Attention Must Be Paid: Bill Peet
In the ’80s, the Altadena Public Library’s children’s section had a whole shelf of his…
Disney Byways: The Ethics of Fandom
When I am not writing Solute articles for what I get from Patreon and Ko-fi,…
Summer 2021 Movie Gifts Unwrapped!
Good morning, good gentles! (A period term, if you’re curious.) Are we ready to open…
Thanks to Florence Pugh and vulnerability, Black Widow packs an enjoyable punch
It’s not revelatory to say but this should have happened a long time ago. A…
Year of the Month: Haley Ioppini on DESPICABLE ME
In the summer of 2013, college buddies Haley Ioppini and Mary Alice Wintz needed something…
The Friday Article Roundup: Are We There Yet?
The FAR tires of being cooped up in the backseat. We don’t want another sing-along…
A Soderbergh Escapade: NO SUDDEN MOVE
In November 2019, a month after the heartbreak of The Laundromat and three months after he…
Lunch Links: CREATURE COMFORTS
Aardman’s masterful run of animated shorts arguably begins here. The British studio has been around…
Best Life
Tawny Kitaen died in May. Either this means nothing to you or else you have…
Year of the Month: Roland Saint-Laurent on MACHETE
Robert Rodriguez’ long-gestating 2010 Danny Trejo action vehicle Machete started with low ambitions but…