LFF 2025 Review: Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
“‘Wake Up Dead Man’ transforms into something more impactful by sincerely and non-judgmentally attempting to grapple with faith from an atheist’s perspective.”
Building the New Queer Canon #7: Carmen Emmi’s ‘Plainclothes’
“‘Plainclothes’ isn’t necessarily a kinky film — it just does better than most tales of life in the closet to explain why this can be more alluring than coming out and finding somewhere to make these connections in the open.”
Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’
“In ‘One Battle After Another,’ the political is inextricable from the personal, in a way that transcends a mere commentary on Trump’s America.”
Review: Jimmy Warden’s ‘Borderline’
“Just like a Hollywood actor or actress who doesn’t quite know when to stop performing amongst family members and friends, ‘Borderline’ is frequently annoying yet always entertaining and unpredictable.”
Review: Racheal Cain’s ‘Somnium’
“‘Somnium’ is rather predictable, as first-time feature filmmakers like Cain tend to prioritize visual design over the nuts and bolts of their script.”
Building the New Queer Canon #6: Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’
“Aside from the half-assed plotting, the biggest flaw of ‘Honey Don’t!’ is that even with Cooke’s involvement, the sexuality of the protagonists lacks any sort of perceptive depth, with no inter-character dynamic feeling more lived-in than the plot needs it to be.”
TIFF 2025 Review: Óliver Laxe’s ‘Sirāt’
“What I really appreciate about ‘Sirāt’ is Laxe’s constant bucking of expectations.”
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Thursday Murder Club’
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Chris Columbus’ 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Sinners’
‘Sinners’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Spike Lee’s 2025 Apple TV+ movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Nobody’
‘Nobody’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Ilya Naishuller’s 2021 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Final Destination 5’
‘Final Destination 5’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Steven Quale’s 2011 movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Fall for Me’
‘Fall for Me’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Sherry Hormann’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Fall for Me’
‘Fall for Me’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sherry Hormann’s 2025 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Eenie Meanie’
‘Eenie Meanie’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Shawn Simmons’ 2025 Hulu movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’
‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s 2025 movie.