Femme Fatales in ‘Batman Returns’ and ‘Batman & Robin’
“With ‘Batman Returns’ and ‘Batman & Robin,’ Burton and Schumacher apply their collaborative and authorial sensibilities to iconic female villains.”
A Sharp Scalpel: David Cronenberg Cuts ‘Crimes of the Future’
“‘Crimes of the Future’ doesn’t offer the same opportunities of mid-2000s highlights like ‘A History of Violence’ and ‘Eastern Promises,’ but Mortensen balances the ridiculous and the sublime like few others.”
Death Is Not the End: Self-Destruction in the Films of David Cronenberg
“Perhaps David Cronenberg is owed another kind of reputation: that of a humanist filmmaker who observes and questions, who understands our pain and sorrow as well as our ambitions both intellectual and libidinous.”
Know the Cast: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the Disney+ miniseries.
The Volume: The Final Stage
“The old silver screens have reached their limit, and even 4K will become passé. Perhaps it’s time for Hollywood and theater chains to up the ante by investing in venues and screens similar to the Volume.”
Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Men’
“‘Men,’ Garland’s latest, will draw the filmmaker’s faithful, but the modest environs, esoteric posture and open text most likely won’t translate to massive financial success.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Firestarter’
‘Firestarter’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Keith Thomas’ 2022 movie.
Recovery, Survival and Extinction: Abel Ferrara’s Exile Cycle
“Few artists have dreamt more boldly and defiantly in their exile than Ferrara; he has faced up to the dark towers of commerce and coercion, the systemic violence that is rationalized and sanctioned to peak efficiency by the prevailing conditions.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Corrective Measures’
‘Corrective Measures’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Sean Patrick O’Reilly’s 2022 Tubi movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Moonshot’
‘Moonshot’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Chris Winterbauer’s 2022 HBO Max movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Moonshot’
‘Moonshot’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Chris Winterbauer’s 2022 HBO Max movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Halo’
‘Halo’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Steven Kane and Kyle Killen’s Paramount+ series.
An Interview with ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ Author Katharine Coldiron
‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’ Interview: Andrew Wyatt discusses the 1957 Ed Wood movie with author Katharine Coldiron.
Review: Mattie Do’s ‘The Long Walk’
“‘The Long Walk,’ the latest from Mattie Do — Laos’ first and, so far, only female director — understands that for time travel to make sense, all one has to do is present it as is. For Do, it’s a feeling more than a fact.”
Know the Cast: ‘Severance’
‘Severance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Dan Erickson’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Severance’
‘Severance’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Dan Erickson’s Apple TV+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘Bigbug’
‘Bigbug’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2022 Netflix movie.
‘Cosmic Dawn,’ Supernovas and the Dangers of Homage
“‘Cosmic Dawn’ isn’t a bad film, it’s just not better than anything that’s already been made by the filmmaking team of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij (‘Sound of My Voice’, ‘The East,’ ‘The OA’).”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Chosen’
‘Chosen’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Christian Potalivo and Jannik Tai Mosholt’s Danish Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Chosen’
‘Chosen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Christian Potalivo and Jannik Tai Mosholt’s Danish Netflix series.