Know the Cast: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in David O. Russell’s 2012 movie.
‘Mean Streets’ Establishes Martin Scorsese as a Soundtrack Virtuoso
“With its uneven pace and fragmented narrative, ‘Mean Streets’ would not have nearly the same impact without its soundtrack.”
Know the Cast: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Martin Scorsese’s 2023 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Dirty Grandpa’
‘Dirty Grandpa’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Dan Mazer’s 2016 movie.
The Code Complex: Robert De Niro, Jake LaMotta and ‘Raging Bull’
“‘Raging Bull’ — a complex character study about methods and codes of conduct — all too often gets reductively tagged as Scorsese’s toxic masculinity sports movie that allowed De Niro to lose (and gain) weight in pursuit of an Oscar.”
Vague Visages Writers’ Room: Weekend Vibes 4.27.18
Weekend Vibes is a Friday column about streaming recommendations, new release hype and entertainment events.
Vague Visages Writers’ Room: Favorite Neo-Noir Films
In the Vague Visages Writers’ Room on Facebook, freelancers were asked to comment about their favorite neo-noir films in celebration of #Noirvember.
Losses Made in Heaven: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and ‘Casino’
“In Scorsese’s inversion of the downfall, paradise isn’t the origin and its loss doesn’t mean moral decrepitude, only mediocrity.”
The Way of the Future: The Connections Between Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘The Aviator’
“With ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘The Aviator,’ Martin Scorsese perfects a configuration of the biopic as self-recognized fiction.”
‘Joy’ Sells You When It Becomes More Streamlined
“In comparing the new film with American Hustle and The Fighter, Russell’s frenetic style succeeds in the previous two through a shifting focus that feels at bit more at home in the context of a sprawling ensemble piece.”
‘Nightcrawler’ and the Etiquette of Hollywood Transplants
Q.V. Hough on Nightcrawler and the Boulevard of Broken Dreams