Know the Cast: ‘Colors of Evil: Red’
‘Colors of Evil: Red’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Adrian Panek’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Pietro Castellitto’s ‘Enea’
“‘Enea’ is full of rich character development, yet the protagonists and antiheroes seem like archetypal figures dropped into a real world setting inhabited by naturalistic side players.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Hit Man’
‘Hit Man’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Richard Linklater’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Hit Man’
‘Hit Man’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Richard Linklater’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Stefano Sollima’s ‘Adagio’
“Somewhat epic like Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ (1995) and political in nature like Sollima’s underrated series ‘ZeroZeroZero’ (2020), ‘Adagio’ executes its brutal messaging through cinematographer Paolo Carnera’s observant visual language.”
Know the Cast: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stefano Sollima’s 2018 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Sicario’
‘Sicario’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Courier’
‘The Courier’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Daniel Calparsoro’s 2024 movie.
Review: Isaac Hirotsu Woofter’s ‘Bound’
“‘Bound,’ the feature directorial debut from actor Isaac Hirotsu Woofter, spotlights the struggles of fringe society characters but falls apart with its confusing editing and narrative structure.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Courier’
‘The Courier’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Daniel Calparsoro’s 2024 movie.
Small Screen Sanctuary: The Rise of Auteur TV
“It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when television’s so-called Second Golden Age began; however, by the 2010s, it was understood that Prestige TV had begun to fill the gap left by the demise of cinema’s mid-budget tier.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Rust Creek’
‘Rust Creek’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jen McGowan’s 2018 movie.
Crime Scene #15: ‘Strangler vs. Strangler’ – Belgrade Is Not a Serious City
“‘Strangler vs. Strangler’ is somewhere between the avant-garde and the absurd: a perfect description of Belgrade itself.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Crooks’
‘Crooks’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marvin Kren’s Netflix series.
Old Favorites and New Classics: A TCM Classic Film Festival Diary
“My TCM Fest weekend, packed full of classic movies, was not only a fun experience in April 2024, but it made me feel hopeful that film preservation is alive and well, and that these beloved — if occasionally dusty — pictures aren’t going anywhere.”
Know the Cast: ‘Rust Creek’
‘Rust Creek’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jen McGowan’s 2018 movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Under the Bridge’
‘Under the Bridge’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Quinn Shephard’s 2024 Hulu miniseries.
Know the Cast: ‘Under the Bridge’
‘Under the Bridge’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Quinn Shephard’s Hulu series.
Know the Cast: ‘Crooks’
‘Crooks’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Marvin Kren’s Netflix series.
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.”