Know the Cast: ‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’
‘Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ole Bornedal’s 2023 movie on Shudder.
Know the Cast: ‘The Strangers’
‘The Strangers’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Bryan Bertino’s 2008 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Courier’
‘The Courier’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Daniel Calparsoro’s 2024 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Road House’
‘Road House’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Doug Liman’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Review: Everybody Needs to See John Rosman’s ‘New Life’
“Rosman builds to a powerful resolution and ideal ending moment in ‘New Life,’ using gore and traditional methods to escalate the tension, and then pulls the rug away from the audience — a reminder of who’s in control, a tease of what’s to come.”
Review: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s ‘Abigail’
“There’s more to love than hate in ‘Abigail’ — from the insanely over-the-top violence to the fresh take on vampire mythology — and most of the dangling threads pay off in a pacy, satisfying manner.”
Review: Robert Lorenz’s ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’
“‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ truly sings during its quietest moments.”
Review: George Henry Horton’s ‘Project Dorothy’
“‘Project Dorothy’ has nothing meaningful to say about the lingering AI threat to humanity.”
Manchester Film Festival Review: Matthew Butler-Hart’s ‘Dagr’
“‘Dagr’ isn’t a bad found footage movie, and it has its moments of fun, yet Butler-Hart’s film doesn’t sustain the promise of its opening scenes.”
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: ‘Road House’
‘Road House’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Doug Liman’s 2024 Amazon movie.
Review: Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s ‘Femme’
“‘Femme’ is lean, mean, nasty, challenging, knotty, uncomfortable and disorientating — often all at once.”
Review: Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy’s ‘Baltimore’
“Poots isn’t just good in ‘Baltimore’ — she’s breathtakingly brilliant.”
Review: Marc Schießer’s ‘Trunk: Locked In’
“Schießer’s Amazon film is an imaginative thriller, one that requires the performers to think visually like the director.”
Review: Tom Schulman’s ‘Double Down South’
“Lili Simmons plays it perfectly in ‘Double Down South,’ a cinematic descendant of the modern gambling classics ‘Rounders’ and ‘Mississippi Grind.'”
Review: James Bamford’s ‘Air Force One Down’
“‘Air Force One Down’ stalls during the middle act but ultimately finds it groove, choppy as the writing may be overall.”
Know the Cast: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Justine Triet’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Justine Triet’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Dangerous Waters’
‘Dangerous Waters’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in John Barr’s 2023 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Deep Fear’
‘Deep Fear’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Marcus Adams’ 2023 movie.