EIFF 2025 Review: Mas Bouzidi’s ‘Concessions’
“‘Concessions’ is essentially a collage, taking bits of other films and sticking them together to make something pretty. But it struggles when it comes to time to say something of its own.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Freaky Tales’
‘Freaky Tales’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Map That Leads to You’
‘The Map That Leads to You’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Lasse Hallström’s 2025 Amazon movie.
EIFF 2025 Review: Sepideh Farsi’s ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’
“As a cinematic epitaph for an extraordinary young woman, ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ more than captures the spirit of Fatima Hassouna.”
EIFF 2025 Review: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s ‘The Young Mother’s Home’
“After a few missteps since ‘Two Days, One Night’ became an unlikely crossover success, the Dardennes brothers are back on track with ‘The Young Mother’s Home.’ It’s their simplest, most open hearted work to date…”
EIFF 2025 Review: Jan-Ole Gerster’s ‘Islands’
“‘Islands’ smoothly makes the transition from a romantic drama to an understated thriller, and it’s utterly intoxicating.”
Know the Cast: ‘Night Always Comes’
‘Night Always Comes’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Benjamin Caron’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Night Always Comes’
‘Night Always Comes’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Benjamin Caron’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Audrey Lam’s ‘Us and the Night’
“Even when Lam’s dialogue falters in its poetic consistency, her down-to-earth editing and dedication to minimalism hits the mark, as ‘Us and the Night’ embodies true-blue independent filmmaking.”
Know the Cast: ‘War of the Worlds’
‘War of the Worlds’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rich Lee’s 2025 Amazon movie.
The ‘Night of the Juggler’ 4K Restoration Highlights Why We Love New York-Set Movies
“Robert Butler’s ‘Night of the Juggler’ isn’t the best New York City film ever made, but it might be the best cinematic representation of the location.”
Building the New Queer Canon #5: Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex/Dreams/Love Trilogy
“Gradually, the Sex/Dreams/Love trilogy redefines queerness as a process of self-discovery which can always evolve, rather than an ill-fitting label you’re stuck with after a single formative experience.”
An Interview with ‘Victoria’ Filmmaker Sivaranjini J
‘Victoria’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Sivaranjini J.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘My Oxford Year’
‘My Oxford Year’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Iain Morris’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘My Oxford Year’
‘My Oxford Year’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Iain Morris’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Until Dawn’
‘Until Dawn’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in David F. Sandberg’s 2025 movie.
An Interview with ‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’ Filmmaker Khalid Rahman
‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Khalid Rahman.
Know the Cast: ‘Gladiator’
‘Gladiator’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ridley Scott’s 2000 movie.