Tag: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Forget Me Now: Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Enters the Canon of Pop Icon Divorce Albums
Thanks to Taylor Swift’s ever-increasing monopoly on the subject, if there’s anyone who flies increasingly under the radar for writing and singing about love/breakups apart [Read More…]
“Yes, And?” Video Pays Unexpected Tribute to Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted”
“I miss the old Ari. You know, the singer.” So says one of the many invitees (all critics) to Ariana Grande’s performance art piece in [Read More…]
“Snow on the Beach,” Climate Change Child’s Play, Doesn’t Provide the Best Simile For Evoking the “Unusual” Phenomenon of Falling in Requited Love
Even when “Snow on the Beach” was “first” released on the first iteration of Taylor Swift’s Midnights, “all the way back” in October of 2022, [Read More…]
Sky Ferreira’s “Don’t Forget”: Tailor-Made for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
With tinges of Lauren Mayberry vocals (and the entire CHVRCHES sound), Sky Ferreira is back on the scene with a vengeance after a nine-year absence. [Read More…]
New Girl On (Hippo)Campus, Or: Homecoming Season 2 (Lacking in the Same Level of Intrigue as Season 1)
Despite losing Julia Roberts’ “Old Hollywood” clout from season one, her “replacement,” of sorts, by Janelle Monáe makes up in equal measure in terms of [Read More…]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: What A Woman Making A Successful Business Out of Cropping Your Ex Out of Photos Says About Our Society (& A Certain Generation In Particular)
Staying true to the realm of things that go viral, a woman offering to make profitable use of her Photoshop skills by way of cropping [Read More…]
The Older You Get, The More You Understand Joel & Clementine’s Desire for Memory Erasure in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When you watch what is arguably Charlie Kaufman’s screenwriting masterpiece (though, if you’re an aspiring screenwriter, you’re inclined to be partial to Adaptation) as a, [Read More…]
Froth on the Daydream and Mood Indigo: A Seamless Marriage
Michel Gondry’s penchant for the surreal has only increased since his debut, Human Nature, in 2001. While his second, arguably most iconic, feature, Eternal Sunshine [Read More…]
Take A Dip: Films With Iconic Beach Scenes
What is it about the beach that’s so cathartic? The water? The endless grains of sand? Or the easy potential for drowning? Whatever it is, [Read More…]