Category: Advertising
Charli XCX’s Poppi Commercial is Like Something Out of The Moment
Throughout The Moment, the “real” Charli XCX seems to want to make it abundantly clear that her biggest phobia in life after the mainstream success [Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin’s Home Instead Commercial Tempted the Reaper, Goddammit
Although Catherine O’Hara’s career has been filled with many iconic roles, it is still, for so many, the part of “Kevin’s mom” a.k.a. Kate McCallister [Read More…]
Madonna Singing in Italian Doesn’t Quite Translate to Sonic “Oro” on “La Bambola”
The anticipation for Madonna to return to the spotlight with new music has continued to mount in the, unfathomably, seven years since she last came [Read More…]
The Dreamers, Non-Incest Edition: Madonna (Seemingly) Advocates for at Least Two Lovers in Dolce & Gabbana’s The One Advertisement
The last time Madonna was in a commercial of an actually filmed nature, it was 2023 and the “brand” in question was Itaú a.k.a. the [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” Announcement This Year: A PSA for Christmas’ Marriage to Capitalism
Although Mariah Carey had already announced, “It’s tiiiiiiiime!” long ago at this point, on November 1st, as actual Christmas approaches, it bears recalling just how [Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin Doubles Down on His “Wanna Feel Old?” Troll with a New Home Alone-Inspired Advert About In-Home Care for Kevin’s Mom
As though to further build on his infamous 2020 tweet (back when Twitter was still Twitter) that went, “Wanna feel old? I’m forty now,” Macaulay [Read More…]
Whether It’s Pointed or a Coincidence, Beyoncé Releases the Final Chapter in Her Levi’s Jeans Campaign in the Immediate Wake of the Sydney Sweeney Has Great “Jeans” Controversy
Jeans are apparently all the rage (to sell) these days. A truly hot commodity. Even when advertised…questionably. As American Eagle decided to do with their [Read More…]
MAC’s Nepo Baby Campaign is a Reflection of Living in a Time Where Everyone Has Decided to Say “So What?” About Embracing Shitty Behavior and Systems
While outlets like New York Magazine might have thought that calling out nepo babies (by, among other tactics, quite literally naming names) could deter them or the [Read More…]
The Voss Water Repetition in Smile 2 and What It Says About Film Product Placement Today
Perhaps even more than the various terrifying scenes of Smile 2, what audiences are seeming to remember most after seeing Parker Finn’s sequel is the [Read More…]
Lindsay Lohan Once Again References Past Movie Glory in Yet Another Commercial
Despite Lindsay Lohan’s rather limited filmography, it hasn’t stopped her from continually homing in on the main three movies that launched her into the spotlight—The [Read More…]