Review: Kerstin Karlhuber’s ‘After All’
“Like many family films, ‘After All’ succeeds with its messaging and pushes too hard with moments of poignancy.”
Review: Piero Messina’s ‘Another End’
“There’s plenty of heart to be found within ‘Another End,’ but the clunky handling of a climactic twist sadly feels emotionally and philosophically empty.”
Know the Cast: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Edward Berger’s 2025 Netflix movie.
NYFF 2025 Review: Ulrich Köhler’s ‘Gavagai’
“‘Gavagai’ doesn’t break any new ground with its excavation of race in film and European art culture’s relationship to Africa, but Köhler interestingly addresses paradoxical problems within.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Weapons’
‘Weapons’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Zach Cregger’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘A House of Dynamite’
‘A House of Dynamite’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Kathryn Bigelow’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A House of Dynamite’
‘A House of Dynamite’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Kathryn Bigelow’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michelle Garza Cervera’s 2025 Hulu movie.
Review: Tina Romero’s ‘Queens of the Dead’
“‘Queens of the Dead’ is queer excellence in all its messy glory.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Michelle Garza Cervera’s 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ice Road: Vengeance’
‘Ice Road: Vengeance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Bring Her Back’
‘Bring Her Back’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘One Battle After Another’
‘One Battle After Another’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s 2025 movie.
Review: David Moreau’s ‘Other’
“‘Other’ may not be the sharpest or most original take on childhood abuse, but there’s more than enough to keep viewers invested until the devastating denouement — especially if you’re a parent.”
NYFF 2025 Review: Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’
“‘A Private Life’ ultimately becomes lethargic and then putters out. Foster dangles in the midst of it, like an actress who sees the film set disappear while she’s still in her role.”
Know the Cast: ‘All of You’
‘All of You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in William Bridges’ 2024/2025 Apple TV+ movie.
LFF 2025 Review: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’
“For a film which tackles the cathartic nature of art and how fiction can help us heal after a tragedy, the personal touches of ‘Hamnet’ feel hollow whenever Zhao tries to conform to Shakespeare’s pop culture image.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘All of You’
‘All of You’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in William Bridges’ 2024/2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Lost Bus’
‘The Lost Bus’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Paul Greengrass’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.