TIFF 2025 Review: Benny Safdie’s ‘The Smashing Machine’
“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.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Alto Knights’
‘The Alto Knights’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Barry Levinson’s 2025 movie.
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Uberto Pasolini’s ‘The Return’
“Using striking, elemental images, ‘The Return’ taps into the ancient power of Homer’s epic story.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘September 5’
‘September 5’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visage guide for every song in Tim Fehlbaum’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Blitz’
‘Blitz’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steve McQueen’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘September 5’
‘September 5’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tim Fehlbaum’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Six Triple Eight’
‘The Six Triple Eight’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Six Triple Eight’
‘The Six Triple Eight’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Apprentice’
‘The Apprentice’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ali Abbasi’s 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.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Joy’
‘Joy’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ben Taylor’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.
Review: Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’
“‘Saturday Night’ punctuates each act with impressive editing. It’s a big exclamation point — an ode to the original cast and crew, a celebration of comedic camaraderie and the creative process.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Saturday Night’
‘Saturday Night’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jason Reitman’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Saturday Night’
‘Saturday Night’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jason Reitman’s 2024 movie.
Review: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s ‘The Devil’s Bath’
“Fiala and Franz, who also co-wrote ‘The Devil’s Bath,’ aren’t interested in making viewers feel comfortable. What they’ve crafted, even more so than their breakout hit, is a tough, distressing watch by design.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s ‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’
“‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’ is a divisive film, but its bold stylistic choices make up for any narrative deficiencies.”
Crime Scene #16: ‘Salvatore Giuliano’ – Sicily, Power and Geography
“Many of the best crime films make a virtue of the specificity of their location. Few, however, are as specific as ‘Salvatore Giuliano,’ nor are they as cognizant of how the central locations effect the story.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Unfrosted’
‘Unfrosted’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jerry Seinfeld’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Old Favorites and New Classics: A TCM Classic Film Festival Diary
“My TCM Fest weekend, packed full of classic movies, was not only a fun experience in April 2024, but it made me feel hopeful that film preservation is alive and well, and that these beloved — if occasionally dusty — pictures aren’t going anywhere.”