Know the Cast: ‘Dead & Beautiful’
‘Dead & Beautiful’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in David Verbeek’s 2021 Shudder movie.
Know the Cast: ‘When a Stranger Calls’
‘When a Stranger Calls’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Simon West’s 2006 movie.
Reality Is a Deadly Place: LSD Cinema’s Short and Strange Trip
“Drug culture and social upheaval became inextricable on the screen in the 60s; it was a belated recognition on the part of the industry’s tastemakers that American cinema’s scrupulously maintained state of grace was no longer sustainable…”
Know the Cast: ‘Only Mine’
‘Only Mine’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Michael Civille’s 2019 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’
‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in William Eubank’s 2021 franchise movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’
‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every song in William Eubank’s 2021 franchise movie.
Know the Cast: ‘In for a Murder’
‘In for a Murder’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Piotr Mularuk’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘In for a Murder’
‘In for a Murder’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Piotr Mularuk’s 2021 Netflix movie.
A Star Is Torn: ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ at 10
“‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ opines that it’s sometimes better to give up trying to fix somebody, rather than forcing them into a breakdown, particularly in instances when the source of their trauma isn’t completely clear.”
Review: David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Kills’
“‘Halloween Kills’ may not be to everybody’s tastes, but there’s a reason for that ‘kills’ in the title, beyond attention-grabbing marketing. The word refers not just to Michael himself but the rot at the core of Haddonfield…”
Know the Cast: ‘Legacy of Lies’
‘Legacy of Lies’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Adrian Bol’s 2020 movie.
Know the Cast: ‘Halloween Kills’
‘Halloween Kills’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in David Gordon Green’s 2021 franchise movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Halloween Kills’
‘Halloween Kills’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featued song in David Gordon Green’s 2021 franchise movie.
On ‘The Guard’ and the Built-In Charisma of Brendan Gleeson
“There is no analytical framework to guide audiences towards a hollow understanding of raw talent. Gleeson’s charisma is built-in, like all legendary performers, and this is most evident when his characters behave despicably.”
Know the Cast: ‘Grudge’
‘Grudge’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Turkan Derya’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’
‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Patrick Brice’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’
‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ Soundtrack: A Vague Visages guide for every featured song in Patrick Brice’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Know the Cast: ‘V/H/S/94’
‘V/H/S/94’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Shudder’s 2021 anthology movie.
Know the Cast: ‘The Guilty’
‘The Guilty’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every main performer and character in Antoine Fuqua’s 2021 Netflix movie.
Review: Clint Eastwood’s ‘Cry Macho’
“While ‘Cry Macho’ succeeds with the set-up character scenes, it fails with its overall execution.”