Know the Cast: ‘Calamity Jane’
‘Calamity Jane’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Terry Miles’ 2024 Tubi movie.
Cannes Film Festival Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s ‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’
“‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’ is a divisive film, but its bold stylistic choices make up for any narrative deficiencies.”
Crime Scene #16: ‘Salvatore Giuliano’ – Sicily, Power and Geography
“Many of the best crime films make a virtue of the specificity of their location. Few, however, are as specific as ‘Salvatore Giuliano,’ nor are they as cognizant of how the central locations effect the story.”
Know the Cast: ‘Colors of Evil: Red’
‘Colors of Evil: Red’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Adrian Panek’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Under Paris’
‘Under Paris’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Xavier Gens’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Pietro Castellitto’s ‘Enea’
“‘Enea’ is full of rich character development, yet the protagonists and antiheroes seem like archetypal figures dropped into a real world setting inhabited by naturalistic side players.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Hit Man’
‘Hit Man’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Richard Linklater’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Godzilla Minus One’
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Takashi Yamazaki’s 2023 movie.
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.”