An Interview with ‘Early Days’ Filmmaker Priyankar Patra
‘Early Days’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Priyankar Patra.
Review: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’
“‘Disclosure Day’ has its moments in the sun, but even Spielberg’s inner child energy is limited.”
Know the Cast: ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’
‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Andrew Bernstein’s 2026 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Leah McKendrick’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Leah McKendrick’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: Leah McKendrick’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
“‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ might annoy some viewers with its handling of rom-com tropes, but McKendrick clearly understood objective #1: to entertain a global Netflix audience of different ages.”
Review: John Early’s ‘Maddie’s Secret’
“Camp is a near impossible sensation to manufacture without feeling forced, but Early manages to evoke it with ease in ‘Maddie’s Secret.'”
Hyperreal Film Club Review – ‘SHARP: Moving Picture II’
“This cavalcade of ambitious eccentricities and diasporic dreamers isn’t after your validation, nor should it be considered “main character energy.”
An Interview with ‘Mayilaa’ Filmmaker Semmalar Annam
‘Mayilaa’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2026 movie with filmmaker Semmalar Annam.
Building the New Queer Canon #11: Reinventing the Modern Love Story with Pierre le Gall’s ‘Flesh and Fuel’
“‘Flesh and Fuel’ has an inherent romanticism which transforms le Gall’s 2026 film into a tear-jerking crowd pleaser instead of a political commentary first and foremost…”
Review: John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’
“‘Power Ballad’ is an authentic crowd pleaser that the movie’s in-universe hit single could never be.”
Review: Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’
“The most damning thing about ‘Tuner’ is that it feels like a very deliberate attempt to make a festival-friendly “calling card” movie…”
Know the Cast: ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Olivia Newman’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: Natalie Erika James’ ‘Saccharine’
“‘Saccharine’ is an effective queer love story and a surprisingly moving tale of female friendship surviving against increasingly insurmountable odds. Let women be gross!”
Building the New Queer Canon #10: Elliot Tuttle’s ‘Blue Film’ and Tackling Society’s Ultimate Taboo
“‘Blue Film’ is one of the more morally challenging films of recent memory, daring the audience to find empathy for a man who has desires he can’t fully atone for…”
An Interview with ‘Gondhal’ Filmmaker Santosh Davakhar
‘Gondhal’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Santosh Davakhar.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Mindcage’
‘Mindcage’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Mauro Borrelli’s 2022 movie.
Short Film Review: Marcellus Cox’s ‘Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes’
“‘Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes,’ a 23-minute short film about masculinity and street violence, doesn’t commit to a singular message beyond the primary themes.”
Know the Cast: ‘Song Sung Blue’
‘Song Sung Blue’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Craig Brewer’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Roofman’
‘Roofman’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Derek Cianfrance’s 2025 movie.