Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’
“In ‘One Battle After Another,’ the political is inextricable from the personal, in a way that transcends a mere commentary on Trump’s America.”
Know the Cast: ‘Deep Cover’
‘Deep Cover’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tom Kingsley’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Building the New Queer Canon #6: Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’
“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.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Freaky Tales’
‘Freaky Tales’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s 2024 movie.
EIFF 2025 Review: Jan-Ole Gerster’s ‘Islands’
“‘Islands’ smoothly makes the transition from a romantic drama to an understated thriller, and it’s utterly intoxicating.”
Know the Cast: ‘Night Always Comes’
‘Night Always Comes’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Benjamin Caron’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Night Always Comes’
‘Night Always Comes’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Benjamin Caron’s 2025 Netflix movie.
The ‘Night of the Juggler’ 4K Restoration Highlights Why We Love New York-Set Movies
“Robert Butler’s ‘Night of the Juggler’ isn’t the best New York City film ever made, but it might be the best cinematic representation of the location.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Deep Cover’
‘Deep Cover’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michael Pearce’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’
‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Chad Stahelski 2019 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Town’
‘The Town’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ben Affleck’s 2010 movie.
Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion
“Rejection is the purest form of rebellion. Bogarde was never embraced by Hollywood in large part because ambivalence is not a bankable asset. He left too many questions unanswered.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Town’
‘The Town’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ben Affleck’s 2010 movie.
‘Batman Begins’: The B-List Rises
“Nolan’s radical approach with ‘Batman Begins’ forever changed multimedia synergy and the very nature of action films.”