Interview with ‘Malik’ Filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan
Malik Interview: Vague Visages’ Dipankar Sarkar and filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan discuss the 2021 Amazon Prime movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Billion Dollar Code’
‘The Billion Dollar Code’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the 2021 Netflix miniseries.
London Film Festival Review: Pablo Larraín’s ‘Spencer’
“There is a general sense of otherworldliness that feels enrapturing in ‘Spencer,’ even if Larraín stumbles while addressing the heavier themes.”
Of Netflix, Napoleon and the French Film Heritage
How did the French film industry suddenly change its attitude towards Netflix? And how did Netflix become an advocate for film heritage preservation? Here’s a report by Alina Hirschhausen.
Review: Ting Poo and Leo Scott’s ‘Val’
“Kilmer’s personal observations and insights are always engaging in ‘Val’ and occasionally yield details and particulars that allow viewers to peek behind the curtain of fame.”
Review: Soleil Moon Frye’s ‘Kid 90’
“‘Kid 90’ is a story that could have used more unguarded introspection.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Jonathan Butterell’s 2021 Amazon Prime movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the 2021 Amazon Prime movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali’
‘Blood Brothers’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Marcus A. Clarke’s 2021 Netflix documentary about Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’
‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Soundtrack – A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in the FX series about the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Know the Cast: ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’
‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the 2021 FX series.
Know the Cast: ‘Worth’
‘Worth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Sara Colangelo’s 2021 Netflix movie.
The Endless Yearning in Mani Kaul’s ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’
“Fifty years since its release, ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’ holds on to its Bressonian and austere power.”
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Four
“Masculinity in Mann’s world is its own prison, a conundrum of duality, a question of what someone will stand for and the masks they may wear while striving for an identity.”
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Three
Mannhunting #3 by Bill Bria (‘Ali,’ ‘The Insider’ and ‘Collateral’)
Review: Rob Garver’s ‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’
“Rob Garver’s ‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ is a worthwhile biography of a fascinating life led with purpose and conviction.”
BFI Flare Review: Oskar Roehler’s ‘Enfant Terrible’
“‘Enfant Terrible’ is one of the more successful examples of a director biopic, but the familiar conventions of the genre eventually do a disservice to such a talented filmmaker.”
Göteborg Film Festival Review: Zaida Bergroth’s ‘Tove’
“‘Tove’ is a tribute to all creatives who pursue their passion projects, and applauds those who are able to break free from bindings.”
The Code Complex: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jim Carroll and ‘The Basketball Diaries’
“DiCaprio’s early 90s accomplishments have been widely dismissed or ignored ever since Titanic’s Jack Dawson become a beloved movie figure amongst parents and their nostalgia-loving kids.”
David Fincher Pays Tribute to His Father and Old Hollywood in ‘Mank’
“‘Mank’ probably spends more time than necessary defining the protagonist’s own crisis of conscience within a corrupt and decaying dream factory.”