Know the Cast: ‘Meet Me Next Christmas’
‘Meet Me Next Christmas’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Rusty Cundieff’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Substance’
‘The Substance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Coralie Fargeat’s 2024 Mubi movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Time Cut’
‘Time Cut’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Hannah Macpherson’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’
“‘Juror #2’ is one of the finer cinematic works of 2024.”
Review: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ ‘Heretic’
“‘Heretic’ is the thinking man’s dumb horror movie of the year.”
Know the Cast: ‘Caddo Lake’
‘Caddo Lake’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Logan George and Celine Held’s 2024 HBO Max movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Don’t Move’
‘Don’t Move’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Brian Netto and Adam Schindler’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Thom Zimny’s ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’
“‘Road Diary’ is intimate and illuminating, revealing the E Street Band’s brilliance and how they function like a well-oiled machine, with Springsteen as the engine that guides them.”
Know the Cast: ‘It’s What’s Inside’
‘It’s What’s Inside’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Greg Jardin’s 2024 Netflix movie.
An Interview with ‘In Retreat’ Filmmaker Maisam Ali
‘In Retreat’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2024 movie with filmmaker Maisam Ali.
London Film Festival Review: Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’
“There is an intriguing idea that Arnold weaves throughout ‘Bird,’ one that flows naturally from Bailey’s isolation.”
Know the Cast: ‘Woman of the Hour’
‘Woman of the Hour’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Anna Kendrick’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Brothers’
‘Brothers’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Max Barbakow’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Killer Heat’
‘Killer Heat’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Philippe Lacôte’s 2024 Amazon movie.
London Film Festival Review: Marielle Heller’s ‘Nightbitch’
“‘Nightbitch’ is all empty message and no provocation, its few shots of a fully transformed protagonist shocking only because of how little effort was made beyond giving Adams some contact lenses…”
Know the Cast: ‘Rez Ball’
‘Rez Ball’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sydney Freeland’s 2024 Netflix movie.
London Film Festival Review: Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
“For my money, Jean-Baptiste gives one of the strongest performances in Leigh’s oeuvre, afforded the space to go ‘big’ in ‘Hard Truths’ without ever feeling like she’s commanding a self-aggrandizing actor’s showcase.”
London Film Festival Review: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’
“‘Anora’ excels by digging beneath the protagonist’s sparkling demeanor while unearthing the grit beneath each sequin.”
Crime Scene #20: ‘Tiger Bay’ and the Adolescent Capital
“Tiger Bay as a state of mind may be long gone, but ‘Tiger Bay’ the film remains a document of a place long turned to rubble. And what vital documents.”
Review: John McDermott’s ‘Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision’
“With ‘Electric Lady Studios,’ McDermott artfully explores intriguing stories about hard-working music professionals who experienced first-hand what it was like to make a dream come true.”