But we demand the Flame: the Book of J (the Solute Book Club)
Header image by Dikla Laor, used by permission.¹ Title from Emily Dickinson, used because I could.…
Taco Break: Difficult Women
Something I heard a lot over the 10’s is how women are generally afforded a…
Celebrating the Living: Richard Roundtree
It can frankly be exhausting to have your first movie role be extraordinarily successful. If…
Attention Must Be Paid: Lillian Randolph
It will never not annoy me when I read about black people who were given…
Disney Byways: “Chip an’ Dale”
The characters known as Chip and Dale (officially in Disney lore Chip ‘n’ Dale) first…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE
Fritz Lang’s German films are often called “art films” by American critics and exhibitors, largely…
Hail Margaret: Persia on The Marx Brothers’ Not-So-Secret Weapon
“There’s an art to playing straight. You must build up your man, but never top…
Year of the Month: SON OF KONG
In the spirit of this movie, we present a hasty and unworthy follow-up to Sam’s…
Year of the Month: KING KONG
By all accounts, King Kong should not be a good movie, let alone one of…
Year of the Month Désirée I. Guzzetta on DUCK SOUP
One of my earliest media memories is discovering the Marx Brothers on television. There’d been…