“It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when television’s so-called Second Golden Age began; however, by the 2010s, it was understood that Prestige TV had begun to fill the gap left by the demise of cinema’s mid-budget tier.”
‘Dark Matter’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Blake Crouch’s Apple TV+ series.
‘The Iron Claw’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sean Durkin’s 2023 movie.
“‘Coma’ conjures up the spirit of 2020 like no other movie thus far. Through its unwieldy structure and genre delineation, Bonello’s film often feels every bit as disorienting as it was to scroll through social media timelines during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
‘Dark Matter’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Blake Crouch’s Apple TV+ series.
‘A Man in Full’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in David E. Kelley’s 2024 Netflix miniseries.
“In a lot of ways, ‘Moonlighting’ now seems like a 1990s premium cable show that happened to run on a traditional broadcast network. It carried itself as if it was smarter and wilder and more interesting than anything else on television.”
‘The Veil’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Steven Knight’s 2024 FX on Hulu miniseries.
‘Rust Creek’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jen McGowan’s 2018 movie.
“Rosman builds to a powerful resolution and ideal ending moment in ‘New Life,’ using gore and traditional methods to escalate the tension, and then pulls the rug away from the audience — a reminder of who’s in control, a tease of what’s to come.”
‘Miller’s Girl’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jade Halley Bartlett’s 2024 movie.
‘The Fall Guy’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in David Leitch’s 2024 movie.
“‘Strangler vs. Strangler’ is somewhere between the avant-garde and the absurd: a perfect description of Belgrade itself.”
‘Turtles All the Way Down’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Hannah Marks’ 2024 HBO Max movie.
‘The Idea of You’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michael Showalter’s 2024 Amazon movie.
‘Crooks’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marvin Kren’s Netflix series.
‘Unfrosted’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jerry Seinfeld’s 2024 Netflix movie.
“There’s more to love than hate in ‘Abigail’ — from the insanely over-the-top violence to the fresh take on vampire mythology — and most of the dangling threads pay off in a pacy, satisfying manner.”
‘The Idea of You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Michael Showalter’s 2024 Amazon movie.
“My TCM Fest weekend, packed full of classic movies, was not only a fun experience in April 2024, but it made me feel hopeful that film preservation is alive and well, and that these beloved — if occasionally dusty — pictures aren’t going anywhere.”