Review: Louise Archambault’s ‘Irena’s Vow’
“Unfortunately, it takes about 90 minutes for ‘Irena’s Vow’ to find its aesthetic and narrative groove.”
Know the Cast: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Scoop’
‘Scoop’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Philip Martin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Crime Scene #14: ‘Five Deadly Venoms’ and Kung Fu Criminality
“The spatial detail in ‘Five Deadly Venoms,’ aided by Chang’s sharp sense of timing, helped the film become a surprisingly labyrinthine vision of camaraderie in the face of corruption and power.”
Know the Cast: ‘Scoop’
‘Scoop’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Philip Martin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
BFI Flare Review: Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’
“Queerness that isn’t defined by its queerness is always a green flag, but what makes ‘Silver Haze’ an enriching addition to the lesbian canon of cinema is its rugged ties to the British working class.”
Manchester Film Festival Review: Dan Pringle’s ‘Die Before You Die’
“‘Die Before You Die’ is a solid independent horror film that, in its best moments, balances effective satire with claustrophobic terror.”
An Interview with ‘Thadavu’ Filmmaker Fazil Razak
‘Thadavu’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2023 movie with filmmaker Fazil Razak.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Ferrari’
‘Ferrari’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michael Mann’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Ferrari’
‘Ferrari’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Michael Mann’s 2023 movie.
Review: Marc Schießer’s ‘Trunk: Locked In’
“Schießer’s Amazon film is an imaginative thriller, one that requires the performers to think visually like the director.”
Know the Cast: ‘Poor Things’
‘Poor Things’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Dune: Part Two’
‘Dune: Part Two’: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Denis Villeneuve’s 2024 movie.
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Emma Westenberg’s ‘Bleeding Love’
“Emma Westenberg’s father-daughter drama ‘Bleeding Love’ is a travel movie that sticks closely to previous genre routes.”
Crime Scene #13: ‘Memories of Murder’ and Rainy Remembrances
“It’s a sense of Korean specificity that defines ‘Memories of Murder,’ which is still the best of Bong’s films.”
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Sean Garrity’s ‘The Burning Season’
“The prickly, nuanced performances from Chernick and Canning help drive The Burning Season’s mystery.”
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Viggo Mortensen’s ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’
“Overall, Mortensen succeeds in delivering an intricate and often untold period tale. ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ presents a window into the new filmmaker’s cinematic intentions, suggesting that moviegoers can expect thoughtful and unique projects on the horizon.”
Review: Tom Schulman’s ‘Double Down South’
“Lili Simmons plays it perfectly in ‘Double Down South,’ a cinematic descendant of the modern gambling classics ‘Rounders’ and ‘Mississippi Grind.'”