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.”
‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ Review: Borrowed Nostalgia for the Unremembered 90s
“‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ is formulaic to a fault… however, keep an eye on Fanny Bornedal. It won’t be long until she headlines (or co-headlines) a high-profile TV series or film on a major streaming service.”
Know the Cast: ‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’
‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ole Bornedal’s 2023 movie on Shudder.
Know the Cast: ‘The Strangers’
‘The Strangers’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Bryan Bertino’s 2008 movie.
Review: Everybody Needs to See John Rosman’s ‘New Life’
“Rosman builds to a powerful resolution and ideal ending moment in ‘New Life,’ using gore and traditional methods to escalate the tension, and then pulls the rug away from the audience — a reminder of who’s in control, a tease of what’s to come.”
Crime Scene #15: ‘Strangler vs. Strangler’ – Belgrade Is Not a Serious City
“‘Strangler vs. Strangler’ is somewhere between the avant-garde and the absurd: a perfect description of Belgrade itself.”
Review: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s ‘Abigail’
“There’s more to love than hate in ‘Abigail’ — from the insanely over-the-top violence to the fresh take on vampire mythology — and most of the dangling threads pay off in a pacy, satisfying manner.”
Know the Cast: ‘Late Night with the Devil’
‘Late Night with the Devil’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes’ 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The First Omen’
‘The First Omen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Arkasha Stevenson’s 2024 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.”
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.”
Review: Teresa Sutherland’s ‘Lovely, Dark, and Deep’
“‘Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ teases a bright filmmaking future for Sutherland while spotlighting one of the horror genre’s most promising stars.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Deep Fear’
‘Deep Fear’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marcus Adams’ 2023 movie.
Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Night Swim’
‘Night Swim’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Bryce McGuire’s 2024 movie.
Review: The Adams Family’s ‘Where the Devil Roams’
“General audiences can access and appreciate The Adams Family’s ‘Where the Devil Roams’ from various perspectives – the mark of an enduring film.”
Know the Cast: ‘A Haunting in Venice’
‘A Haunting in Venice’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Kenneth Branagh’s 2022 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Dampyr’
‘Dampyr’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Riccardo Chemello’s 2022 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Dampyr’
‘Dampyr’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Riccardo Chemello’s 2022 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Haunting in Venice’
‘A Haunting in Venice’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Kenneth Branagh’s 2023 movie.