Cedric Jimenez’s The Connection is actually titled La French, hammer them together and you get the subject: The…
SIFF Day 2: Goodbye and Hello
Studio Ghibli’s latest film, When Marnie Was There, feels fitting for a farewell to an era.…
SIFF Day 1: Pure Insanity
The Seattle International Film Festival is a beast of a festival. From opening gala to…
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is handsome but fun
Thomas Hardy’s novels reveal a certain level of contempt for societal convention, politeness, and rules. His final…
GERONTOPHILIA provokes with age
Bruce LaBruce’s films feel intensely personal. Whether exposing Bruce LaBruce’s fetishes, political leanings, or emotional depths,…
The extension of Hulk’s metaphor
The Incredible Hulk is, perhaps, the most challenging of the mainstream comic book superheroes. He…
RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE (aka Hipster Man Bites Dog)
“I’m not a hipster,” said the hipster. “But, he is.” Writer/director Ashley Cahill stars as…
Intervention: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK
The problem with committing suicide is your story ceases to become your own, that is…
Movies by the Fives: April 2010
This segment of The Solute looks at 5 movies that came out this month in…
BLACKBIRD subverts the Christian Film formula
Films made by Christians for Christians have a rhythm and heavy handed morality all their…