TIFF Review: David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’
“Much of what makes ‘The Shrouds’ equally interesting and irritating is that Cronenberg seems to see conspiracy, confusion and competing dialogue as something impenetrable.”
Know the Cast: ‘Rebel Ridge’
‘Rebel Ridge’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jeremy Saulnier’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Review: Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Rebel Ridge’
“For a filmmaker who made his name with two hyper-violent thrillers that triggered some queasy walkouts on the festival circuit, the character-driven moments in ‘Rebel Ridge’ feel like an evolution for Saulnier.”
Crime Scene #19: ‘Only the River Flows’ – A Detective Goes Around the Bend
‘Like many great crime films, ‘Only the River Flows’ makes full use of its setting, delivering a grimy and ugly story that suits its grimy and ugly central location.”
Know the Cast: ‘The Deliverance’
‘The Deliverance’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Lee Daniels’ 2024 Netflix movie.
Feeling Like a Winner: Elliott Gould’s Hollywood Hot Streak
“Gould’s persona upended traditional notions of cinematic masculinity in its appeal to a generational fatigue and ambivalence; his sexual magnetism eschewed the amatory codes of the traditional leading man.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Killer’
‘The Killer’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in John Woo’s 2024 Peacock movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Le Samouraï’
‘Le Samourai’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Union’
‘The Union’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Julian Farino’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Abigail’
‘Abigail’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s 2024 movie.
Review: Fede Álvarez’s ‘Alien: Romulus’
“What sells the overall ‘Alien: Romulus’ experience is the genuine authenticity of the cast itself.”
Know the Cast: ‘Alien: Romulus’
‘Alien: Romulus’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Fede Alvarez’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Aliens’
‘Aliens’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in James Cameron’s 1986 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Union’
‘The Union’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Julian Farino’s 2024 Netflix movie.
Crime Scene #18: ‘Victims of Sin’ – Nightclubbing with Ninón Sevilla
“‘Victims of Sin’ certainly is a product of its time and place in regard to its prescriptivism, but Fernández’s movie far surpasses its simpler elements because of its rather glorious and noirish textures.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Instigators’
‘The Instigators’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Doug Liman’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Trap’
‘Trap’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2024 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Instigators’
‘The Instigators’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Doug Liman’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Divorce in the Black’
‘Divorce in the Black’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Tyler Perry’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Non Negotiable’
‘Non Negotiable’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Juan Taratuto’s Netflix movie.