TÁRco Break: The Unexpected Identification (by Miller)
Tár! People can’t stop talking about Tár! The story of disgraced conductor Lydia Tár pushes…
Film on the Internet: CALL NORTHSIDE 777
It won’t entirely scratch your Noirvember itch–it’s a little too rational for that, and its…
Camera Obscura: MOLL FLANDERS/THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS
It is generally assumed that Moll Flanders was written by Daniel Defoe. (Or, to give…
SOLUTE BOOK CLUB: Night Film by Marisha Pessl (an Introduction by Drunk Napoleon)
Night Film is not a transcendent experience – rather, it’s a work that does three basic,…
The Friday Article Roundup: The Human Condition
This Week You Will Contemplate the Follies of Man Through: aliens Alien prequels trash cheese. Thanks…
The Friday Article Roundup: Meaningful… Pauses
This Week Pause and Learn About… …onset intimacy… …forgotten riot lessons… …Chicago in a day……
Pictures of a Revolution: 2007 and Beyond
It’s the end of the things you know / Here we go. When Sony agreed…
Year of the Month: Miller on THE GLUTTON BOWL
“Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts [of…
Celebrating the Living: Ron Howard
Hot take: Ron Howard is not a bad director. Oh, he’s got a lane, but…
The Solute Book Club: CLAY’S ARK Discussion (by Miller)
Let’s talk about ownage. Let’s talk about what it means to be owned. Octavia E.…