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…]
While One Might Be NASCAR and Disney, and the Other Formula One and Apple, There’s a Certain Link Between Herbie: Fully Loaded and F1
In its day, of course, Herbie: Fully Loaded was pretty much panned and/or written off as a noticeable dip in Lindsay Lohan’s then ever-rising “teen queen” stock [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus and Naomi Campbell Give Good Face in the “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved” Video
With the premiere of Miley Cyrus’ “pop opera,” Something Beautiful for one night only in select theaters throughout the U.S. and Europe in June, it’s obvious she’s [Read More…]
F1: A Barometer for “the Current Culture”
Perhaps there’s no more appropriate time for F1 to be released than in 2025. What with the summer of Trumpism (Part Deux) reigning unchecked. Ergo, the summer [Read More…]
With “The One,” Kesha Delivers a Sologamist’s Anthem That Topples “thank u, next”
For many, Ariana Grande’s 2019 hit, “thank u, next” (from the album of the same name), was “merely” an autobiographical song about an ultimately promiscuous (a.k.a. [Read More…]
