Taco Break: Games Afoot!
One of the appeals of competition is its instant narrative. The rules, boundaries and histories…
Taco Break: Babalugats on Dead Baby Trees and the Delicate Balance of Bleakness
“I should have quit [Blood Meridian] after the dead baby tree. Once you’ve introduced a…
Taco Break: Criticism vs. Experience (from Son of Griff)
From Son of Griff: What distinguishes the Solute from other fan sustained cultural sites is…
Taco Break: The Episode That Hooked You
“Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!” The appeal of “The Empty Child”/”The Doctor…
Taco Break: The Film As I Remember It
Babalugats here: I had a lot of fun putting together my ballot for The Solute’s…
Taco Break: Whither the Erotic Thriller?
I’m fascinated by disappearing genres and the way entire storytelling patterns can suddenly decline into…
Taco Break: Your Favourite Male/Male Friendships In Movies
My favourite scene in The Irishman is when the corrupt and violent union leader profusely…
Taco Break: Stray Thoughts of the 2010s
A decade is an arbitrary period to reflect on. The 2010s contain several important historical…
Taco Break: Direct-to-Video
My household came away from Cyber Monday with a discounted year’s subscription to Disney+, and,…
Taco Break: Birthday Media
It was my twenty-ninth birthday over the weekend, and I decided to celebrate this year…