Review: Sophie Hyde’s ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
“Hyde’s handling of the material, confirmed by her tone and the setting, should not be condemned for something it is decidedly not.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Fear Street: Part Two – 1978’
‘Fear Street: Part Two – 1978’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Leigh Janiak’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Visions of the Future from 1995: I Am the Law
“The capacity to dehumanize has always been present in cinema; to witness the vanquishing of enemies on the screen has served a cathartic function for every society in which cinema has taken hold.”
Know the Cast: ‘Alba’
‘Alba’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Carlos Martín and Ignasi Rubio’s Netflix series.
‘Elvis’: The Tale of a Southern Country Boy Who Crossed the Racial Divide
“Films today, likes films of yesterday, have great trouble dealing with the poor Southern white.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Lone Survivor’
‘Lone Survivor’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Peter Berg’s 2013 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Lone Survivor’
‘Lone Survivor’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Peter Berg’s 2013 movie.
Review: Cooper Raiff’s ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’
“I think Raiff is a legitimate addition to the broad group of artists identified with the New Sincerity trend as popularized by David Foster Wallace and Jim Collins.”
Know the Cast: ‘Persuasion’
‘Persuasion’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Carrie Cracknell’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Persuasion’
‘Persuasion’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Carrie Cracknell’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Not Forever on Earth: The Moving Image as Spiritual Medicine in Dario Guerrero’s ‘Rocío’
“‘Rocío’ is one of those special films that has the power to heal and calm the mind.”
Vagabond Noirs and Tramp Westerns: The Films of Hugo Fregonese at Il Cinema Ritrovato
“Hugo Fregonese is a director ripe for rediscovery.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘The Longest Night’
‘The Longest Night’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Víctor Sierra and Xosé Morais’ Netflix series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘For Jojo’
‘For Jojo’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Barbara Ott’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘For Jojo’
‘For Jojo’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Barbara Ott’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Longest Night’
‘The Longest Night’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Victor Sierra and Xosé Morais’ Netflix series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Black Bird’
‘Black Bird’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Dennis Lehane’s 2022 Apple TV+ miniseries.
Know the Cast: ‘Black Bird’
‘Black Bird’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Dennis Lehane’s 2022 Apple TV+ miniseries.
Il Cinema Ritrovato: ‘Tony Arzenta’ and Recanonizing Italian Genre Cinema
“Do some films get ignored because they are unavailable or do they get ignored because they aren’t that good to begin with? This is precisely where I stand with ‘Tony Arzenta.'”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘How to Screw It All Up’
‘How to Screw It All Up’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Pablo Sanhermelando Blanes’ HBO Max series.