The Restoration of Marva Nabili’s ‘The Sealed Soil’ Unearths a Gem of Women-Centric Cinema in Iran
“Nabili’s ‘The Sealed Soil’ can be seen as a precursor of the minimalist styles that came to define so much of modern Iranian cinema.”
Review: Tom DeNucci, Seth Koch and Rick Lazes’ ‘Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story’
“‘Knock Out Blonde’ isn’t the kind of documentary that wants to paint a complicated picture of its subject — which, paradoxically, would be the kind of boundary-pushing representation we need now.”
Know the Cast: ‘Mountainhead’
‘Mountainhead’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jesse Armstrong’s 2025 HBO Max movie.
Know the Cast: ‘One of Them Days’
‘One of Them Days’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Lawrence Lamont’s 2025 movie.
‘All Happy Families’ Review – A Gently Chaotic Portrait of Multigenerational Family Life in Chicago
“‘All Happy Families’ is a warm family drama. What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for in sincerity.”
Know the Cast: ‘Summer of 69’
‘Summer of 69’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jillian Bell’s 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Final Destination 2’
‘Final Destination’ 2 Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in the 2003 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘A Widow’s Game’
‘A Widow’s Game’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Carlos Sedes’ 2025 Netflix movie.
‘Pavements’ Review: Director Alex Ross Perry Innovates Rock Doc Cinema for the Future
“Perry fully (and successfully) commits to various comedic bits in ‘Pavements’ while documenting Pavement’s 1999 break-up and eventual 2022 reunion.”
Review: Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani’s ‘I Love You Forever’
“In ‘I Love You Forever,’ David and Kalani have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the current zeitgeist, injecting a much-needed youthful zest into a well-worn genre with an artful eye and incisive wit.”
Know the Cast: ‘Final Destination’
‘Final Destination’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in James Wong’s 2000 movie.
Review: Mickey Keating’s ‘Invader’
“What sets ‘Invader’ apart from more conventional stalker horror films is its feverish aesthetic that owes more to the manic energy of 1970s and 80s exploitation cinema than modern genre trends.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Kôji Fukada’s ‘Love on Trial’
“Love on Trial’s opening two acts integrate personal drama into a subtly scathing social critique, but Fukada’s narrative loses power when the heroine must contend with the dark price of fame.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’
‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Matt Palmer’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Review: Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’
“Michael Casey and Paddy Murphy’s ‘Lulu and the Electric Dreamboat’ is a winsome coming-of-age film with surgical wit.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Pedro Pinho’s ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’
“‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ is a succinctly angry film in large part because Pinho knows it doesn’t offer a reassuring explanation about its myriad themes.”
Review: Ben Petrie’s ‘The Heirloom’
“‘The Heirloom’ doesn’t follow a conventional climactic structure, and its brittle, dry humor and abstract tone may not appeal to everyone. However, Petrie’s inventive vision is admirable…”
Know the Cast: ‘The Accountant’
‘The Accountant’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Gavin O’Connor’s 2016 movie.
On Dark and Lonely Waters: PIFs and Rural Landscapes as Sites of Danger
“Public Information Films, once tools for instruction, became haunted reflections of a nation’s growing uncertainty and discontent…”
Know the Cast: ‘Nonnas’
‘Nonnas’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Stephen Chbosky’s 2025 Netflix movie.