The Garbage Files: Prologue
As you may or may not known (given the relative smallness of this readership, one…
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Articles:
A ‘Buyers Club’ of Nonsense
Often in discussions of film, there are those inevitable phrases like, ‘of the moment’ or…
Gia (1998)
For anyone who is been following my work at The Solute, you have probably learned…
Weekend (2011)
As you have probably seen, dear reader, this week I have been looking at landmarks…
The Films of Scotland
In honor of the Scottish referendum, whether you supported their independence or their desire to…
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. -D.H. Lawrence, Lady…
VICTIM (1961)
Social message films or ‘issue dramas’ almost always have the cards stacked against them. Film…
Open Thread: From Page to Screen
The book to film adaptation is a curious process. What can be so invigorating and…
Larry Kramer’s Meretricious ‘Heart’
History is a curious creature. What can appear as so initially exhilarating and provocative at…
Complicit (2013)
Complicit is one of the most uncomfortable films I’ve seen. It sounds like a grandiose, melodramatic…