The Friday Article Roundup Likes What It Likes
If you like Film Observations And lesbians at the bat If you’re not into Stone…
The Friday Article Roundup Perceives Different Angles
This Friday multiple perspectives enrich a portrait of a legendary martial artist, align our reality…
Noir Vs. Noire: Son of Griff and John Bruni on CITY OF QUARTZ, THE TWO JAKES, and TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (Year of the Month)
“Ugly buildings, politicians and whores all become respectable when they get old enough” …
Tragic Backstory
I’ve started my kids on Avatar: The Last Airbender this morning. My son, Simon, who…
The Solute Canon: Son of Griff on BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Introducing The Solute Canon Series, an exploration of films and other cultural touchstones in Solute…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on the Powerlessness of THE AVIATOR
I certainly chose an interesting time to get around to watching Martin Scorsese’s Howard Hughes…
SPIDER-MAN 2: In Praise of Tobey Maguire’s Dumb Face by Jacob Klemmer
Tobey Maguire is the most courageous actor ever to play a superhero, because he is…
Year of the Month: KING ARTHUR
Originally written for a college course and published on Letterboxd in 2016 Looking at 2004’s…
Year of the Month: David Heineman on FANTASIA
Deems Taylor introduces Walt Disney’s Fantasia by explaining that the film will offer “three kinds…
HUSBANDS: A Restored Argument about Social Role Playing
At long last, Criterion has released its version of Husbands (1970), continuing its tradition of…