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.'”
Know the Cast: ‘Priscilla’
‘Priscilla’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sofia Coppola’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Spaceman’
‘Spaceman’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Johan Renck’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Spaceman’
‘Spaceman’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Johan Renck’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Berlin International Film Festival Review: Meryam Joobeur’s ‘Who Do I Belong To’
“‘Who Do I Belong To’ is social realist cinema at its stodgiest and most self-serious.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Through My Window: Looking at You’
‘Through My Window: Looking at You’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marçal Forés’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Berlin International Film Festival Reviews: ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’
“On their own, ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’ represent excellent achievements — but taken together, the two productions provide an excellent account of gentrification and globalization in the northeast of Brazil.”
Review: Abhilash Shetty’s ‘Koli Taal’
“It’s amazing what an emerging writer-director can accomplish by staying true to the basic elements of filmmaking and then building upon the foundation by applying a creative vision to a relatively simple yet regionally specific story.”
Know the Cast: ‘Through My Window: Looking at You’
‘Through My Window: Looking at You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Marçal Forés’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Berlin International Film Festival Review: Roman Bondarchuk’s ‘The Editorial Office’
“I hope the future of Ukrainian cinema looks like ‘The Editorial Office.'”
Review: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io Capitano’
“‘Io Capitano’ feels carefully researched in its subject matter, while the narrative itself is constructed with an intensity far more characteristic of Garrone’s genre work.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fallen Leaves’
‘Fallen Leaves’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Aki Kaurismäki’s 2023 movie.
That Building Had It Coming: Distance and Disgust in the Anti-Comedy Playground
“In Alverson’s hands, anti-comedy becomes a new kind of gothic — it is the world viewed through a warped, sinister lens; a fresh excavation of the unspeakable through outsized comedic strategies.”