The best original songs of 1952, according to the Academy (Year of the Month)
Greetings, fellow Soluters and music lovers! It’s been a while, eh? We had a few…
We Live in a Society? Son of Griff on HIGH NOON and the Mythopoetics of American Cold War Politics
High Noon’s reputation rests on being a “Western for people who don’t like Westerns.” Since…
Year of the Month Like You’ve Never Experienced It Before! THIS IS CINERAMA
In the 1950s TV couldn’t hope to replicate the theatrical movie experience. But it made…
Year Of The Month: Miller on BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA
There are all kinds of “bad” movies. Movies that are bad because they are offensive,…
Year of the Month: EUROPA ’51
Europa ‘51 is the best argument for creative marriages. It’s one of six films the…
Year of the Month: Vomas on PAT AND MIKE
Every movie needs a reason to exist. They may vary from the noble (“This story…
Year of the Month: Leo Noboru Lima on THE LIFE OF OHARU
All throughout The Life of Oharu, I couldn’t stop thinking about the way Kenji Mizoguchi…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of December 1952
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Year of the Month: Good Artists, Gilded Men, and Golden Helmets (Part 2 of 2)
I read Carl Barks’ work voraciously ever since I learned of the existence of the…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of November 1952
Click here to see what’s behind some of these covers!