Know the Cast: ‘The Bombardment’
‘The Bombardment’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Ole Bornedal’s 2021 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Against the Ice’
‘Against the Ice’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Peter Flinth’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Against the Ice’
‘Against the Ice’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Peter Flinth’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Berlin Critics’ Week: Tripping Through Cities and Centuries in ‘Detours’ and ‘Nosferasta: First Bite’
“The same way our minds shift under the influence of drugs, so too do they shift under the influence of new information, new truths. The higher the walls, the taller the ladders people will build to overcome them.”
On Sundance FOMO, Classic French Cinema and ‘The Last Tycoons’
“‘The Last Tycoons’ is a helpful guide for the multi-tasking cinephile who wants to better understand French cinematic movements, such as La Nouvelle Vague, and the industry as a whole.”
Know the Cast: ‘Munich – The Edge of War’
‘Munich – The Edge of War’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Christian Schwochow’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Last Duel’
‘The Last Duel’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Ridley Scott’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Joel Coen’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’
‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Will Sharpe’s 2021 Amazon Prime movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Army of the Dead’
‘Army of the Dead’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Zack Snyder’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Review: Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’
“The ‘cinematic’ moviegoing experience is gradually taking shape once more, not just the notion of spectacle, but stimulation of the mind and conscience.”
Of Netflix, Napoleon and the French Film Heritage
How did the French film industry suddenly change its attitude towards Netflix? And how did Netflix become an advocate for film heritage preservation? Here’s a report by Alina Hirschhausen.
Know the Cast: ‘Seance’
‘Seance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Simon Barrett’s 2021 Shudder movie.
Review: Soleil Moon Frye’s ‘Kid 90’
“‘Kid 90’ is a story that could have used more unguarded introspection.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali’
‘Blood Brothers’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Marcus A. Clarke’s 2021 Netflix documentary about Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.
Know the Cast: ‘Worth’
‘Worth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Sara Colangelo’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Memory and Style: The Threads of a Collective Experience in Marcel Ophuls’ ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’
“‘The Sorrow and the Pity’ is surgical and functional, yet unquestionably a reflection of the imagination of an artist.”
‘State Funeral’: Joseph Stalin’s Grand and Ominous Farewell Procession Revisited
“Loznitsa’s ‘State Funeral’ is an important reflection on the moving image.”
Review: Alexis Cahill and Brigitte Drodtloff’s ‘Queen Marie’
“‘Queen Marie’ may not be a modern historical classic, but its wink-of-the-eye moments subtly inform the audience about the filmmakers’ intent. That, I can appreciate.”
Review: Marilyn Agrelo’s ‘Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street’
“Don’t be surprised if ‘Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street’ leaves you wanting more — that’s often the mark of something special.”