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.
Know the Cast: ‘Joy’
‘Joy’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ben Taylor’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Benjamin Ree’s ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’
“There are moments of richness in ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,’ but they only materialize when Ree allows his tale to be told from the only truly lived-in perspective.”
Review: Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’
“‘Saturday Night’ punctuates each act with impressive editing. It’s a big exclamation point — an ode to the original cast and crew, a celebration of comedic camaraderie and the creative process.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Saturday Night’
‘Saturday Night’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jason Reitman’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Saturday Night’
‘Saturday Night’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jason Reitman’s 2024 movie.
Review: Thom Zimny’s ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’
“‘Road Diary’ is intimate and illuminating, revealing the E Street Band’s brilliance and how they function like a well-oiled machine, with Springsteen as the engine that guides them.”