D.M. Palmer

A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist | Vague Visages (Vawg-Vee-Sawj)

I have a new piece at Vague Visages about the Hollywood blacklist, political witch hunts and historical amnesia, if that's the sort of thing you'd like to read:

vaguevisages.com/2025/10/11/t...

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I've been thinking about this film a lot recently, for some reason:

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A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist | Vague Visages

New by D.M. Palmer • A Beautiful Tragedy: Reimagining the Blacklist

vaguevisages.com/2025/10/11/t...

Say what you will about Lacan, the guy had a lovely smile.

Nobody did insufferable like Robin Williams,
as hard as some might try,
RIP to a real one.

The A24 guide to auteur heaven:

1. Make one entertaining 'elevated' genre film

2. Follow it up with a string of increasingly turgid, self-indulgent vanity projects with major stars

3. Befriend Marty

There is no room for perversion on the Professional Internet.

Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion | Vague Visages

Dirk Bogarde and the spirit of post-war rebellion in the UK, if that's the sort of thing you'd be interested in reading about:

vaguevisages.com/2025/07/08/d...

Late night's loss will soon be podcasting's loss.

Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion Tightrope Walker: Dirk Bogarde’s Post-War Rebellion | Vague Visages

I have a new piece at Vague Visages about Dirk Bogarde and the spirit of rebellion in post-war Britain:

vaguevisages.com/2025/07/08/d...

i haven't been medically cleared to post today

one of these podcasts should rank all the Scorsese films

wheezing 'i am a fighter and not a quitter' while trapped under a giant boulder

a serious person wouldn't be doing this

i lost everything betting on Schwingen

Is the ability to do a perfect YouTube thumbnail face a God-given gift, or can it be learnt?

Nostalgia for the landfill.

Incredible to think that people are actually nostalgic for early-to-mid '00s culture.

"The Boss" shows up for one last rancid gasp of Boomer nostalgia.

BREAKING: Curtis Yarvin has been devoured by alligators.

The Western Enters the 70s - Part 1: Sam Peckinpah's Lonely Cowboy The Western Enters the 70s - Part 1: Sam Peckinpah's Lonely Cowboy | Vague Visages

Part 1 of a series I wrote about 70s westerns:

vaguevisages.com/2019/06/07/w...

The Western Enters the 70s – Part 2: Kicking Down the Doors The Western Enters the 70s – Part 2: Kicking Down the Doors | Vague Visages

Part 2 of a series I wrote about 70s westerns:

vaguevisages.com/2019/06/21/w...

The Western Enters the 70s – Part 3: Expansion Pains The Western Enters the 70s – Part 3: Expansion Pains | Vague Visages

Part 3 of a series I wrote about 70s westerns:

vaguevisages.com/2019/07/05/w...

The Western Enters the 70s – Part 4: The Iconoclast's Dilemma The Western Enters the 70s – Part 4: The Iconoclast's Dilemma | Vague Visages

Part 4 of a series I wrote about 70s westerns:

vaguevisages.com/2019/07/19/w...

I would suggest that constructing your moral universe around the dragon show is a bad idea 🤷

Hollywood Confronts Itself: Cynicism and Self-Doubt in the 50s Hollywood Confronts Itself: Cynicism and Self-Doubt in the 50s | Vague Visages

A piece I wrote about 1950s Hollywood:

vaguevisages.com/2019/08/09/5...

Gaspar Noé: From Extremity to Sensation Gaspar Noé: From Extremity to Sensation | Vague Visages

A piece I wrote about Gaspar Noe:

vaguevisages.com/2019/09/05/g...

The Unforgiving Concrete: Lodge Kerrigan’s Cinema of Estrangement The Unforgiving Concrete: Lodge Kerrigan’s Cinema of Estrangement | Vague Visages

I have a new piece at Vague Visages about the films of Lodge Kerrigan:

vaguevisages.com/2025/04/18/l...

Howdy, BlueSky! Check out my film criticism site, @vaguevisages.bsky.social.

The Unforgiving Concrete: Lodge Kerrigan’s Cinema of Estrangement The Unforgiving Concrete: Lodge Kerrigan’s Cinema of Estrangement | Vague Visages

New by D.M. Palmer (@gutsvansant.bsky.social) • The Unforgiving Concrete: Lodge Kerrigan’s Cinema of Estrangement

vaguevisages.com/2025/04/18/l...