Know the Cast: ‘First Kill’
‘First Kill’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Victoria Schwab’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Intimacy’
‘Intimacy’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Verónica Fernández and Laura Sarmiento’s Netflix series.
‘Stealing Rodin’ and Systems of Vulnerability
“‘Stealing Rodin’ is one of the most complex and narratively rich documentaries of its time.”
Most Valuable Needle-Drop: ‘Hustle’
‘Hustle’ Songs: A VV guide for the best needle-drops in Jeremiah Zagar’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ms. Marvel’
‘Ms. Marvel’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Bisha K. Ali’s 2022 Disney+miniseries.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Ms. Marvel’
‘Ms. Marvel’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Bisha K. Ali’s 2022 Disney+ miniseries.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Hustle’
‘Hustle’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Jeremiah Zagar’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Hustle’
‘Hustle’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Jeremiah Zagar’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Review: Emily Branham’s ‘Being BeBe’
“‘Being BeBe’ is full of heart, soul and wit — much like the subject herself — and provides a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain for fans and curious newcomers alike; a joy-filled, life-affirming must-watch.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Fire Island’
‘Fire Island’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Andrew Ahn’s 2022 Hulu movie.
A Sharp Scalpel: David Cronenberg Cuts ‘Crimes of the Future’
“‘Crimes of the Future’ doesn’t offer the same opportunities of mid-2000s highlights like ‘A History of Violence’ and ‘Eastern Promises,’ but Mortensen balances the ridiculous and the sublime like few others.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fire Island’
‘Fire Island’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Andrew Ahn’s 2022 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Interceptor’
‘Interceptor’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every performer and character in Matthew Reilly’s 2022 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Hollywood Stargirl’
‘Hollywood Stargirl’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Julia Hart’s 2022 Disney+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Hollywood Stargirl’
‘Hollywood Stargirl’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every performer and character in Julia Hart’s 2022 Disney+ movie.
Death Is Not the End: Self-Destruction in the Films of David Cronenberg
“Perhaps David Cronenberg is owed another kind of reputation: that of a humanist filmmaker who observes and questions, who understands our pain and sorrow as well as our ambitions both intellectual and libidinous.”
Know the Cast: ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the Disney+ miniseries.
Blonde Ambition: ‘Showgirls’ and ‘Mulholland Dr.’ as Two Sides of the Same Coin
“Nomi of ‘Showgirls’ and Betty of ‘Mulholland Dr.’ seem to be communicating with each other across space and time, from entirely different films yet resolutely from within the same universe.”
Review: Chloe Okuno’s ‘Watcher’
“Okuno makes excellent use of text and subtext to explore a range of ideas that unmistakably double as commentary on the commonplace experiences of women everywhere.”