The Solute Record Club: PJ Harvey – 4 TRACK DEMOS
4-Track Demos came out during a turbulent period in the now singular unit of PJ…
STRANGERLAND
The initial setup for Strangerland couldn’t possibly get any more familiar: a small-town teenage girl with…
The Ambition Of Hercules Is Both A Blessing And A Curse
In the age of the mid-90’s, it was obvious the filmmakers at Walt Disney Animation…
Summer of Nathan: Staunch Characters (Kim Coates)
Summer of Nathan is a tribute to the work of former Dissolve (and current freelance)…
Film on the Television (7/10/15 – 7/12/15): LA CAGE AUX FOLLES II on MGM HD
Everybody knows about La Cage Aux Folles, the French play that became a movie, a Broadway…
Soundtracking #11: NAKED LUNCH (1991)/SNEAKERS (1992)
A special tribute to Ornette Coleman and James Horner on the Solute’s podcast about music…
Magic Mike XXL Has All The Right Moves
A bit of bait and switch occurred for audiences who saw Magic Mike in 2012,…
Film on the Television (07/09/2015): THE BLUES BROTHERS on IFC
“Well this is definitely Lower Wacker Drive. If my estimations are correct we should be…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is The Past – Part 1: MR. FREEDOM
Hollywood has an uncanny way of capturing the Zeitgeist: in a sense, it has to…
The Avathoir/Wallflower American Vampire Conversation Installment 7
The Conversation on the Solute Avathoir and wallflower discuss “American Vampire” Installment 7: Drive …