Disney Byways: The Goofy Question
Goofy is a dog. For in-depth analysis like this, consider supporting my Patreon or Ko-fi!…
POPEYE, Part One: A Study in Segar-ian Style
90-odd years after he first tromped onto the stage of Thimble Theatre, Popeye’s in a…
The Friday Article Roundup: Turn and Draw
The FAR has mastered rendering the pirate on the back of the matchbook and now…
Introducing The Solute Book Club
Babalugats speaking: Welcome to The Solute Book Club! Each month one Soluter will introduce a…
Year of the Month: FLASH GORDON
Nowadays, newspaper comics are the lowest form of life — page after page of crotchety…
Lunch Links: LICK THE STAR
Lick the Star (1998) – dir. Sofia Coppola Say it backwards! Solutor Drunk Napoleon observed recently that…
Local Talent
The other day, our own Nerd in the Basement discovered the existence of an upcoming…
Film on the Internet: BATMAN BEGINS
Batman Begins is the film in which Batman begins, and you know what? It takes…
Year of the Month: MAD LOVE
Mad Love opens in the Theatre de Horrors, a Grand Guignol knockoff packed full of…
Freddy Got Fungooed: Widespread Panic by James Ellroy (with John “Son of Griff” Anderson)
For all readers and Ellroy fans out there: John and Grant co-hosted a LIVE reading…