Review: Piero Messina’s ‘Another End’
“There’s plenty of heart to be found within ‘Another End,’ but the clunky handling of a climactic twist sadly feels emotionally and philosophically empty.”
Know the Cast: ‘Alien: Earth’
‘Alien: Earth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Noah Hawley’s FX on Hulu series.
NYFF 2025 Review: Stillz’s ‘Barrio Triste’
“‘Barrio Triste’ feels in line with the energetic and floating camerawork of Stillz’s music videos he has made for several artists, but it also stands as its own sort of gritty, meandering experiment that aims to excavate spaces within a particular setting.”
TV Review: ‘Alien: Earth’ (Season 1, Episode 8)
“The ‘Alien: Earth’ season 1 finale, ‘The Real Monsters,’ is a violent disruption in the franchise canon.”
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: Racheal Cain’s ‘Somnium’
“‘Somnium’ is rather predictable, as first-time feature filmmakers like Cain tend to prioritize visual design over the nuts and bolts of their script.”
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.”
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 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: ‘War of the Worlds’
‘War of the Worlds’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Rich Lee’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘War of the Worlds’
‘War of the Worlds’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rich Lee’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘The Institute’
‘The Institute’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Benjamin Cavell and Jack Bender’s MGM+ series.
Review: James Gunn’s ‘Superman’
“Gunn’s first ‘Superman’ outing makes the grade.”
Know the Cast: ‘Brick’
‘Brick’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Philip Koch’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ’28 Days Later’
’28 Days Later’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Danny Boyle’s 2002 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ’28 Days Later’
’28 Days Later’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Danny Boyle’s 2002 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ash’
‘Ash’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Flying Lotus’ 2025 movie.