Decade of the Month: Son of Griff on the Black Riders of the Purple Sage
Traditional notions of African American culture in the 1920s are based on urban communities during…
The Pop Reconstruction Of Neil Cicierega’s Mouth Series
As of this writing, musician/animator/internet guy Neil Cicierega has released four albums of mashups. It…
Celebrating the Living: Fanta Régina Nacro
For many Americans, African film is our great blind spot. That and South American. (A…
Attention Must Be Paid: Hank Worden
I am not proud of the fact that Hank Worden made it onto the schedule…
Disney Byways: “Donald’s Golf Game”
Golf. If there is a more quintessential Suburban Upper Middle Class Dude game, I don’t…
The Solute Book Club: MILKMAN Discussion (by Essie)
First off, congratulations on getting through Milkman! As much as I admire this novel, it…
The Friday Article Roundup: For All You Sexy Beasts
This Week You Will Get Hot and Bothered By: Summer movies Ray Liotta Resident Evil(s)…
The very late and half-assed end-of-year TV writeup for 2021
Today is the five-year anniversary of my first article on the Solute, so it seemed…
Los Angeles Is Heaven, Los Angeles Is Hell
Hollywood is wonderful. Anyone who doesn’t like it is either crazy or sober. — Raymond…
Decade of the Month: SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS
All in all, F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise has an almost mythic sense of beauty and power.…