movie.
‘Who Is Erin Carter’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jack Lothian’s Netflix series.
“There is so much to adore in ‘Maestro,’ as Cooper’s supremely controlled vision touches greatness and sustains it.”
‘The Changeling’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Kelly Marcel’s Apple TV+ series.
“While Origin’s conclusion undermines the breadth and depth of its observations, there is much to be admired in the ambitious undertaking.”
‘Bahadur the Brave’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2023 film with director Diwa Shah.
“The tension between all these figures prompts a sudden and ferocious outpouring that will cement ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ as one of the most quietly stirring films of the year.”