Review: Don Hardy’s ‘Linda Perry: Let It Die Here’
“‘Linda Perry: Let It Die Here’ is a moving study of female self-empowerment and perseverance.”
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Roberta Torre’s ‘Mi fanno male i capelli’
“‘Mi fanno male I capelli’ communicates an important message about the theatrical movie experience that cinephiles will appreciate: some people find inner peace through the outdoors, while others experience closure and rebirth in dark places.”
Know the Cast: ‘Calamity Jane’
‘Calamity Jane’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Terry Miles’ 2024 Tubi movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Presumed Innocent’
‘Presumed Innocent’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in David E. Kelley’s 2024 Apple TV+ miniseries.
Know the Cast: ‘Presumed Innocent’
‘Presumed Innocent’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every Actor and character in David E. Kelley’s 2024 Apple TV+ Series
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: ‘The Acolyte’
‘The Acolyte’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Leslye Headland’s Disney+ series.
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.”