Crime Scene #19: ‘Only the River Flows’ – A Detective Goes Around the Bend
‘Like many great crime films, ‘Only the River Flows’ makes full use of its setting, delivering a grimy and ugly story that suits its grimy and ugly central location.”
Feeling Like a Winner: Elliott Gould’s Hollywood Hot Streak
“Gould’s persona upended traditional notions of cinematic masculinity in its appeal to a generational fatigue and ambivalence; his sexual magnetism eschewed the amatory codes of the traditional leading man.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Killer’
‘The Killer’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in John Woo’s 2024 Peacock movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Le Samouraï’
‘Le Samourai’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jane Schoenbrun’s 2024 movie.
Edinburgh Film Festival Review: Nora Fingscheidt’s ‘The Outrun’
“‘The Outrun’ feels lacking in the specificity that makes for rewarding character drama.”
Crime Scene #18: ‘Victims of Sin’ – Nightclubbing with Ninón Sevilla
“‘Victims of Sin’ certainly is a product of its time and place in regard to its prescriptivism, but Fernández’s movie far surpasses its simpler elements because of its rather glorious and noirish textures.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Bad Monkey’
‘Bad Monkey’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Bill Lawrence’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Instigators’
‘The Instigators’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Doug Liman’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Bad Monkey’
‘Bad Monkey’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Bill Lawrence’s Apple TV+ series.
An Interview with ‘Second Chance’ Filmmaker Subhadra Mahajan
‘Second Chance’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Subhadra Mahajan.
Know the Cast: ‘The Instigators’
‘The Instigators’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Doug Liman’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Bikeriders’
‘The Bikeriders’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jeff Nichols’ 2023 movie.
Review: Vivian Kerr’s ‘Scrap’
“‘Scrap,’ the feature directorial debut from actress Vivian Kerr, is yet another festival darling that is indeed charming, but one that doesn’t quite pack a punch with its overall visual design and technical execution.”
Review: Ran Huang’s ‘What Remains’
“‘What Remains’ is a low-key stylish film about human potential and the elevation of consciousness, though Huang keeps the audience trapped in a dark and uncomfortable place with his cryptic storytelling.”
An Interview with ‘Ullozhukku’ Filmmaker Christo Tomy
‘Ullozhukku’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Christo Tomy.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Poppy Cogan’s Netflix series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Divorce in the Black’
‘Divorce in the Black’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Borderless Fog’
‘Borderless Fog’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Edwin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Divorce in the Black’
‘Divorce in the Black’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Amazon movie.