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.”
Review: Quarxx’s ‘Pandemonium’
“Quarxx guides the audience along through a French nightmare tale in ‘Pandemonium’ but doesn’t seem fully invested in what’s scary beyond the surface-level gore. He swings for the fences and falls on home plate in the process.”
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Paola Cortellesi’s ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
“‘There’s Still Tomorrow,’ the feature directorial debut by Italian actress Paola Cortellesi, betrays traditional World War II-era films with its unique style and subversion.”
Review: Guillaume Campanacci and Vesper Egon’s ‘Whenever I’m Alone with You’
“‘Whenever I’m Alone with You’ often feels pretentious, albeit in the best way possible.”
Review: Isaac Hirotsu Woofter’s ‘Bound’
“‘Bound,’ the feature directorial debut from actor Isaac Hirotsu Woofter, spotlights the struggles of fringe society characters but falls apart with its confusing editing and narrative structure.”
‘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 Sweet East’
‘The Sweet East’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sean Price Williams’ 2023 movie.
An Interview with ‘Laapataa Ladies’ Co-Screenwriter Sneha Desai
‘Laapataa Ladies’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2023 movie with screenwriter Sneha Desai.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Iron Claw’
‘The Iron Claw’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sean Durkin’s 2023 movie.
Small Screen Sanctuary: The Rise of Auteur TV
“It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when television’s so-called Second Golden Age began; however, by the 2010s, it was understood that Prestige TV had begun to fill the gap left by the demise of cinema’s mid-budget tier.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Iron Claw’
‘The Iron Claw’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sean Durkin’s 2023 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.”
Old Favorites and New Classics: A TCM Classic Film Festival Diary
“My TCM Fest weekend, packed full of classic movies, was not only a fun experience in April 2024, but it made me feel hopeful that film preservation is alive and well, and that these beloved — if occasionally dusty — pictures aren’t going anywhere.”
An Interview with ‘Pratfall’ Actor Joshua Burge
‘Pratfall’ Interview: Joey Keogh discusses the 2023 movie with actor Joshua Burge.
Review: Tynan DeLong’s ‘Dad & Step-Dad’
“Tynan DeLong’s ‘Dad & Step-Dad’ finds comedic gold in awkward silence and silly stare-downs.”