Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Keep the Lovefest Going on I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back
Not ones for letting their collaborative project/general ode to love (more specifically, their love) fall by the wayside, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have seen fit to [Read More…]
The Friend Gets Slightly Lost in Film Translation
The most challenging thing about adapting a novel to a film is when that novel is highly internal. Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 book, The Friend, is just [Read More…]
The Irony of Jenna Bush Calling Her Summer of ‘01 in New York “Fun”
Among several non sequitur guests to appear on Kristin Davis’ Sex and the City-centric podcast, Are You a Charlotte? (including Blakely Thornton and Christine Taylor), Jenna Bush—or [Read More…]
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Whenever” Video Has Some Tim Burton Energy
After the success of Megan and Megan: Act II in 2024, it’s no wonder Megan Thee Stallion is angling for another “hot girl summer” with a new single called [Read More…]
“Down to Be Wrong” (Said No Man Ever), Or: It Takes a Hotel Haunting to Make a Man See the Error of His Ways in HAIM’s Latest Video
Building on the themes of “Relationships” (Haim’s lead single from what has now been officially branded as I Quit), their third single (following “Everybody’s Trying to [Read More…]
PinkPantheress Single-Handedly Improves U.K.-U.S. Relations, Gives JCPenney Free Advertising With “Stateside”
Already described as “her personal favourite track” from Fancy That, PinkPantheress is making “Tonight” look a bit like chopped liver with the release of “Stateside.” A [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey Gives June Cleaver at Stagecoach 2025
For those who thought Lana Del Rey was being too secretive about her married life with Jeremy Dufrene, she opted to give a very close [Read More…]
Homage to Red Eye or Not, Drop Is Still the Kind of Movie Designed for an Immediate Streaming Release
In 2005, it made sense to release a movie like Red Eye in theaters. After all, streaming hadn’t taken an unstoppable hold over audiences yet and Red Eye was [Read More…]
Lorde’s Haunted New York Shines Through in “What Was That” Video
Anyone who lives in New York long enough will eventually be haunted by it. The memories of experiences and relationships past cropping up like PTSD-triggering [Read More…]
With “Dear Me,” Diane Warren Offers Her Most Personal Song to Date, Entrusting Kesha to Deliver the Missive to Her Younger Self
If anyone can find the silver lining in the worst of situations, it has always been Diane Warren. That is what her music has consistently [Read More…]