Charli XCX Focusing on the High-Fashion Clothing Angle of the L.A. Wildfires Is More Cher (Horowitz) Than Brat (And Ignores the Larger Issue)
In 1995’s Clueless, one of the most seminal films “about” L.A. (and, more to the point, its priorities), Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) famously drags a slew [Read More…]
“Girl, So Confusing” as Elphaba and Galinda’s Theme Song
When it comes to a rivalry between two women, there is, oftentimes, more than a slight hint of sexual tension. It was true for Nomi [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey and the Eerie/Fiery Prophecies of Her Norman Fucking Rockwell Era
Like most of Lana Del Rey’s oeuvre, finding references to California is the name of the game. Well, not so much “finding” them as being [Read More…]
“Leash” and “What Was I Made For?”: Sky Ferreira Has Her Billie Eilish x Barbie Soundtrack Moment
Perhaps it can’t be overstated enough what a coup it is for Sky Ferreira to have been asked by none other than writer-director Halina Reijn [Read More…]
Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow Arrives at a Time When Humanity Needs to Be Reminded That Nature Can Always Go On Without It
On the one hand, it’s easy to see Gints Zilbalodis’ Golden Globe award-winning film, Flow, as a message of positivity directed at humans. A way to assure [Read More…]
Flow and Demi Moore: The Biggest Triumphs at the 2025 Golden Globes
After Nikki Glaser got things off to a roaring start with her jokes about, among other things, how the hardest-working actors in Hollywood were in [Read More…]
I Am Your Bitch, Please Hang Your Shit On Me, Or: The Madonna Influence on Babygirl
A wise woman named Madonna once said, “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they [Read More…]
Babygirl: It’s Okay for “Modern” Women to Want Things They “Shouldn’t”—And Have Them, Too
At a time when it’s easy to take everything literally, a film like Halina Reijn’s Babygirl can be dangerous when interpreted in the wrong hands. Namely, conservative [Read More…]
Nosferatu Was Made For Lana Del Rey a.k.a. Ellen Hutter
While The Shangri-Las might have been the OGs when it came to perfecting the notion of “he’s good bad, but he’s not evil,” Lana Del [Read More…]
The Idol…Is Nosferatu
As though to make up for being the star of what has been one of the worst-reviewed TV series in recent memory, The Idol, Lily-Rose Depp [Read More…]
