The Spirit of Su
“‘Big Crow’ doesn’t dwell on the past, but rather educates viewers about SuAnne’s spirit and worldview through home videos and archival footage from South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Happy Gilmore’
‘Happy Gilmore’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Dennis Dugan’s 1996 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Survivor’
‘The Survivor’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Barry Levinson’s 2021 HBO movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘They Call Me Magic’
‘They Call Me Magic’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Rick Famuyiwa’s Apple TV+ docuseries.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
‘Winning Time’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht’s HBO series.
Know the Cast: ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
‘Winning Time’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht’s HBO series.
Know the Cast: ‘Home Team’
‘Home Team’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Home Team’
‘Home Team’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Sundance Review: Riley Stearns’ ‘Dual’
“While Stearns’ comedy is frequently dark and sardonic, ‘Dual’ is a bit warmer and more spiritual than the average satire, which is surprising given its subject matter.”
Know the Cast: ‘Bruised’
‘Bruised’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Halle Berry’s Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Bruised’
‘Bruised’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Halle Berry’s Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘King Richard’
‘King Richard’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2021 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘King Richard’
‘King Richard’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2021 movie.
Malice at the Palace: Where Is Ron Artest Now
What happened to Ron Artest after the events shown in ‘Untold: Malice at the Palace’? This free-to-read article provides an update on the Netflix documentary subject.
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Three
Mannhunting #3 by Bill Bria (‘Ali,’ ‘The Insider’ and ‘Collateral’)
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part One
Mannhunting #1 by Bill Bria: “The protagonists and antagonists in Mann’s films tend to be mirror images of each other, all of them caught within masculinity’s shackles.”
Fantasia 2020 Review: David Darg and Price James’ ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’
“‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’ is an incredibly moving and life-affirming lesson in following your dreams at all costs.”
The Code Complex: Robert De Niro, Jake LaMotta and ‘Raging Bull’
“‘Raging Bull’ — a complex character study about methods and codes of conduct — all too often gets reductively tagged as Martin’s Scorsese’s toxic masculinity sports movie that allowed Robert De Niro to lose (and gain) weight in pursuit of an Oscar.”
TIFF 2019 Review: On the Spiritual Strivings of Trey Edward Shults’ ‘Waves’
“For a story that engages with tough, thorny questions of redemption and reconciliation, it’s a welcome development to have a filmmaker look upwards, not inwards.”
Crossover After Crossover: The Layered Discussions in ‘High Flying Bird’
“While ‘High Flying Bird’ may seem uneven at first glance, one has to appreciate that Soderbergh directly addresses controversial societal topics that always touch a nerve in America.”