Praise the Lord & Miller Department: The Fifth Anniversary of CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Phil Lord and Chris Miller are such popular, in-demand filmmakers- with a strong reputation for…
The Perverse Satire of HUSTLER WHITE
I’ve been a fan of Bruce LaBruce since I saw The Raspberry Reich, the title of which…
A ‘Buyers Club’ of Nonsense
Often in discussions of film, there are those inevitable phrases like, ‘of the moment’ or…
I Haven’t Seen It, Because It Begins With “T”
I’ve talked a bit about my library project. Referenced it in passing. However, I haven’t…
The Honesty of Death in LILTING
Chinese traditionalism meets English modernism in Lilting, a movie exploring death and homosexuality in the…
What movies have you changed your opinion on?
We’ve all had films that we have changed our opinion on over time. Some of…
Gia (1998)
For anyone who is been following my work at The Solute, you have probably learned…
The Shadow of Lifetime looms over KELLY & CAL
The designation of Lifetime Original Movies is possibly single-handedly responsible for the ghettoization of the…
The State of Arthouse: A Microcosm
Anybody who’s been keeping up with Arthouse Showcase has seen SIFF and NWFF and Grand…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – WHO’S THAT GIRL? (1987)
Madonna When we last left Madonna, she was cinematically floundering in chicken shit, but scoring…