Review: Alice Maio Mackay’s ‘The Serpent’s Skin’
“Mackay has once again managed to do an awful lot with zero money and a ton of determination, which makes ‘The Serpent’s Skin’ much easier to admire than pick apart.”
Know the Cast: ‘Thrash’
‘Thrash’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tommy Wirkola’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Moments of Paradise: Intimacy and Place in Derek Jarman’s Home Movies
“Jarman extended the logic of the home movie beyond production into exhibition, keeping his films mutable and deeply tied to a social and spatial context.”
An Interview with ‘I, Poppy’ Filmmaker Vivek Chaudhary
‘I, Poppy’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Vivek Chaudhary.
Know the Cast: ‘Crime 101’
‘Crime 101’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Bart Layton’s 2026 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Anaconda’
‘Anaconda’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tom Gormican’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Hamnet’
‘Hamnet’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Chloé Zhao’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Martin Scorsese’s 2013 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’
‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Tom Harper’s 2026 Netflix movie.
An Interview with ‘Whispers of the Mountains’ Filmmaker Jigar Nagda
‘Secret of a Mountain Serpent’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Jigar Nagda.
Know the Cast: ‘War Machine’
‘War Machine’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Patrick Hughes’ 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: 2026 Oscar Nominees for Animated Short Film
“‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ is a great modern fairytale, but there’s something even more impactful left in the margins which could have elevated it beyond an effective homage into something singular.”
Review: 2026 Oscar Nominees for Live-Action Short Film
“‘The Singers is the only prospective crowd-pleaser in the 2026 Oscars’ Live-Action Short Film crop that doesn’t buckle under the weight of contrived plot mechanics.”
Review: 2026 Oscar Nominees for Best Documentary Short Film
“In a field where ‘Perfectly a Strangeness’ was surrounded by Earthly horrors, it invited the most unadventurous Academy voters to collectively imagine their place amongst the cosmos.”
Building the New Queer Canon #9: Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’ and the 2026 Oscars
“‘Blue Moon’ effortlessly resists tropes of queer suffering and troubled artists to become another delightful hangout character study from the American master of them.”
An Interview with ‘Whistle’ Director Corin Hardy
‘Whistle’ Interview: Joey Keogh discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Corin Hardy.
Review: Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’
“‘Whistle’ bodes well for the future of studio horror.”
Review: Johannes Roberts’ ‘Primate’
“‘Primate’ is a bit like that memorably gruesome sequence in ‘Nope’ (2022) stretched out to feature length, but it’s smarter, meaner and more inventive.”
An Interview with ‘Secret of a Mountain Serpent’ Filmmaker Nidhi Saxena
‘Secret of a Mountain Serpent’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Nidhi Saxena.
Know the Cast: ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’
‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Paul Greengrass’ 2007 movie.