Review: Sara Zandieh’s ‘Doin’ It’
“‘Doin’ It’ is caught in the bind of being too obnoxious for adults and too unrelatable for younger viewers.”
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’
“In ‘One Battle After Another,’ the political is inextricable from the personal, in a way that transcends a mere commentary on Trump’s America.”
Review: Jimmy Warden’s ‘Borderline’
“Just like a Hollywood actor or actress who doesn’t quite know when to stop performing amongst family members and friends, ‘Borderline’ is frequently annoying yet always entertaining and unpredictable.”
Know the Cast: ‘Weapons’
‘Weapons’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Zach Cregger’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Deep Cover’
‘Deep Cover’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tom Kingsley’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Building the New Queer Canon #6: Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’
“Aside from the half-assed plotting, the biggest flaw of ‘Honey Don’t!’ is that even with Cooke’s involvement, the sexuality of the protagonists lacks any sort of perceptive depth, with no inter-character dynamic feeling more lived-in than the plot needs it to be.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Wrong Paris’
‘The Wrong Paris’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Wrong Paris’
‘The Wrong Paris’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
TIFF 2025 Review: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s ‘A Useful Ghost’
“As interesting as ‘A Useful Ghost’ is in concept, it’s a typical film by a talented debut artist and storyteller, one with a litany of ideas but no clear voice that brings them together.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
EIFF 2025 Review: Mas Bouzidi’s ‘Concessions’
“‘Concessions’ is essentially a collage, taking bits of other films and sticking them together to make something pretty. But it struggles when it comes to time to say something of its own.”
VV Double Review (2/2): Macon Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ (EIFF)
“‘The Toxic Avenger’ isn’t unpalatable to the mainstream, but it quickly becomes evident why the film was left on the shelf for a couple of years.”
VV Double Review (1/2): Macon Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’
“Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ does what a great reboot should do — the film carves its own path, in every sense of the word, while paying homage to what came before and taking some big swings along the way.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Freaky Tales’
‘Freaky Tales’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Pickup’
‘The Pickup’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Tim Story’s 2025 Amazon movie.