Review: Kit Zauhar’s ‘This Closeness’
“Zauhar gets to the heart of her characters’ deepest fears and desires, in a way that’s disarmingly funny and painfully relatable.”
Know the Cast: ‘Hit Man’
‘Hit Man’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Richard Linklater’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paola Cortellesi’s 2023 movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Stefano Sollima’s ‘Adagio’
“Somewhat epic like Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’ (1995) and political in nature like Sollima’s underrated series ‘ZeroZeroZero’ (2020), ‘Adagio’ executes its brutal messaging through cinematographer Paolo Carnera’s observant visual language.”
Know the Cast: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stefano Sollima’s 2018 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Sicario’
‘Sicario’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 movie.
Cannes Film Festival Review: Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’
“Part coming-of-age drama, part quirky foray into magical realism, ‘Bird’ is a difficult film to nail down. Written and directed by Andrea Arnold, the 2024 movie sometimes doesn’t seem to know exactly what it’s trying to communicate.”
Review: Quarxx’s ‘Pandemonium’
“Quarxx guides the audience along through a French nightmare tale in ‘Pandemonium’ but doesn’t seem fully invested in what’s scary beyond the surface-level gore. He swings for the fences and falls on home plate in the process.”
Know the Cast: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in George Miller’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in George Miller’s 2015 movie.
Passion, Truth and Lillian Gish: The American Film Foundation Collection Releases Digitally on Vimeo
“Gish speaks confidently and passionately about acting in Sanders’ American Masters documentary, but perhaps the most intriguing moments emerge when she discusses her love for film preservation…”
Review: Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’
“In just her second film, Kapadia has become one of the most exciting directors working today. I doubt Cannes will be as quick to write off the cinema of India in her wake.”
Review: Chris Nash’s ‘In a Violent Nature’
“The package may be pretty, but there’s nothing of note inside, and what is there has been done better elsewhere.”
Know the Cast: ‘Mad Max’
‘Mad Max’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in George Miller’s 1979 movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Paola Cortellesi’s ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
“‘There’s Still Tomorrow,’ the feature directorial debut by Italian actress Paola Cortellesi, betrays traditional World War II-era films with its unique style and subversion.”
Review: Guillaume Campanacci and Vesper Egon’s ‘Whenever I’m Alone with You’
“‘Whenever I’m Alone with You’ often feels pretentious, albeit in the best way possible.”
Know the Cast: ‘Atlas’
‘Atlas’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Brad Peyton’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Courier’
‘The Courier’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Daniel Calparsoro’s 2024 movie.
Review: Isaac Hirotsu Woofter’s ‘Bound’
“‘Bound,’ the feature directorial debut from actor Isaac Hirotsu Woofter, spotlights the struggles of fringe society characters but falls apart with its confusing editing and narrative structure.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Jonathan Millet’s ‘Ghost Trail’
“‘Ghost Trail’ is never boring — a testament to Millet’s laser-focused and tightly-edited direction.”