Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’
“‘Civil War’ is a lot smarter than meets the eye, and the film is far more incisive in its cultural critique than its director’s simplistic interview comments may make it seem.”
Review: Robert Lorenz’s ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’
“‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ truly sings during its quietest moments.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Arkasha Stevenson’s ‘The First Omen’
“What ‘The First Omen’ lacks in innovation it makes up for in boldness, pushing familiar supernatural genre tropes about the secret relationship between the Church and the Devil to ideological extremes.”
Review: George Henry Horton’s ‘Project Dorothy’
“‘Project Dorothy’ has nothing meaningful to say about the lingering AI threat to humanity.”
Review: Helena Coan’s ‘The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane’
“Part of the film’s effectiveness lies in the iceberg-style storytelling, which respects the audience’s intelligence by showing and addressing crime scene evidence without detailing the grisly specifics.”
Manchester Film Festival Review: Matthew Butler-Hart’s ‘Dagr’
“‘Dagr’ isn’t a bad found footage movie, and it has its moments of fun, yet Butler-Hart’s film doesn’t sustain the promise of its opening scenes.”
BFI Flare Review: Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’
“Queerness that isn’t defined by its queerness is always a green flag, but what makes ‘Silver Haze’ an enriching addition to the lesbian canon of cinema is its rugged ties to the British working class.”
Manchester Film Festival Review: Dan Pringle’s ‘Die Before You Die’
“‘Die Before You Die’ is a solid independent horror film that, in its best moments, balances effective satire with claustrophobic terror.”
Know the Cast: ‘Road House’
‘Road House’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Doug Liman’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Review: Mike Cheslik’s ‘Hundreds of Beavers’
“‘Hundreds of Beavers’ stands on its own as one of the best rollercoaster-like films of the 2020s, but there’s also potential for a silent cinema-themed series starring Tews and Graves.”
BFI Flare Review: Luke Willis’ ‘Lady Like’
“A unique sense of intimacy arguably makes ‘Lady Like’ the strongest of all the ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ documentaries produced so far, but that doesn’t mean it is flawless in the wider medium.”
Review: Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s ‘Femme’
“‘Femme’ is lean, mean, nasty, challenging, knotty, uncomfortable and disorientating — often all at once.”
An Interview with ‘Thadavu’ Filmmaker Fazil Razak
‘Thadavu’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2023 movie with filmmaker Fazil Razak.
Review: Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy’s ‘Baltimore’
“Poots isn’t just good in ‘Baltimore’ — she’s breathtakingly brilliant.”
An Interview with ‘Riptide’ Filmmaker Afrad Vk
‘Riptide’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Afrad Vk.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Ferrari’
‘Ferrari’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michael Mann’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Irish Wish’
‘Irish Wish’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Janeen Damian’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ferrari’
‘Ferrari’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Michael Mann’s 2023 movie.