Know the Cast: ‘Shōgun’
‘Shōgun’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks’ FX series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Through My Window: Looking at You’
‘Through My Window: Looking at You’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marçal Forés’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Constellation’
‘Constellation’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Peter Harness’ Apple TV+ series.
Berlin International Film Festival Reviews: ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’
“On their own, ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’ represent excellent achievements — but taken together, the two productions provide an excellent account of gentrification and globalization in the northeast of Brazil.”
Review: Jessamyn Ansary and Joyce Mishaan’s ‘Lee Fields: Faithful Man’
“Shifting timelines in ‘Lee Fields: Faithful Man’ spotlight the subject’s fighter mentality and relevance in 2020s pop culture.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘The New Look’
‘The New Look’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Todd A. Kessler’s Apple TV+ series.
Review: Abhilash Shetty’s ‘Koli Taal’
“It’s amazing what an emerging writer-director can accomplish by staying true to the basic elements of filmmaking and then building upon the foundation by applying a creative vision to a relatively simple yet regionally specific story.”
Know the Cast: ‘Through My Window: Looking at You’
‘Through My Window: Looking at You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Marçal Forés’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Bertrand Mandico’s ‘She Is Conann’
“The main issue with a film as defiantly arthouse as ‘She Is Conann’ is that if the story isn’t engaging in its own right, everything else that’s wrong becomes increasingly more obvious.”
Berlin International Film Festival Review: Roman Bondarchuk’s ‘The Editorial Office’
“I hope the future of Ukrainian cinema looks like ‘The Editorial Office.'”
Know the Cast: ‘Constellation’
‘Constellation’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Peter Harness’ Apple TV+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘The New Look’
‘The New Look’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and Character in Todd A. Kessler’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Players’
‘Players’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Trish Sie’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Upgraded’
‘Upgraded’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Carlson Young’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Review: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io Capitano’
“‘Io Capitano’ feels carefully researched in its subject matter, while the narrative itself is constructed with an intensity far more characteristic of Garrone’s genre work.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fallen Leaves’
‘Fallen Leaves’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Aki Kaurismäki’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Players’
‘Players’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Trish Sie’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: James Bamford’s ‘Air Force One Down’
“‘Air Force One Down’ stalls during the middle act but ultimately finds it groove, choppy as the writing may be overall.”
That Building Had It Coming: Distance and Disgust in the Anti-Comedy Playground
“In Alverson’s hands, anti-comedy becomes a new kind of gothic — it is the world viewed through a warped, sinister lens; a fresh excavation of the unspeakable through outsized comedic strategies.”
Know the Cast: ‘Criminal Record’
‘Criminal Record’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Rutman’s Apple TV+ series.