Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Licorice Pizza’ Has All the Best Toppings
“Both ‘Licorice Pizza’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ nail the anything-is-possible look and feel of Southern California dreaming.”
Know the Cast: ‘Asakusa Kid’
‘Asakusa Kid’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Gekidan Hitori’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’
“Those who’ve come to love del Toro for his auteurist elements may be put off by ‘Nightmare Alley’ — it’s recognizably his film, yet it jettisons the presence of a supernatural element as well as twists the usual empathy found in his movies toward darker ends.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Unforgivable’
‘The Unforgivable’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Nora Fingscheidt’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Unforgivable’
‘The Unforgivable’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Nora Fingscheidt’s 2021 Netflix movie.
OVID News: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, ‘Bright Future’ and the Pulse of Jellyfish Gangs
OVID News: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, ‘Bright Future’ and the Pulse of Jellyfish Gangs
Interview with ‘Pedro’ Filmmaker Natesh Hegde
‘Pedro’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2021 movie with filmmaker Natesh Hegde.
Review: Gonzalo Maza’s ‘This Is Cristina’
“‘This Is Cristina’ makes a strong case for the idea that truly honest art emerges when one feels like they have lost everything else.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Whole Truth’
‘The Whole Truth’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Wisit Sasanatieng’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Coyotes’
‘Coyotes’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in the Belgian series (now streaming on Netflix).
Know the Cast: ‘Coyotes’
‘Coyotes’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in the Belgian Netflix series.
Buried Secrets and Hidden Lies: On Prithvi Konanur’s ‘Where Is Pinki?’
“‘Where Is Pinki?’ speaks to the soul with its incessant probes into the human spirit and the degradations brought by unforeseen circumstances.”
Know the Cast: ‘Mixtape’
‘Mixtape’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Valerie Weiss’ 2021 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Mixtape’
‘Mixtape’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Valerie Weiss’ 2021 Netflix movie.
No Future for You: The Cinematic Image of 70s Britain
“The 70s were a tumultuous and often bleak decade for the British film industry, and this pessimism bled into its output.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Dhamaka’
‘Dhamaka’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Ram Madhvani’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Dhamaka’
‘Dhamaka’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Ram Madhvani’s 2021 Netfllix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Pig’
‘Pig’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Michael Sarnoski’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Pig’
‘Pig’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Michael Sarnoski’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Single All the Way’
‘Single All the Way’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Michael Mayer’s 2021 Netflix movie.