Glasgow Film Festival Review: Rose Glass’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
“‘Love Lies Bleeding’ throws some impressive punches, but not every blow lands.”
Know the Cast: ‘Napoleon’
‘Napoleon’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ridley Scott’s 2023 Apple TV+ movie.
Review: Tom Schulman’s ‘Double Down South’
“Lili Simmons plays it perfectly in ‘Double Down South,’ a cinematic descendant of the modern gambling classics ‘Rounders’ and ‘Mississippi Grind.'”
Know the Cast: ‘Priscilla’
‘Priscilla’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sofia Coppola’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Dune’
‘Dune’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Spaceman’
‘Spaceman’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Johan Renck’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Julio Torres’ ‘Problemista’
“The joy of ‘Problemista’ comes from the specificity of its humor, as every other line reveals another new shade of Torres’ enchanting window on the world, with each phrasing choice another morsel to marvel over.”
Berlin International Film Festival Review: Meryam Joobeur’s ‘Who Do I Belong To’
“‘Who Do I Belong To’ is social realist cinema at its stodgiest and most self-serious.”
Berlin International Film Festival Reviews: ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’
“On their own, ‘Betânia’ and ‘Dormir De Olhos Abertos’ represent excellent achievements — but taken together, the two productions provide an excellent account of gentrification and globalization in the northeast of Brazil.”
Review: Jessamyn Ansary and Joyce Mishaan’s ‘Lee Fields: Faithful Man’
“Shifting timelines in ‘Lee Fields: Faithful Man’ spotlight the subject’s fighter mentality and relevance in 2020s pop culture.”
Review: Abhilash Shetty’s ‘Koli Taal’
“It’s amazing what an emerging writer-director can accomplish by staying true to the basic elements of filmmaking and then building upon the foundation by applying a creative vision to a relatively simple yet regionally specific story.”
Know the Cast: ‘Through My Window: Looking at You’
‘Through My Window: Looking at You’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Marçal Forés’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Bertrand Mandico’s ‘She Is Conann’
“The main issue with a film as defiantly arthouse as ‘She Is Conann’ is that if the story isn’t engaging in its own right, everything else that’s wrong becomes increasingly more obvious.”
Berlin International Film Festival Review: Roman Bondarchuk’s ‘The Editorial Office’
“I hope the future of Ukrainian cinema looks like ‘The Editorial Office.'”
Review: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io Capitano’
“‘Io Capitano’ feels carefully researched in its subject matter, while the narrative itself is constructed with an intensity far more characteristic of Garrone’s genre work.”
Know the Cast: ‘Fallen Leaves’
‘Fallen Leaves’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Aki Kaurismäki’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Players’
‘Players’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Trish Sie’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: James Bamford’s ‘Air Force One Down’
“‘Air Force One Down’ stalls during the middle act but ultimately finds it groove, choppy as the writing may be overall.”
Know the Cast: ‘Upgraded’
‘Upgraded’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Carlson Young’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Review: Michael Lukk Litwak’s ‘Molli and Max in the Future’
“Despite the hollow philosophizing, ‘Molli and Max in the Future’ offers a surrealistic blend of popcorn entertainment and classic Hollywood appeal.”