‘Promare’ Perfects the Escapist Movie Experience
“‘Promare’ offers an electrifying amount of fun, and it’s perhaps one of the finest examples of escapist cinema during the COVID-19 era.”
OVID Shines a Light on Chilean Documentarian Ignacio Agüero
Ignacio Agüero Essay: Vague Visages’ Q.V. Hough on OVID’s streaming celebration of the Chilean documentarian.
Interview with ‘Aahuti’ Filmmaker Lubdhak Chatterjee
Aahuti Interview: A conversation between Vague Visages’ Dipankar Sarkar and Indian filmmaker Lubdhak Chatterjee.
Review: Andres Caballero and Sofian Khan’s ‘The Interpreters’
“The Interpreters’ most powerful moments emerge when the subjects speak about achieving their goals. Their eyes light up, they exude pure joy. It’s a unique type of happiness that bursts through the screen.”
Know the Cast: ‘Green Lantern’
‘Green Lantern’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Martin Campbell’s 2011 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Crooked House’
‘Crooked House’ Cast: A guide for every main performer and character in Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s 2017 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Wind River’
‘Wind River’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Taylor Sheridan’s 2017 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Manifest’
Manifest Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the supernatural series (now streaming on Netflix).
Review: Billie Piper’s ‘Rare Beasts’
“Between ‘Rare Beasts’ and Alice Lowe’s brilliant ‘Prevenge,’ there might be a burgeoning market for pregnancy-themed horror movies.”
WOMAN: At the Heart of James Cameron’s Filmmaking
“If you’re looking for feminism, don’t look at James Cameron — look at his films.”
Know the Voice Cast: ‘Home’
Know the Cast: A Vague Visages guide for Tim Johnson’s 2015 DreamWorks movie ‘Home’ (now streaming on Netflix).
Know the Cast: ‘The Losers’
The Losers Cast and Characters: A Vague Visages Guide for Sylvain White’s 2010 Film Starring Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans and Idris Elba
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Edge of Seventeen’
Soundtracks of Cinema: A Vague Visages Guide for Every Song in ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ Starring Hailee Steinfeld
Know the Cast: ‘The Edge of Seventeen’
Know the Cast: A Vague Visages Guide for Kelly Fremon Craig’s ‘The Edge of Seventeen’
The Rediscovered: Bertrand Bonello’s ‘Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice’
“In Paris on a night in 2012, or from a screen in 2021, one may see in Ingrid Caven’s ecstatic performance something that touches the raptures.”
Review: Michael Caton-Jones’ ‘Our Ladies’
“‘Our Ladies’ may resonate with those appreciative of the 90s, but the film’s lack of critical insight on the gender politics of negotiating sex undermines its purported feminism…”
You Must Be THIS OLD to Ride in George A. Romero’s ‘The Amusement Park’
“Romero’s movies have a workshop feel to them, which elevates the horror to a startlingly realistic terror as if it was being documented live.”
Review: George A. Romero’s ‘The Amusement Park’
“‘The Amusement Park’ may not be Romero’s angriest film, but it’s one of his most deliberately disturbing…”
Rose Glass Makes a Memorable Feature Debut with ‘Saint Maud’
“Sure, ‘Saint Maud’ can be called a horror film, but it is equally a psychological drama that gets a lot of mileage from a tried and true trope: the shifting power dynamics in a superior/subordinate relationship.”
Review: Rob Garver’s ‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’
“Rob Garver’s ‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ is a worthwhile biography of a fascinating life led with purpose and conviction.”