TV Review: ‘Alien: Earth’ (Season 1, Episodes 6-7)
“Under Hawley’s watchful eye, the episodic progression from “The Fly” to “Emergence” is the most seamless transition of ‘Alien: Earth’ season 1.”
Review: Justin Tipping’s ‘HIM’
“Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of ‘HIM’ is that Tipping is clearly a talented visual stylist, but his keen eye never quite helps the screenplay transcend various cliches.”
Review: Jimmy Warden’s ‘Borderline’
“Just like a Hollywood actor or actress who doesn’t quite know when to stop performing amongst family members and friends, ‘Borderline’ is frequently annoying yet always entertaining and unpredictable.”
Know the Cast: ‘Weapons’
‘Weapons’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Zach Cregger’s 2025 movie.
TIFF 2025 Review: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s ‘A Useful Ghost’
“As interesting as ‘A Useful Ghost’ is in concept, it’s a typical film by a talented debut artist and storyteller, one with a litany of ideas but no clear voice that brings them together.”
TV Review: ‘Alien: Earth’ (Season 1 – Episodes 3, 4 and 5)
“It appears that Hawley mapped ‘Alien: Earth’ methodically, though the FX on Hulu series often feels worlds apart from writer Dan O’ Bannon’s original source material.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Sinners’
‘Sinners’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Final Destination 5’
‘Final Destination 5’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steven Quale’s 2011 movie.
Review: Joe Begos’ ‘Jimmy and Stiggs’
“‘Jimmy and Stiggs’ is frenetic, metal AF and feels dangerous, which is something that’s sadly missing from a lot of modern horror movies.”
VV Double Review (2/2): Macon Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ (EIFF)
“‘The Toxic Avenger’ isn’t unpalatable to the mainstream, but it quickly becomes evident why the film was left on the shelf for a couple of years.”
VV Double Review (1/2): Macon Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’
“Blair’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ does what a great reboot should do — the film carves its own path, in every sense of the word, while paying homage to what came before and taking some big swings along the way.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Final Destination 5’
‘Final Destination 5’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Steven Quale’s 2011 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Final Destination’
‘The Final Destination’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in David R. Ellis’ 2009 movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Alien: Earth’
‘Alien: Earth’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Noah Hawley’s FX on Hulu series.
TV Review: ‘Alien: Earth’ (Season 1, Episodes 1-2)
“‘Alien: Earth’ could become the unofficial Alien Apocrypha. The 46-year-old franchise might have some acidic bite left in it, but it doesn’t leave the same corrosive mark in the human psyche that it once did.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Monkey’
‘The Monkey’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Osgood Perkins’ 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Death of a Unicorn’
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alex Scharfman’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Monkey’
‘The Monkey’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Osgood Perkins’ 2025 movie.