Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Gremlins’
‘Gremlins’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Joe Dante’s 1984 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘One Battle After Another’
‘One Battle After Another’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in One Battle After Another’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.
Hail ‘Krampus’: 10 Years of Michael Dougherty’s Festive Favorite
“‘Krampus’ is an outlier when it comes to festive horror and, in the decade since the movie’s release, nothing has threatened its throne.”
Review: Mike P. Nelson’s ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’
“Nelson’s ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ redux is a masterclass in how to successfully reboot a franchise while paving a bloody path forward that is uniquely its own.”
An Interview with ‘Shape of Momo’ Filmmaker Tribeny Rai
‘Shape of Momo’ Interview: Dipankar Sarkar discusses the 2025 movie with filmmaker Tribeny Rai.
Review: Josh Appignanesi’s ‘Colossal Wreck’
“Based on the novelistic nature of ‘Colossal Wreck,’ with all its rich philosophical meditations about ego and personal connections, Appignanesi’s growing filmography seems to be a cinematic vessel for meaningful change.”
Review: Ellen Rodnianski’s ‘American Baby’
“Conceptually, ‘American Baby’ would probably be more effective as an anthology series on a streaming service, as that would allow Rodniansky to investigate social factors that affect young women and men in different parts of America.”
Review: Kurtis David Harder’s ‘Influencers’
“‘Influencers’ does what all great horror sequels do: it ups the ante considerably, it increases the body count, the kills become much more elaborate and the writer-director organically deepens the already-established mythology.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘She Rides Shotgun’
‘She Rides Shotgun’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Nick Rowland’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nobody 2’
‘Nobody 2’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Timo Tjahjanto’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Playdate’
‘Playdate’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Luke Greenfield’s 2025 Amazon movie.
Review: Alan Berliner and Benita Raphan’s ‘Benita’
“‘Benita’ is more of a cinematic explainer than a rich psychological study.”
Building the New Queer Canon #9: Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’
“Look past the chastity cages, pup masks and Prince Albert piercings and you’ll find one of the most incisive, painfully relatable stories about modern queer romance to have arrived of late.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Jingle Bell Heist’
‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Michael Fimognari’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Train Dreams’
‘Train Dreams’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Clint Bentley’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘The Beast in Me’
‘The Beast in Me’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Gabe Rotter’s 2025 Netflix miniseries.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Family Plan 2’
‘The Family Plan 2′ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Simon Cellan Jones’ 2025 Apple TV movie.
Review: Jill Campbell’s ‘Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue’
“‘Beyond the Gaze’ effectively links the past and present timelines to accentuate the subject’s commitment to her craft and models.”