Know the Cast: ‘Rustin’
‘Rustin’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in George C. Wolfe’s 2023 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘All the Light We Cannot See’
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Steven Knight and Shawn Levy’s 2023 Netflix miniseries.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Black Cake’
‘Black Cake’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marissa Jo Cerar’s Hulu series.
Know the Cast: ‘Black Cake’
‘Black Cake’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Marissa Jo Cerar’s Hulu series.
Know the Cast: ‘All the Light We Cannot See’
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steven Knight and Shawn Levy’s 2023 Netflix miniseries.
Philadelphia Film Festival Review: Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Kubi’
“A total riot, ‘Kubi’ is a consummate epic that pokes fun at components of the subject matter while communicating the cold tragedy.”
Know the Cast: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Martin Scorsese’s 2023 Apple TV+ movie.
London Film Festival Review: Anh Hung Tran’s ‘The Taste of Things’
“There is no one better at channelling the multi-faceted force of joy than Binoche, whose entrancing performance grounds ‘The Taste of Things’ in its gentle tragedy.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Bodies’
‘Bodies’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Paul Tomalin’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Bodies’
‘Bodies’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Tomalin’s Netflix series.
London Film Festival Review: Warwick Thornton’s ‘The New Boy’
“‘The New Boy’ is a film of deep, mystical qualities, and I can’t wait to revisit it.”
London Film Festival Review: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
“I much prefer DiCaprio’s more comedic performances to his dramatic ones, but ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ feels like career-best dramatic work from the actor…”
Constructing a Madman: Lee Harvey Oswald’s Screen Life
“In our attempt to fill in the gaps of the Oswald character, we recast him again and again, hoping that the latest iteration will reveal a previously hidden angle.”
TIFF Review: Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’
“If one is willing to meet ‘The Zone of Interest’ on its own terms, Glazer’s film offers an uncompromising glimpse at the lengths people will go to avoid seeing the horrors around them…”
Know the Cast: ‘El Conde’
‘El Conde’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Pablo Larraín’s 2023 Netflix movie.
Venice Film Festival Review: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
“While Origin’s conclusion undermines the breadth and depth of its observations, there is much to be admired in the ambitious undertaking.”
Venice Film Festival Review: Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’
“‘Ferrari’ is a mixed portrait; a kind of freeze-frame of 50s masculinity, in all its ruthlessness and moral codes that have not adapted to a less binary society.”
Venice Film Festival Review: Pablo Larraín’s ‘El Conde’
“‘El Conde’ is an unhinged satire, more than any of recent memory.”
Hollywood Writers and Actors on Strike: The Latest Historic Battle
“Here in the heart of Yoknapatawpha (Lafayette) County, I think about our favorite literary son, William Faulkner, during his time as a screenwriter in Hollywood and how he would feel about the current strike by members of the WGA.”
Review: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
“Not only does ‘Oppenheimer’ prove to be one the best-crafted biopics in recent memory, but it also boldly reaffirms the director’s auteur status.”