An Interview with ‘Early Days’ Filmmaker Priyankar Patra
‘Early Days’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Priyankar Patra.
Review: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’
“‘Disclosure Day’ has its moments in the sun, but even Spielberg’s inner child energy is limited.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Leah McKendrick’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: Leah McKendrick’s ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’
“‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ might annoy some viewers with its handling of rom-com tropes, but McKendrick clearly understood objective #1: to entertain a global Netflix audience of different ages.”
Review: John Early’s ‘Maddie’s Secret’
“Camp is a near impossible sensation to manufacture without feeling forced, but Early manages to evoke it with ease in ‘Maddie’s Secret.'”
Hyperreal Film Club Review – ‘SHARP: Moving Picture II’
“This cavalcade of ambitious eccentricities and diasporic dreamers isn’t after your validation, nor should it be considered “main character energy.”
Know the Cast: ‘Cape Fear’
‘Cape Fear’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Nick Antosca’s Apple TV series.
Know the Cast: ‘Star City’
‘Star City’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ronald D. Moore, Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert’s Apple TV series.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Office Romance’
‘Office Romance’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ol Parker’s 2026 Netflix movie.
An Interview with ‘Mayilaa’ Filmmaker Semmalar Annam
‘Mayilaa’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2026 movie with filmmaker Semmalar Annam.
Building the New Queer Canon #11: Reinventing the Modern Love Story with Pierre le Gall’s ‘Flesh and Fuel’
“‘Flesh and Fuel’ has an inherent romanticism which transforms le Gall’s 2026 film into a tear-jerking crowd pleaser instead of a political commentary first and foremost…”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Ladies First’
‘Ladies First’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Thea Sharrock’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’
“‘Power Ballad’ is an authentic crowd pleaser that the movie’s in-universe hit single could never be.”
Review: Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’
“The most damning thing about ‘Tuner’ is that it feels like a very deliberate attempt to make a festival-friendly “calling card” movie…”
Know the Cast: ‘Ladies First’
‘Ladies First’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Thea Sharrock’s 2026 Netflix movie.
Review: Natalie Erika James’ ‘Saccharine’
“‘Saccharine’ is an effective queer love story and a surprisingly moving tale of female friendship surviving against increasingly insurmountable odds. Let women be gross!”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Dutton Ranch
‘Dutton Ranch’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Chad Feehan’s Paramount+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘Dutton Ranch’
‘Dutton Ranch’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Chad Feehan’s Paramount+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘Marshals’
‘Marshals’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Spencer Hudnut’s Paramount+ series.
Review: Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’
“‘Obsession’ refuses to underestimate the emotional intelligence of the audience and refrains from spoon-feeding viewers monologues about abuse and trauma.”