WHITE GOD revitalizes cinema through dogs
James St. James opens Party Monster by saying “I think it’s so important to begin with a…
How ALEX OF VENICE Got Her Groove Back
In Chris Messina’s new film Alex of Venice, the titular Alex (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: Stanley Kubrick, photographer
When he was 17 years old, Stanley Kubrick joined the staff of Look magazine as…
The Scorsese Experience: The Last Temptation of Christ, Part Two
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the theological side of The Last…
Beyond the Idiot Plot
Roger Ebert defined an “idiot plot” as a movie where the whole thing could be…
Before BIRDMAN: Films about Actors – Part 2: OPENING NIGHT
It is hardly surprising that, given John Cassavetes’s acting and directing philosophy that went sharply…
Movies by the Fives: April 1995
This segment of The Solute looks at 5 movies that came out this month in…
Daredevil Episodes 1+2 Review
It’s kind of fitting that Marvel Studios and Netflix have come together for a television…
Movies by the Fives: April 1990
This segment of The Solute looks at 5 movies that came out this month in…
The Scorsese Experience: The Last Temptation of Christ, Part One
My image of God needs breaking from time to time. He breaks it Himself. He…