Know the Cast: ‘Carry-On’
‘Carry-On’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2024 Netflix movie.
I Am of Mud and Flame: Landscapes as Conjurors in British Folk Horror
“Whether it’s Holkham Wood or the stone circle at Avebury, British folk horror frequently uses the eeriness of empty, liminal spaces to evoke a sense of psychological unease.”
Know the Cast: ‘Mary’
‘Mary’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in D.J. Caruso’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘It Ends with Us’
‘It Ends with Us’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Justin Baldoni’s 2024 movie.
Review: Tim Hautekiet’s ‘Me, Myself & the Void’
“‘Me, Myself & the Void’ was clearly made with passion and enthusiasm, but none of Hautekiet’s efforts can stop the mystery from feeling like it’s dragging its heels towards an obvious conclusion…”
An Interview with ‘Poem of the Wind’ Filmmaker Ramakaushalyan Ramakrishnan
‘Poem of the Wind’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Ramakaushalyan Ramakrishnan.
Know the Cast: ‘Speak No Evil’
‘Speak No Evil’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in James Watkins’ 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Apprentice’
‘The Apprentice’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ali Abbasi’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Smile 2’
‘Smile 2’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Parker Finn’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Juror #2’
‘Juror #2’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Clint Eastwood’s 2024 movie.
Review: Taku Aoyagi’s ‘Tokyo Uber Blues’
“‘Tokyo Uber Blues’ is best when it works as a borderline psychodramatic character study…”
The Perennial Schmuck: Elaine May’s Disappointing Men
“May was banished at a time when male auteurs were granted an unprecedented amount of latitude. She was treated as a liability rather than a maverick, and it’s difficult not to read that assessment as gendered.”
Know the Cast: ‘Our Little Secret’
‘Our Little Secret’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stephen Herek’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Fast and the Furious’
‘The Fast and the Furious’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rob Cohen’s 2001 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Merry Gentlemen’
‘The Merry Gentlemen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Peter Sullivan’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Voice Cast: ‘Spellbound’
‘Spellbound’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Vicky Jenson’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Joy’
‘Joy’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ben Taylor’s 2024 Netflix movie.
New Italy, Old Attitudes: Michelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Il Grido’
“‘Il Grido’ is about a man’s utter inability to comprehend the modern world and adapt to it. The end result is a hopeless, pitiful film, and that’s meant as a compliment.”
Review: Mary Dauterman’s ‘Booger’
“‘Booger’ is a surprisingly poignant and sensitive meditation on grief that utilizes a truly wild metaphor.”
Review: Benjamin Ree’s ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’
“There are moments of richness in ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,’ but they only materialize when Ree allows his tale to be told from the only truly lived-in perspective.”