Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Anora’
‘Anora’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sean Baker’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Real Pain’
‘A Real Pain’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jesse Eisenberg’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Six Triple Eight’
‘The Six Triple Eight’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Building the New Queer Canon #1: Isao Fujisawa’s ‘Bye Bye Love (Baibai Rabu)’
“‘Bye Bye Love’ is very enjoyable, but its central story is neither as involving or as subversive as it perceives itself to be when leaving the frankness of its bedroom scenes behind.”
Review: Andy Crane and Nathan Shepka’s ‘Dead Before They Wake’
“Crane and Shepka’s exploration of the human condition in ‘Dead Before They Wake’ justifies a second watch, though their cinematography could use some work the next time around, in terms of establishing a specific style.”
Know the Cast: ‘Den of Thieves’
‘Den of Thieves’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Christian Gudegast’s 2018 movie.
Review: Jeff Celentano’s ‘Blackwater Lane’
“‘Blackwater Lane’ suffers mightily from pacing issues, uninspired acting and a flimsy screenplay.”
Know the Cast: ‘A Real Pain’
‘A Real Pain’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jesse Eisenberg’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Den of Thieves’
‘Den of Thieves’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Christian Gudegast’s 2018 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ad Vitam’
‘Ad Vitam’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rodolphe Lauga’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Kaveh Daneshmand’s ‘Endless Summer Syndrome’
“The narrative truth in ‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ lies in what goes unsaid and what’s just outside the frame.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Ad Vitam’
‘Ad Vitam’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Rodolphe Lauga’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Thordur Palsson’s ‘The Damned’
“‘The Damned’ is a cerebral film that should be analyzed in film theory courses.”
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: ‘The Six Triple Eight’
‘The Six Triple Eight’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Netflix movie.
An Interview with ‘Body’ Filmmaker Abhijit Mazumdar
‘Body’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Abhijit Mazumdar.
Know the Cast: ‘Conclave’
‘Conclave’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Edward Berger’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Interstellar’
‘Interstellar’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Christopher Nolan’s 2014 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.
Review: Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’
“‘The Brutalist’ may appear like an inaccessible art picture from the outside, but it moves with an energy that ensures the casual viewer will never be daunted by its epic stature…”