Tag: 00s movies
The Idea of You Is No Threat to Notting Hill or Even Music and Lyrics
For those who didn’t think (or believe it possible) that there was such a thing as a “Coachella rom-com,” The Idea of You is here [Read More…]
Jennifer Check Continues to Inspire in Madison Beer’s “Make You Mine” Video
For the girl who once said, “I am bi, always have been, it’s nothing new,” perhaps an homage to Diablo Cody’s beloved 2009 “camp classic,” [Read More…]
Sexy Beast: An Allegory For How No One Wants You to “Soft Live”
From the moment viewers first encounter Gary “Gal” Dove (Ray Winstone) in Jonathan Glazer’s directorial debut, Sexy Beast, it’s clear that you can’t find a [Read More…]
Gen Z Is to Cady Heron as Millennials Are to Regina George, Or: Does Mean Girls 2024 Make Gen Z the New Queen Bee? Hardly.
For those who applaud it, any contempt expressed for the latest iteration of Mean Girls is likely to be met with the ageist rebuke of [Read More…]
Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Not My Fault” Seeks to Vindicate Regina George For Being a Bitch
Just as Regina George likely would have been praised for her burgeoning badonkadonk had the original been made in the present, so, too, would she [Read More…]
Crossroads and Britney Spears As Unwilling Method Actor
Of all the films Britney Spears could have “gone all Method” for, a “frothy” (but actually fundamentally deep) teen road movie called Crossroads probably wouldn’t [Read More…]
Millie Bobby Brown and Lindsay Lohan: A Teen Star Correlation
Being that Lindsay Lohan was the same age as Millie Bobby Brown when her career was reaching a zenith, it seems somewhat fitting (or at [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Hot Girl” As Regina George’s Thesis Statement
“White Capitalist Bitch” might be a more to-the-point name for Charli XCX’s new single, “Hot Girl” (not to be mistaken for her other temperature-as-aesthetic new [Read More…]
Quel Choc: Another Ad Where Lindsay Lohan Clings to the Past
With such a scant filmography to behold after “life” (read: addiction) kept getting in the way, the continued standout among Lindsay Lohan’s oeuvre remains 2004’s [Read More…]
Ginger Snaps and Jennifer’s Body: Making Women’s “Rage” Acceptable Through Supernatural Circumstances
Among many underrated “Halloween” movies, both Ginger Snaps and Jennifer’s Body remain unappreciated by the vast majority. Although, at the very least, the latter has [Read More…]
