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.
Know the Cast: ‘Murderbot’
‘Murderbot’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz’s Apple TV+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘Companion’
‘Companion’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Drew Hancock’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Companion’
‘Companion’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Drew Hancock’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Electric State’
‘The Electric State’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Anthony Russo and Joe Russo’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Electric State’
‘The Electric State’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Anthony Russo and Joe Russo’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Gorge’
‘The Gorge’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Scott Derrickson’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Gorge’
‘The Gorge’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Scott Derrickson’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.