True-crime expert Anastasia Rose Hyden joins us to talk about Ellroy’s “L. A. Crime Memoir”…
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We of the Solutariat love it when famous European filmmakers slip into personal documentary mode. …
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The following is a slightly extended version (thanks to a revelation by Rosy Fingers that…
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Introducing The Solute Canon Series, an exploration of films and other cultural touchstones in Solute…
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2004’s Layer Cake, on first butcher’s*, appears to mark the beginning of the end of…
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Three protagonists take a journey that leads to many unexpected destinations. Is it Ellroy’s novel…
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At first glance, Super Fly fits the traditional definition of 1970s “blaxploitation.” It’s set in…
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Los Angeles crime historian and co-editor of LAPD ’53 joins us to talk about Elizabeth…
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Further reading: our interview with Zoë herself.
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