Know the Cast: ‘The Smashing Machine’
‘The Smashing Machine’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Benny Safdie’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Smashing Machine’
‘The Smashing Machine’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Benny Safdie’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Him’
‘Him’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Justin Tipping’s 2025 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘F1: The Movie’
‘F1: The Movie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Joseph Kosinski’s 2025 Apple TV movie.
Review: Justin Tipping’s ‘HIM’
“Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of ‘HIM’ is that Tipping is clearly a talented visual stylist, but his keen eye never quite helps the screenplay transcend various cliches.”
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: ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Kyle Newacheck’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Kyle Newacheck’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion
“Rejection is the purest form of rebellion. Bogarde was never embraced by Hollywood in large part because ambivalence is not a bankable asset. He left too many questions unanswered.”
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.”
The Perennial Schmuck: Elaine May’s Disappointing Men
“May was banished at a time when male auteurs were granted an unprecedented amount of latitude. She was treated as a liability rather than a maverick, and it’s difficult not to read that assessment as gendered.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Rez Ball’
‘Rez Ball’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sydney Freeland’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Rez Ball’
‘Rez Ball’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sydney Freeland’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Boxer’
‘Boxer’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every Song in Mitja Okorn’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Boxer’
‘Boxer’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Mitja Okorn’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Iron Claw’
‘The Iron Claw’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sean Durkin’s 2023 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Iron Claw’
‘The Iron Claw’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sean Durkin’s 2023 movie.
Review: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Is a Highbrow Music Video Experience That Doesn’t Owe You Anything
“A film designed as a long-form music video doesn’t need heavy exposition to reach its ultimate truth, as ‘Challengers’ communicates the most important facts through sound design, reaction shots and shared character moments.”
Know the Cast: ‘Challengers’
‘Challengers’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Luca Guadagnino’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Hill’
‘The Hill’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Jeff Celentano’s 2023 movie.