The Solute’s BEST OF THE 2010s: Runners-Up and Orphans
Welcome to part 2 of our Best of the 2010s series! In the previous installment,…
The Best TV of 2019, Part 3
We’re in the home stretch! Let’s talk the best shows of 2019. (Part 1) (Part…
The best songs of 1934, according to the Academy
This is where it all begins, the first year of eligible films for the newly-created…
The TV Moments of 2019 (with Special Guest Star Ruck Cohlchez)
Following The Ploughman’s take on the best movie moments of 2019, I’ve compiled the same…
Schlemiels in Paradise: Son of Griff on IT’S A GIFT
Back in the ’80s, whenever an older person went off on how wholesome movies were…
Year of the Month: Galactus, the Silver Surfer, Stan the Man, and King Kirby
Fifteen years ago, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four stories of 1966 were my…
Year of the Month: Once Upon A Time…in Gotham by Miller
Two men are in the car. The larger one drives, the smaller one — well,…
The Best Original Songs of 1982, according to the Academy
Apologies for a brief and not very analytical post this month: a few deadlines caught…
And Then I Woke Up: Twin Peaks
This essay has references to rape, incest, and pedophilia. Needless to say, it also has…
Are You Ready for the World That’s Coming? The Year of the Month in Kirby
After creating about half the Marvel Universe (by a conservative estimate), Jack Kirby, fed up…