Crime Scene #17: ‘Lone Star’ – Porous Borders at the Edge of America
“The genius of Sayles’ ‘Lone Star’ is that the film envelops its difficult, knotty questions about history, identity and geography without any didacticism.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Inheritance’
‘Inheritance’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sylwester Jakimow’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s ‘The Devil’s Bath’
“Fiala and Franz, who also co-wrote ‘The Devil’s Bath,’ aren’t interested in making viewers feel comfortable. What they’ve crafted, even more so than their breakout hit, is a tough, distressing watch by design.”
Review: Pablo Feldman and Sophia Sabella’s ‘Edge of Everything’
“‘Edge of Everything’ straddles the line of original storytelling and coming-of-age tropes like its teenage protagonist straddles the line between adolescence and adulthood.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Family Affair’
‘A Family Affair’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Richard LaGravenese’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Fancy Dance’
‘Fancy Dance’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Erica Tremblay’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
An Interview with ‘Manjummel Boys’ Filmmaker Chidambaram
‘Manjummel Boys’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Chidambaram.
Know the Cast: ‘A Family Affair’
‘A Family Affair’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Richard LaGravenese’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Fancy Dance’
‘Fancy Dance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Erica Tremblay’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
An Interview with ‘Katu Pootha Malay’ Filmmaker P.J. Udayraj
‘Katu Pootha Malay’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker P.J. Udayraj.
Know the Cast: ‘Inheritance’
‘Inheritance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sylwester Jakimow’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Roberta Torre’s ‘Mi fanno male i capelli’
“‘Mi fanno male I capelli’ communicates an important message about the theatrical movie experience that cinephiles will appreciate: some people find inner peace through the outdoors, while others experience closure and rebirth in dark places.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s ‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’
“‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’ is a divisive film, but its bold stylistic choices make up for any narrative deficiencies.”
Crime Scene #16: ‘Salvatore Giuliano’ – Sicily, Power and Geography
“Many of the best crime films make a virtue of the specificity of their location. Few, however, are as specific as ‘Salvatore Giuliano,’ nor are they as cognizant of how the central locations effect the story.”
Know the Cast: ‘Colors of Evil: Red’
‘Colors of Evil: Red’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Adrian Panek’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Under Paris’
‘Under Paris’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Xavier Gens’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema Review – Pietro Castellitto’s ‘Enea’
“‘Enea’ is full of rich character development, yet the protagonists and antiheroes seem like archetypal figures dropped into a real world setting inhabited by naturalistic side players.”
Know the Cast: ‘Godzilla Minus One’
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Takashi Yamazaki’s 2023 movie.
Review: Kit Zauhar’s ‘This Closeness’
“Zauhar gets to the heart of her characters’ deepest fears and desires, in a way that’s disarmingly funny and painfully relatable.”
Know the Cast: ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paola Cortellesi’s 2023 movie.