Dissolve-Themed Trivia is Tonight!
I’ll be hosting a game of trivia with questions relating to The Dissolve’s history (like,…
Greta Taylor
Greta Taylor (she/her) writes about movies, often ones directed by a famous bald man. She's smart, funny, and loved by all, even her enemies.
Articles:
2015: The Half-Year in Cinematography
About six months ago, I compiled a list of the best-shot films that I saw…
You Should Have Never Come Back: A Comparison of CRISS CROSS and THE UNDERNEATH
Steven Soderbergh’s The Underneath, if it’s remembered at all, will likely be remembered entirely as…
But It Did Happen: The Short Works of Paul Thomas Anderson
(This is a review of the Paul Thomas Anderson shorts that are or were available for…
When Comedy Fails: a Conversation on HUSBANDS AND WIVES (1992)
“But Miles, meaningful relationships between men and women don’t last. That was proven by science.…
The Unexpected Virtue of Realism: The Strange Course of Emmanuel Lubezki
Emmanuel Lubezki will likely be walking home with his second Oscar in a row on…
2014, the Year in Cinematography: Part 1
This year gave us plenty of well-shot films. Here, The Narrator will take a look…
The Very Human Pleasures of EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU
Everybody has their own subjective blind spot in pop culture; a film or actor or…
History Resists Explanation: The Opening Sequence of Michael Mann’s ALI
It’s for a good reason that biopics are frequently looked down upon as the redheaded…
A Defense of U2’s “Pop”
U2 does not take failure well. Each time they’ve even come close to failing, they’ve…