Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’
“‘Civil War’ is a lot smarter than meets the eye, and the film is far more incisive in its cultural critique than its director’s simplistic interview comments may make it seem.”
Review: ‘Parish’ Season 1
“At six episodes, ‘Parish’ isn’t quite satisfying. It’s hard to say if it’s too long or not long enough. Maybe it’s the muggy American gothic New Orleans locations that made me err on the side of wishing it were longer.”
Review: Robert Lorenz’s ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’
“‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ truly sings during its quietest moments.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Tearsmith’
‘The Tearsmith’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Alessandro Genovesi’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Sugar’
‘Sugar’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Mark Protosevich’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ben Vanstone’s Showtime series on Paramount+.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Ripley’
‘Ripley’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Steven Zaillian’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Ripley’
‘Ripley’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steven Zaillian’s Netflix series.
Know the Cast: ‘Sugar’
‘Sugar’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Mark Protosevich’s Apple TV+ series.
Know the Cast: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ben Vanstone’s Showtime series on Paramount+.
Review: Arkasha Stevenson’s ‘The First Omen’
“What ‘The First Omen’ lacks in innovation it makes up for in boldness, pushing familiar supernatural genre tropes about the secret relationship between the Church and the Devil to ideological extremes.”
Know the Cast: ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Erica Lipez’s 2024 Hulu miniseries.
Review: George Henry Horton’s ‘Project Dorothy’
“‘Project Dorothy’ has nothing meaningful to say about the lingering AI threat to humanity.”
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Palm Royale’
‘Palm Royale’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Abe Sylvia’s Apple TV+ series.
Soundtracks of Television: ‘Bandidos’
‘Bandidos’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Pablo Tébar’s Netflix series.
Review: Helena Coan’s ‘The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane’
“Part of the film’s effectiveness lies in the iceberg-style storytelling, which respects the audience’s intelligence by showing and addressing crime scene evidence without detailing the grisly specifics.”
BFI Flare Review: Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’
“Queerness that isn’t defined by its queerness is always a green flag, but what makes ‘Silver Haze’ an enriching addition to the lesbian canon of cinema is its rugged ties to the British working class.”
Manchester Film Festival Review: Dan Pringle’s ‘Die Before You Die’
“‘Die Before You Die’ is a solid independent horror film that, in its best moments, balances effective satire with claustrophobic terror.”
Know the Cast: ‘Bandidos’
‘Bandidos’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Pablo Tébar’s Netflix series.