Not Forever on Earth: The Moving Image as Spiritual Medicine in Dario Guerrero’s ‘RocÃo’
“‘RocÃo’ is one of those special films that has the power to heal and calm the mind.”
The Art of the Score: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’
The Art of the Score #3: Blake Howard on Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’
Collecting Movies with Filmmaker Nicole Rodenburg
Nicole Rodenburg Interview: A conversation about movie collecting with Vague Visages contributor Greg Carlson.
The Art of the Score: Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man’
The Art of the Score #2: Blake Howard on Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man’
Mannhunting: Exploring Masculinity in the Films of Michael Mann – Part Four
“Masculinity in Mann’s world is its own prison, a conundrum of duality, a question of what someone will stand for and the masks they may wear while striving for an identity.”
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 Two
Mannhunting #2 by Bill Bria: “In Mann’s duality of man, cop and robber are, in Stevenson’s words, ‘radically both’ one and the same.”
Why Criticism: The Difficulties of Depicting Genocide in ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ and ‘La Llorona’
“Roger Ebert once wrote ‘it’s not what a film is about, it’s how it is about it,’ and it’s this phrase that I usually return to when thinking about cinema that deals with humanity’s worst impulses.”
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.”
Collecting Movies with Toby Jones
Greg Carlson Interviews Filmmaker Toby Jones About Movie Collecting
Why Criticism: Can Film Criticism and Awards Season Co-Exist?
“Many of us may miss the drama of awards season, but there are untold benefits to criticism if it continues to evolve away from its current state.”
Collecting Movies with Director Dava Whisenant
Greg Carlson Interviews Director Dava Whisenant About Movie Collecting
Collecting Movies with Tucker Lucas
Greg Carlson Interviews Fargo Native Tucker Lucas About Movie Collecting
Why Criticism: Chasing Restorations, from Wong Kar-Wai to Wonder Woman
“The total dominance of our digital cinema platforms has forced cinephiles to reckon with their own assumptions and understanding of the medium.”
Collecting Movies with Film Archivist Alicia Coombs
Greg Carlson Interviews Film Archivist Alicia Coombs
Collecting Movies with Rob Dunkelberger
Greg Carlson Interviews Rob Dunkelberger About Collecting Movies
Review: Sean Durkin’s ‘The Nest’
“Nothing presented in ‘The Nest’ will radically alter the viewer’s perception of the family unit, marriage or even greed, but Durkin’s film suggests that is indeed the point.”
Collecting Movies with ‘Broken Bird’ Filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon
Greg Carlson Interviews ‘Broken Bird’ Flmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon
Collecting Movies with Writer-Director Rachel Carey
Greg Carlson Interviews ‘Ask for Jane’ Director Rachel Carey About Movie Collecting
Local Heroes: Alistair Ryder on Odeon Leeds-Bradford
“If the cinema was responsible for so many happy childhood memories, how could I continue to embrace reminiscing when it was equally responsible for the soul-crushing tedium of a public-facing retail job?”