Buffalo Bill’s Anthem: Madonna’s “Skin (The Collaboration Remix Edit)”
In the years since Ray of Light came out, its effect on music has only heightened rather than waned. Just listen to FKA Twigs’ Eusexua or Addison [Read More…]
When “Full Transparency” Becomes Both Pretentious and Outright Wasteful: Lorde’s Virgin CD Issue
One would assume that at least part of the reason for Lorde securing the number one album slot in the UK (for the first time) [Read More…]
Looking for a Man in Finance, Trust Fund, 6’5”, Blue Eyes: Materialists
The Pet Shop Boys once said, “Love is a bourgeois construct.” If it is, the matchmaking industry has certainly found a way to profit from [Read More…]
My Mom Jayne Reemphasizes the Monroe-Mansfield Similarities
By opening a door to the past that Mariska Hargitay had long kept closed for the sake of her own emotional self-preservation, the result became My [Read More…]
A Period You’ll Actually Want to Last Longer: The Deluxe Edition of Kesha’s Album
While it might have taken Ariana Grande over a year to deliver the truly deluxe edition (instead of the “Slightly Deluxe” one) of Eternal Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days [Read More…]
The Nepo Baby/Class Commentary of The Ugly Stepsister
Despite Emilie Blichfeldt’s debut feature, The Ugly Stepsister being an old tale (though not a “tale as old as time”), the writer-director brings a fresh perspective to [Read More…]
No Good Can Come of Changing Yourself to Please a Man (Or Woman): The Ugly Stepsister
Following five short films made between 2013 and 2020, Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt settled in quite nicely to her feature-length debut, The Ugly Stepsister. As the [Read More…]
Carrie Gives Aidan the Forgiveness She Didn’t Get After a Cheating Confession, Or: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and “Silent Mode” Parallel
The full-circle moments in season three of And Just Like That… (including “Outlook Good” and “Apples to Apples”) keep coming with its sixth episode, “Silent Mode.” A [Read More…]
Once Again, Kesha Is the Only Reason to Celebrate Independence Day Thanks to Period
Just as last year around the Fourth of July felt like a nadir in U.S. politics (little did they know…), with the election looking to [Read More…]
Zara Larsson’s “Midnight Sun” Video Is An Homage to 00s Aesthetics, But Especially Madonna’s “Love Profusion”
As MARINA recently said on the opening verse to “I <3 You,” “They’re all going to Y2K.” This message was received loud and clear by Zara [Read More…]
