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11 hours ago · Josh isn’t an outright villain right from the start in Companion.Much like Quaid’s entitled Scream character, Richie Kirsch, he initially presents as a schlubby, well-meaning Nice Guy™.Hancock wisely takes his time dropping hints that this dude is a bit of an asshole, culminating in another character (played by a scene-stealing Harvey Guillén, of What We Do in the Shadows fame) pointing ...

12 hours ago · Despite Alexandre Desplat’s score tugging on the heartstrings, The Most Precious of Cargoes tries to refrain from overbearing sentimentality where possible. If anything, it’s the antithesis of something like Life Is Beautiful (1997), another story where a parent tries to hide the looming death that came with living in a concentration camp from his young son, coining an elaborate fantasy ...

2 days ago · Mooney, who made his feature directorial debut with Y2K, seemingly needed more time in the editing room to polish his filmmaking style.As a comedic performer, he excels through subtle and self-deprecating humor that Saturday Night Live fans like myself anticipate when he appears in sketches. In a mainstream feature film, though, some of the ha-ha stoner stuff needs more meat on the bone ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Dead Before They Wake differentiates itself from most hard-nosed thrillers through its supporting characters. Alex, who openly acknowledges his poor interpersonal skills, communicates with his deaf father via sign language. During the film’s middle section, the protagonist opens up to his female love interest, Gemma (the wonderful Grace Cordell) — a teacher/exotic dancer who desperately ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Vague Visages’ Going Viral review contains minor spoilers. Vincent Vittorio’s 2024 movie features Corey Feldman, Shea Pritchard and Aline O’Neill. Check out the VV home page for more film criticism, movie reviews and film essays. While Going Viral visually nails the 1980s era, the narrative ...

Feb 22, 2024 · In this world, Yura is accidentally a reporter. He may have the scientific nous to sift fact from fable, but he lacks the edge to survive. Every time Yura uncovers a new strand of conspiracy between the paper, government and mafia, he loses even more agency and power until he’s eventually drowning. That The Editorial Office takes a sudden turn into ritualistic folk-horror in its final half ...

Feb 16, 2024 · Vague Visages’ Air Force One Down review contains minor spoilers.James Bamford’s 2024 movie on Apple features Katherine McNamara, Ian Bohen and Rade Šerbedžija.Check out the VV home page for more film reviews, along with cast/character summaries, streaming guides and complete soundtrack song listings.. There’s plenty to enjoy within Air Force One Down, a standard B-movie that toys with ...

Jun 4, 2024 · Vague Visages’ Pandemonium review contains minor spoilers.Quarxx’s 2023 movie on Amazon, Apple and Arrow Player features Arben Bajraktaraj, Hugo Dillon and Ophélia Kolb. Check out the VV home page for more film reviews, along with cast/character summaries, streaming guides and complete soundtrack song listings.. Horror fans shouldn’t expect a clean and traditional narrative structure ...

Oct 24, 2023 · Vague Visages’ Breathing In review contains minor spoilers.Jaco Bouwer’s 2023 movie features Michele Burgers, Sven Ruygrok and Jamie-Lee Money. Check out the VV home page for more film reviews, along with cast/character summaries, streaming guides and complete soundtrack song listings.. With Breathing In, filmmaker Jaco Bouwer strips away all the earthly visual flair of his previous ...