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.”
Know the Cast: ‘Past Lives’
‘Past Lives’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Celine Song’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Past Lives’
‘Past Lives’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Celine Song’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Justine Triet’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Justine Triet’s 2023 movie.
Review: Keir O’Donnell’s ‘Marmalade’
“‘Marmalade’ isn’t a great film, and many high-brow critics will presumably dismiss it as ‘rotten’ nonsense, but there’s something special within the overall approach that suggests a bright filmmaking future for O’Donnell.”