“‘Plainclothes’ isn’t necessarily a kinky film — it just does better than most tales of life in the closet to explain why this can be more alluring than coming out and finding somewhere to make these connections in the open.”
‘Freaky Tales’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s 2024 movie.
‘Swiped’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
“‘Waltzing with Brando’ suffers from a sluggish rhythm and lack of narrative drive because it focuses on the wrong character and the wrong aspect of the subject’s life.”
“‘Don’t Tell Mother’ is an assured debut, less concerned with plot points than with the tremors of lived moments rippling through its gently stirring narrative.”
‘Swiped’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s 2025 Hulu movie.
“In ‘One Battle After Another,’ the political is inextricable from the personal, in a way that transcends a mere commentary on Trump’s America.”
“‘Somnium’ is rather predictable, as first-time feature filmmakers like Cain tend to prioritize visual design over the nuts and bolts of their script.”
“The biggest problem with ‘The Smashing Machine’ is that Safdie simply doesn’t bring anything new to the table in terms of style or ideas.”
‘Ghich Pich’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Ankur Singla.
‘The Wrong Paris’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
‘The Wrong Paris’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Janeen Damian’s 2025 Netflix movie.
“What I really appreciate about ‘Sirāt’ is Laxe’s constant bucking of expectations.”
“As interesting as ‘A Useful Ghost’ is in concept, it’s a typical film by a talented debut artist and storyteller, one with a litany of ideas but no clear voice that brings them together.”
‘Sinners’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 movie.
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
‘Nobody’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
‘Nobody’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
‘The Map That Leads to You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Lasse Hallström’s 2025 Amazon movie.