Know the Cast: ‘The Smashing Machine’
‘The Smashing Machine’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Benny Safdie’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Smashing Machine’
‘The Smashing Machine’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Benny Safdie’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nouvelle Vague’
‘Nouvelle Vague’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Richard Linklater’s 2025 Netflix 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: ‘The Lost Bus’
‘The Lost Bus’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Paul Greengrass’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Lost Bus’
‘The Lost Bus’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Greengrass’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist
“Even the most cynical satire is half in love with the object of its barbs; there is a part of every constrained creative that loves their shackles and will make great play of rattling them.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Swiped’
‘Swiped’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Swiped’
‘Swiped’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
TIFF 2025 Review: Benny Safdie’s ‘The Smashing Machine’
“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.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Alto Knights’
‘The Alto Knights’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Barry Levinson’s 2025 movie.
Review: Tom DeNucci, Seth Koch and Rick Lazes’ ‘Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story’
“‘Knock Out Blonde’ isn’t the kind of documentary that wants to paint a complicated picture of its subject — which, paradoxically, would be the kind of boundary-pushing representation we need now.”
‘Pavements’ Review: Director Alex Ross Perry Innovates Rock Doc Cinema for the Future
“Perry fully (and successfully) commits to various comedic bits in ‘Pavements’ while documenting Pavement’s 1999 break-up and eventual 2022 reunion.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Complete Unknown’
‘A Complete Unknown’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in James Mangold’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Maria’
‘Maria’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Pablo Larraín’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Maria’
‘Maria’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Pablo Larraín’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘A Complete Unknown’
‘A Complete Unknown’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in James Mangold’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Apprentice’
‘The Apprentice’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ali Abbasi’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Apprentice’
‘The Apprentice’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ali Abbasi’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Joy’
‘Joy’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ben Taylor’s 2024 Netflix movie.