‘All Happy Families’ Review – A Gently Chaotic Portrait of Multigenerational Family Life in Chicago
“‘All Happy Families’ is a warm family drama. What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for in sincerity.”
Know the Cast: ‘Summer of 69’
‘Summer of 69’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jillian Bell’s 2025 Hulu movie.
Review: Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani’s ‘I Love You Forever’
“In ‘I Love You Forever,’ David and Kalani have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the current zeitgeist, injecting a much-needed youthful zest into a well-worn genre with an artful eye and incisive wit.”
Review: Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’
“Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’ is a winsome coming-of-age film with surgical wit.”
Review: Ben Petrie’s ‘The Heirloom’
“‘The Heirloom’ doesn’t follow a conventional climactic structure, and its brittle, dry humor and abstract tone may not appeal to everyone. However, Petrie’s inventive vision is admirable…”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘One of Them Days’
‘One of Them Days’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Lawrence Lamont’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nonnas’
‘Nonnas’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Stephen Chbosky’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nonnas’
‘Nonnas’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stephen Chbosky’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Another Simple Favor’
‘Another Simple Favor’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Paul Feig’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Another Simple Favor’
‘Another Simple Favor’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Feig’s 2025 movie.
Review: Dan Rocque and Kassandra Voss’ ‘Crawdaddy’
“Perhaps if ‘Crawdaddy’ played into the idea of an unremarkably ordinary man becoming a sex symbol for comedy, the sillier tone elsewhere wouldn’t feel as disparate from the rest.”
Review: Alexis Langlois’ ‘Queens of Drama’
“Unapologetically queer, sexy, messy and celebratory all at once, by refusing to conform to mainstream norms and instead leaning into the chaos, ‘Queens of Drama’ is utterly transcendent.”
Know the Cast: ‘Companion’
‘Companion’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Drew Hancock’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Companion’
‘Companion’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Drew Hancock’s 2025 movie.
Short Film Review: Chloé Groussard and Julie Pacheco’s ‘Manucure 24/24’
“‘Manucure 24/24’ betrays the formula of so many short film productions, as the filmmakers fully embrace the task at hand with a vibrant color palette, a catchy needle-drop and an always-relevant feminist message.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Life List’
‘The Life List’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Adam Brooks’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Alex Braverman’s ‘Thank You Very Much’
“‘Thank You Very Much’ separates itself from previous Kaufman documentaries in the way the director directly confronts the correlation between an artist’s childhood trauma and creative outlook as an adult.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Life List’
‘The Life List’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Adam Brooks’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Building the New Queer Canon #2: Bruce LaBruce’s ‘The Visitor’
“In contemporary queer cinema, there isn’t a work like ‘The Visitor’ that’s even dared to tackle the wider-ranging relationships between disadvantaged communities on the receiving end of society’s scorn.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Plankton: The Movie’
‘Plankton: The Movie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Dave Needham’s 2025 Netflix movie.