Writers Matter
In 1985, the WGA asked for residuals on home video. They were told it was…
The Friday Article Roundup: The Multimedia Experience
This Week You Will Experience Wonders and Controversies In: film! music! biographies! video games! short…
The Friday Article Roundup: Plain as the Nose
This Week You Will Get Whiff Of: Women in animation “Photography of the grotesque” A…
The Friday Article Roundup: Naval Gazing
This Week You Will Have Your Timbers Shivered By: good “guy” movies bad Oscar years…
A Soderbergh Escapade: MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE
Steven Soderbergh is back at the helm of the Magic Mike franchise, and somehow him…
The Friday Article Roundup: Cultural Footprints
This Week You Will Make Tracks to: Scotland meme movies weird comics history punk music…
The Friday Article Roundup: And Chill
This Week You Will Autoplay While Canoodling: faked romance undiscovered realities bogus snacks missing projectors…
Playing Hot Peas and Butter: J. John Aquino on CROOKLYN and a Solute Gifts Soundtrack Mix
Every July and December, I look forward to the Solute movie gift exchange. I’ve gotten…
The Friday Article Roundup: Toying with Expectations
This Week You Will Toy with Ideas About: stop-motion/CGI adapted/unadaptable successful/irrelevant industry/industrial music rock/rock! Thanks…
The (belated) Solute Year In Review: 2022
I often wonder how many lurkers The Solute has. I used to lurk on a…