LFF 2025 Review: Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
“‘Wake Up Dead Man’ transforms into something more impactful by sincerely and non-judgmentally attempting to grapple with faith from an atheist’s perspective.”
“‘Wake Up Dead Man’ transforms into something more impactful by sincerely and non-judgmentally attempting to grapple with faith from an atheist’s perspective.”
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s 2025 movie.
“‘Plainclothes’ isn’t necessarily a kinky film — it just does better than most tales of life in the closet to explain why this can be more alluring than coming out and finding somewhere to make these connections in the open.”
‘Swiped’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
“‘Waltzing with Brando’ suffers from a sluggish rhythm and lack of narrative drive because it focuses on the wrong character and the wrong aspect of the subject’s life.”
“As politics continue to divide people via blinding shades of blue and red, Andrea Bocelli transcends above the madness by communicating what’s in his heart.”
“‘Don’t Tell Mother’ is an assured debut, less concerned with plot points than with the tremors of lived moments rippling through its gently stirring narrative.”
‘Swiped’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
“‘Doin’ It’ is caught in the bind of being too obnoxious for adults and too unrelatable for younger viewers.”
“In ‘One Battle After Another,’ the political is inextricable from the personal, in a way that transcends a mere commentary on Trump’s America.”
“Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of ‘HIM’ is that Tipping is clearly a talented visual stylist, but his keen eye never quite helps the screenplay transcend various cliches.”
“The biggest problem with ‘The Smashing Machine’ is that Safdie simply doesn’t bring anything new to the table in terms of style or ideas.”
“With ‘Below the Clouds,” Rosi makes it clear that history and the present interact every day.”
‘Ghich Pich’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Ankur Singla.
‘Weapons’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Zach Cregger’s 2025 movie.
‘Deep Cover’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tom Kingsley’s 2025 Amazon movie.
“Aside from the half-assed plotting, the biggest flaw of ‘Honey Don’t!’ is that even with Cooke’s involvement, the sexuality of the protagonists lacks any sort of perceptive depth, with no inter-character dynamic feeling more lived-in than the plot needs it to be.”
‘The Wrong Paris’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
‘The Wrong Paris’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
“What I really appreciate about ‘Sirāt’ is Laxe’s constant bucking of expectations.”